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Melissa Durant Johnson 1820–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1820

Birth Location: Ripley County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 4 Aug 1873

Death Location: Ripley, Indiana

Father: Cornelius Durant

Mother: Elizabeth Hawley

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Drewery Shoemake, Lavina Johnson

In 1820, Melissa Durant Johnson entered the world in Ripley County, Indiana, USA, born to Cornelius Durant And Elizabeth Betsey Hawley. Melissa Durant Johnson had children including Drewery Jackson Shoemake, Lavina Johnson. Melissa Durant Johnson passed away in 1873 in Ripley, Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Melissa Durant Johnson entered the world in Ripley County, Indiana, USA, born to Cornelius Durant And Elizabeth Betsey Hawley.
  • Melissa Durant Johnson had children including Drewery Jackson Shoemake, Lavina Johnson.
  • Melissa Durant Johnson passed away in 1873 in Ripley, Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Johnson
1820–1873
Birth Place: Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Cornelius Durant
1787–1861
Medford, Massachusetts
Elizabeth ('Betsey') Hawley
1799–1865
Fairfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
Cornelius Durant
1732–1812
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Fenno
1732–1789
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Zalmon (Samuel) Hawley
1762–1830
Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
x (Lucy) Dauchy
1782–1839
Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Capt II
1694–1740
Judith Waldo
1691–1785
Samuel Hawley
1744–1785
Catherine Bennett
1751–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Durant
1661–1728
Anna Hall
1661–1746
Deacon Sr.
1708–1788
Catharine Hawley
1721–1809

Melissa Johnson's Descendants

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Melissa (Durant) Johnson (28 May 1820–4 Aug 1873)
  1. 1. Drewery (Jackson) Shoemake 1859–1938 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Robbins 1860–1940
    1. 1. George (William) Shoemake 1880–1956 m. Miriam (Bartha) Miller 1908–1962 m. Myrtle (May) Jackson 1888–1949
      1. 1. Allen (Francis) Shoemake 1904–1964 m. Edita Shoemake 1907–1978 m. Jessie (Marie) Walker 1906–1997
      2. 2. Zack (Taylor) Shoemake 1910–1982 m. Hazel (L) Bruner 1914–1992
        1. 1. Joe (M) Shoemake 1942–2002
        2. 2. Dianna (L) Shoemake 1945–2015 m. Cliff (V.) Harr 1945–2021
    2. 2. Eliza (Catherine) Shoemake 1883–1958 m. Joseph (H Stuart) (Stewart) 1866–1933
      1. 1. John (Edison) Stuart 1902–1984
      2. 2. Drewery (Wilson) Stuart 1913–1977 m. Mary (Frances) Bishop 1917–2000
        1. 1. William (Oren) Stuart 1934–2004
        2. 2. Joan Stuart 1939–2017
      3. 3. Curtis (Allen) Stuart 1918–1968
      4. 4. Harry (I.) Stuart 1900–1932
      5. 5. Clarence (O.) Stuart 1905–1987
      6. 6. David (O) Stuart 1907–1976
      7. 7. Claretta (Agnes) Stuart 1911–1976
      8. 8. Thomas (Marshall) Stuart 1916–1997
    3. 3. Anna (Maude) Shoemake 1886–1964
    4. 4. Cerelda Shoemake 1889–1892
    5. 5. Erma (Viola) Shoemake 1909–1912
    6. 6. Curtis Shoemake 1902–1919
    7. 7. Mabel (Inez) Shoemake 1895–1936
    8. 8. Mary (Edith) Shoemake 1895–1972
      1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) Manlief 1925–2012 m. John ("Raymond") Miller 1914–1991
        1. 1. Leslie (Gene) Miller 1948–2012
    9. 9. Henry (A) Shoemake 1891–1920
    10. 10. Amanda (J) Shoemake 1899–1900
  2. 2. Lavina Johnson 1841–1913

Melissa Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1820
28 May 1820
Birth of Melissa Durant Johnson in Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Ripley County, Indiana, USA
1873
4 Aug 1873
Age 53
Death of Melissa Durant Johnson in Ripley, Indiana
Ripley, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1820
    Event Place: Ripley County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Ripley, Indiana
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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