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James Leigh Johns 1858–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1858

Birth Location: Baker County, Florida, United States of America

Death Date: 28 March 1921

Death Location: Baxter, Baker County, Florida, United States of America

Father: William Johns

Mother: Sarah Leigh

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Johns

Children(s): Coye Johns, Emmer Ellison, Arizona Johns, Colonel Johns, Ernest Johns, James Johns, Martha Batten, Elizabeth Raulerson

James Leigh Johns was born in 1858 in Baker County, Florida, United States of America, the child of William Riley Johns And Sarah Sallie Leigh. In 1860, James Leigh Johns resided in , New River, Florida, USA. In 1920, James Leigh Johns resided in Willisville, Charlton, Georgia, USA. James Leigh Johns married Elizabeth Reynolds Johns, and had children including Arizona Johns, Colonel Hardy Johns, Coye Wilson Johns, Elizabeth Raulerson, Emmer Ellison, Ernest Johns, James Lee Johns, Martha Batten. James Leigh Johns passed away in 1921 in Baxter, Baker County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Leigh Johns was born in 1858 in Baker County, Florida, United States of America, the child of William Riley Johns And Sarah Sallie Leigh.
  • In 1860, James Leigh Johns resided in , New River, Florida, USA.
  • In 1920, James Leigh Johns resided in Willisville, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
  • James Leigh Johns married Elizabeth Reynolds Johns, and had children including Arizona Johns, Colonel Hardy Johns, Coye Wilson Johns, Elizabeth Raulerson, Emmer Ellison, Ernest Johns, James Lee Johns, Martha Batten.
  • James Leigh Johns passed away in 1921 in Baxter, Baker County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Johns's Ancestors

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James Johns
1858–1921
Birth Place: Baker County, Florida, United States of America
Parents
William Riley Johns
1816–1876
Camden Co, , Georgia, USA
Sarah ("Sallie") Leigh
1819–1876
Liberty, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
George JOHNS
1787–1867
Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Anna Grant
1790–1858
Beaufort District, SC
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Johns's Descendants

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James (Leigh) Johns (9 May 1858–28 March 1921) m. Elizabeth (Reynolds) Johns (1860–1935)
  1. 1. Coye (Wilson) Johns 1885–1946
  2. 2. Emmer Ellison 1901–1960
  3. 3. Arizona Johns 1883–1908
  4. 4. Colonel (Hardy) Johns 1879–1930 m. Lola Prevatt 1887–1920
    1. 1. Katie (Johns) Long 1915–2006 m. Reed (Thomas) Long 1904–1973
      1. 1. Rogers (Albert) Long 1938–1999
    2. 2. Mattie Johns 1908–1987
    3. 3. William (K) Johns 1906–1938 m. Mary Crews 1917–
    4. 4. Mattie (Johns) Lyons 1903–1982 m. Sylvester (Lee) Lyons 1892–1952
      1. 1. Evelyn Solomon 1930–2014
      2. 2. Floyd (Elbert Lyons) Sr 1921–2008 m. Lilla (Mae) Croft 1922–
      3. 3. Joseph (Arthur) Lyons 1925–1975
      4. 4. Stanley (Lee) Lyons 1923–1994
    5. 5. Frank Johns 1909–1988 m. Nellie (Mae) Hodges 1910–
    6. 6. Arthur Johns 1911–1983 m. Mollie (Mary) Crews 1907–1974
      1. 1. Lettie (Mae) Johns 1936–2007 m. William (Richard Benefield) Sr 1932–2005
    7. 7. Effie Johns 1905–2000 m. Lewis Crews 1897–1965
      1. 1. Marie Crews 1933–1994 m. Artis Crews 1925–1993
        1. 1. Judy (Marie) Crews 1948–2020
      2. 2. Susie (Crews) Sigers 1923–2006 m. Ralph (C.) Sigers 1920–2012
        1. 1. David (Clarence) Sigers 1947–1965
      3. 3. Daisy (Crews) Mattox 1932–2015
      4. 4. Sarah Crews 1921–2005 m. Isaiah Howard 1918–
        1. 1. Sarah (Frances) Howard 1940–2022
      5. 5. Willie Crews 1924–2021
    8. 8. Lola (R) Johns 1919–1920
  5. 5. Ernest Johns 1890–1941 m. Jessie Prevalt 1894–1975
    1. 1. Clarence Johns 1910–1986 m. Kathryn Davis 1918–1985
      1. 1. Tommy (Gerald) Johns 1938–2013
    2. 2. Thelma (Estell) Johns 1916–2002 m. Roy Lauramore 1910–1965
      1. 1. Ruby (Lee) Lauramore 1936–2006 m. Vernon (Tom) Davis 1929–2004
    3. 3. Jimmie Johns 1917–
    4. 4. Lonnie Johns 1923–1967
    5. 5. Charles Johns 1920–1921
    6. 6. Virginia Johns 1917–1966
    7. 7. Robert Johns 1926–1974
    8. 8. Shepard (Lonzie Johns) Sr. 1917–1983
    9. 9. Novie (Marie) Eddins 1919–2004
    10. 10. Freddie (Merle) Johns 1914–1993 m. George (Curtis) Blair 1908–1953 m. Thomas (Charles Dolan) Jr 1923–1983 m. James (Winfred) Tidwell 1916–1949
    11. 11. Nellie (Mae) Stokes 1912–1937
    12. 12. Eugene Johns 1931–2001 m. Geanice Harvey 1933–2008
  6. 6. James (Lee) Johns 1885–1942
  7. 7. Martha Batten 1892–1983
  8. 8. Elizabeth Raulerson 1896–1921

James Johns's Timeline

4 Records

1858
9 May 1858
Birth of James Leigh Johns in Baker County, Florida, United States of America
Baker County, Florida, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 2
James Leigh Johns resided here in , New River, Florida, USA
, New River, Florida, USA
1920
1920
Age 62
James Leigh Johns resided here in Willisville, Charlton, Georgia, USA
Willisville, Charlton, Georgia, USA
1921
28 March 1921
Age 63
Death of James Leigh Johns in Moniac, Charlton County, Georgia, United States of America
Moniac, Charlton County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1858
    Event Place: Baker County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: , New River, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Willisville, Charlton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1921
    Event Place: Moniac, Charlton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Baxter, Baker County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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