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Katharine Ames Johnson 1913 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1913

Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 21 Jun 1997

Death Location: Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Father: Howard Johnson

Mother: Katherine Higginson

Spouse(s): Sheldon Fisher

Children(s): Sheldon Fisher, Katharine Britton

Katharine Ames Johnson was born in 1913 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Howard Ames Johnson and Katherine Higginson. In 1920, Katharine Ames Johnson resided in Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. In 1930, Katharine Ames Johnson resided in Cohasset, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Katharine Ames Johnson married Sheldon Fisher, and had children including Sheldon Hlgglnson Fisher, Katharine Britton. Katharine Ames Johnson passed away in 1997 in Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Katharine Ames Johnson was born in 1913 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Howard Ames Johnson and Katherine Higginson.
  • In 1920, Katharine Ames Johnson resided in Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1930, Katharine Ames Johnson resided in Cohasset, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Katharine Ames Johnson married Sheldon Fisher, and had children including Sheldon Hlgglnson Fisher, Katharine Britton.
  • Katharine Ames Johnson passed away in 1997 in Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Katharine Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Katharine Johnson
1913 – 1997
Birth Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Howard Ames Johnson
1888 – 1948
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Katherine Higginson
1887 – 1977
Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Frederick Higginson
1860 – 1919
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Brazer) Ellis
1862 – 1923
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Higginson
1825 – 1891
Mary Jarves
1832 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deming Jarves
1790 – 1869
Anna Stutson
1796 –

Katharine Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Katharine (Ames) Johnson (12 Feb 1913 – 21 Jun 1997) m. Sheldon Fisher (31 Oct 1912 – 11 Dec 1994)
  1. 1. Sheldon (Hlgglnson) Fisher (Jul 1948 – ) m. Amy (Elizabeth) Sekola (3 Oct 1949 – )
  2. 2. Katharine Britton

Katharine Johnson's Timeline

10 Records

1913
12 Feb 1913
Birth of Katharine Ames Johnson in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Katharine Ames Johnson resided here in Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Katharine Ames Johnson resided here in Cohasset, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Cohasset, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1931
17 Jul 1931
Age 18
Katharine Ames Johnson resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Katharine Ames Johnson resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 27
Katharine Ames Johnson resided here in , Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
, Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Katharine Ames Johnson resided here in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
Katharine Ames Johnson resided here in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1953
1953
Age 40
Katharine Ames Johnson resided here in Darien, Connecticut, USA
Darien, Connecticut, USA
1997
21 Jun 1997
Age 84
Death of Katharine Ames Johnson in Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cohasset, Cohasset, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1931
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 17 Jul 1931 - Page 9, Katherine Ames Johnson Luncheon Notice 17 Jul 1931

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1931
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 17/ Jul/ 1931; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; &terms=Miss_Katherine_Ames_Johnson

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01617; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 9-480

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1937
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Year: 1937; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 13; Page Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1937
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 23 Aug 1937 - Page 8, Marriage of Johnson / Fisher

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01617; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 9-480

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Buffalo, Erie, New Y

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Darien, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1997
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Katharine Ames Johnson Fisher 21 Jun 1997

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1997
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Boston Globe - 24 Jun 1997 - Page 22, Obituary for Katharine Ames Johnson Fisher 24 Jun 1997

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Trieste, Italy
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Year: 1937; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 13; Page Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fisher
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1997
    Event Place: Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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