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Jay Bliss Johnson 1869–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Nov 1869

Birth Location: Marion, Linn County, Iowa

Death Date: 22 Nov 1914

Death Location: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States

Father: James Johnson

Mother: Sylvia Bliss

Spouse(s): Cora Miller

Children(s): Paul Johnson, Margaret Johnson

In 1869, Jay Bliss Johnson entered the world in Marion, Linn County, Iowa, born to James Johnson And Sylvia Clark Bliss. Jay Bliss Johnson married Cora Belle Miller, and had children including Margaret Ann Johnson, Paul Miller Johnson. Jay Bliss Johnson passed away in 1914 in Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Jay Bliss Johnson entered the world in Marion, Linn County, Iowa, born to James Johnson And Sylvia Clark Bliss.
  • Jay Bliss Johnson married Cora Belle Miller, and had children including Margaret Ann Johnson, Paul Miller Johnson.
  • Jay Bliss Johnson passed away in 1914 in Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Johnson
1825–1895
Birth Location: Northern, Floyd County, Kentucky
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Sylvia Bliss
1831–1893
Birth Location: Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Cora Miller
1866–1925
Birth Location: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois
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Children(s)

Paul Johnson
1895–1981
Birth Location: Sioux Falls, Vermillion Township, Clay County, South Dakota
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Margaret Johnson
1898–2000
Birth Location: Vermillion Township, Clay County, South Dakota
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Jay Johnson's Ancestors

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Jay Johnson
1869–1914
Birth Place: Marion, Linn County, Iowa
Parents
James Johnson
1825–1895
Northern, Floyd County, Kentucky
Sylvia (Clark) Bliss
1831–1893
Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Jeremiah ((Jerry)) Bliss
1789–1855
Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States
Mary ("Polly") LuCore
1800–1842
Southampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Bliss
1760–1845
Reliance Babcock
1762–1851
Lemuel Jr.
1772–1816
Rizpah Hurlbut
1775–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jay Johnson's Descendants

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Jay (Bliss) Johnson (08 Nov 1869–22 Nov 1914) m. Cora (Belle) Miller (4 Sep 1866–2 August 1925)
  1. 1. Paul (Miller) Johnson 1895–1981
  2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Johnson 1898–2000 m. Helmer (Clarence) Olmstead 1897–1982
    1. 1. Kathlyn (Ruth) Olmstead 1922–2011
    2. 2. Annabelle Olmstead 1927–2016

Jay Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1869
08 Nov 1869
Birth of Jay Bliss Johnson in Marion, Linn County, Iowa
Marion, Linn County, Iowa
1914
22 Nov 1914
Age 45
Death of Jay Bliss Johnson in Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1869
    Event Place: Marion, Linn County, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
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