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James Johnson 1870–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1870

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 27 February 1947

Death Location: Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: William Johnson

Mother: Emma Johnson

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James Johnson was born in 1870 in Louisiana, the child of William James Sylvester Johnson And Emma Mary V Johnson. In 1880, James Johnson resided in Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, USA. James Johnson married Elizabeth D. James Johnson passed away in 1947 in Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Johnson was born in 1870 in Louisiana, the child of William James Sylvester Johnson And Emma Mary V Johnson.
  • In 1880, James Johnson resided in Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, USA.
  • James Johnson married Elizabeth D.
  • James Johnson passed away in 1947 in Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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James Johnson's Ancestors

Self
James Johnson
1870–1947
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
William James Sylvester Johnson
1846–1918
South Carolina
Emma (Mary V.) Johnson
1851–1920
Louisiana
Grandparents
Johnathan (D.) Johnson
1814–1880
SC
Mary Sylvester
1804–1880
Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Robert (Linn) Tanner
1798–1869
Beaufort, Beaufort, SC
MaryAnn (Hervey) Irion
1810–1904
Halifax, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Johnson
1780–
Rachel
1780–
"Asbury" SYLVESTER
1747–1808
Martha Watkins
1757–
Providence Robert
1774–1856
George Irion
1782–1849
Rebecca Hunt
1780–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Johnston
1755–1832
Frances Haley
1755–1835
SYLVESTER
1730–
Peter Robert
1740–1825
Philip Irion
1733–1794
Sarah Poindexter
1747–1814
Elijah Maj
1737–1795

James Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1870
11 May 1870
Birth of James Johnson in Louisiana
Louisiana
1880
1880
Age 10
James Johnson resided here in Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
1947
27 February 1947
Age 77
Death of James Johnson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1870
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: 466; Page: 658C; Enumeration District: 040
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: 466; Page: 658C; Enumeration District: 040

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1947
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheneyville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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