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Reuben Powers Johnson 1772–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1772

Birth Location: Goochland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1850

Death Location: estern District, Rockingham Co., North Carolina

Father: Richard Johnson

Mother: Dolly Powis

Spouse(s): Charlotte Young

Children(s): Charity Johnson-Terrell

In 1772, Reuben Powers Johnson entered the world in Goochland County, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Johnson And Dolly Powis. In 1800, Reuben Powers Johnson resided in Salisbury, Rockingham, North Carolina. In 1810, Reuben Powers Johnson resided in Charlotte, Virginia, USA. Reuben Powers Johnson married Charlotte Young, Susannah Samuel, and had children including Charity Johnson Terrell. Reuben Powers Johnson passed away in 1850 in estern District, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1772, Reuben Powers Johnson entered the world in Goochland County, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Johnson And Dolly Powis.
  • In 1800, Reuben Powers Johnson resided in Salisbury, Rockingham, North Carolina.
  • In 1810, Reuben Powers Johnson resided in Charlotte, Virginia, USA.
  • Reuben Powers Johnson married Charlotte Young, Susannah Samuel, and had children including Charity Johnson Terrell.
  • Reuben Powers Johnson passed away in 1850 in estern District, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Johnson
1740–1831
Birth Location: Virginia
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Dolly Powis
1748–1785
Birth Location: St James, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Young
1774–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, British Colonial American
CY

Children(s)

Charity Johnson-Terrell
1796–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina
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Reuben Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Johnson
1772–1850
Birth Place: Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Johnson
1740–1831
Virginia
Dolly Powis
1748–1785
St James, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Johnson) (Colonel)
1713–1771
Virginia
Dorothy Boswell
1720–1786
Goochland, Virginia
William (Peter) Powers
1726–1806
King William County, Virginia Colony
Judith Madison\Mathison
1726–1806
St James Northern, Goochland County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Johnson
1694–1734
Anne Meriwether
1694–1785
John Powers
1694–1756
Elizabeth Madison
1693–1760
Henry Madison
1700–1758
Mary Pemberton
1705–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lucretia Massie
1677–1711
Richard Johnson
1629–1699
Nicholas Col
1665–1744
William Powers
1661–1710
Mary Bank
1670–1724
John Madison
1660–1725
Patience Coleman
1687–1771

Reuben Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Reuben (Powers) Johnson (7 Oct 1772–Aft. 1850) m. Charlotte Young (Abt. 1774–8 Aug 1850)
  1. 1. Charity Johnson-Terrell 1796–1880 m. William (H) Terrell 1795–1845 m. William McKenney 1809–1869
    1. 1. Wilburn Terrell 1823–1897 m. Sarah (Hoard) (Terrell\Terrill) 1825–1850 m. Mary (“Elizabeth” Watson (Terrell)) (Yocum) 1842–1914 m. Martha (Roberts Williams (Terrell\Terrill)) (Wildman) 1833–1914
      1. 1. Jessie (M Terrell Hopper) Douglas 1865–1948 m. Harve (S) Hopper 1859–1935 m. Charles (S.) Douglas 1873–
        1. 1. Pearl Valentine 1884–1969 m. Frank ((1878) “Gerald”) Valentine 1878–1912
        2. 2. Edna (M Hopper Dorsett Best Bast) Cox 1886–1966 m. Elbert Dorsett 1877–1916 m. Allen (Van Buren) Cox 1870–1931 m. Nicholas (George) Bast 1884–1954
      2. 2. Sarah ("Belle") Morris 1868–1916 m. Robert (Julius) Morris 1860–1944
        1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) McCormick 1884–1957
        2. 2. Leslie (Edward) Morris 1891–1971 m. Ada (E) Mccormick 1898–1973
      3. 3. Eva (C.) Dickey 1871–1946 m. Orpheus (M.) Dickey 1869–1934
        1. 1. Charles (A) Dickey 1911–1984 m. Inez Neighbors 1915–2003
        2. 2. Edmund Dickey 1909–1967 m. Kay Dickey 1915–
        3. 3. Clyde Dickey 1908–
        4. 4. Ralph (A) King 1889–
        5. 5. Fred Dickey 1904–1966 m. Martha (G) McDonald 1914–1965
      4. 4. William (Henry) Terrell\Terrill 1855–
      5. 5. Racheal Terrell 1858–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Terrell 1841–
        1. 1. Thomas Dunlap 1877–1929
      7. 7. Mina Terrell\Terrill 1845–
    2. 2. Clarissa (J. McKinney) (Sutton) 1837–
    3. 3. John Terrell 1817–1905 m. Elizabeth Sutton-Hopper 1826–1892 m. Mary (Ann “Polly” Hoard\Howard) (Terrell) 1818–1863
      1. 1. Isom Terrell 1859–1920
        1. 1. Jane (Gertrude) Terrell 1892–1983
      2. 2. Emma (B. \ Emeriah) Terrell\Snow 1855–1930
      3. 3. Josiah Terrell 1847–1926
      4. 4. Levi Terrell 1860–1958
      5. 5. Wilburn Terrell 1843–1922
      6. 6. George (W) Terrell 1856–1946
      7. 7. Nancy Terrell 1842–1918 m. James (A.) Marley 1838–1917
        1. 1. Walter Marley 1874–
        2. 2. John Marley 1862–1933
        3. 3. Christopher (C.) Marley 1879–
        4. 4. Rolley Marley 1868–1944
        5. 5. Howard Marley 1866–1905
        6. 6. Alferd Marley 1864–1941
        7. 7. Harley Marley 1872–
        8. 8. Joe (B.) Marley 1877–
      8. 8. James Terrell 1846–1890 m. Sarah (Bowden) (Terrell) 1870–1949
      9. 9. Harrison Terrell\Terrill 1850–1912 m. Cornelia (Terrell\Terrill) 1842–1922
        1. 1. George Terrell\Terrill 1880–1933
        2. 2. William Terrell\Terrill 1876–1942
      10. 10. William Terrell\Terrill 1838–
      11. 11. John (E) Terrell 1868–1949 m. Minnie (C. McCullough) (Terrell) 1872–1935 m. Minnie (Maude Bowden) (Terrell) 1877–1926
        1. 1. Bernall Terrell 1908–1993
        2. 2. Maxine (L. Terrell) (Snow) 1917–2000
        3. 3. Lena (D. Terrell\Terrill) (Allen) 1890–1961
      12. 12. Zinrge Trerrell 1867–
      13. 13. Alfred Terrell\Terrill 1840–
    4. 4. Mahulda Terrell 1825–1873 m. Nathaniel Dorsett 1846–1924
      1. 1. William (H.) Dorsett 1873–1951 m. Rebecca (Ann Ray) (Dorsett) 1876–1959
        1. 1. Amel (Ebert) Dorsett 1905–1937
        2. 2. Roy (Nathaniel) Dorsett 1911–1993
    5. 5. Malinda Terrell 1829–1875
      1. 1. James Sutton 1850– m. Rosetta (E) Mefford 1871–1949

Reuben Johnson's Timeline

8 Records

1772
7 Oct 1772
Birth of Reuben Powers Johnson in Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
1800
1800
Age 28
Reuben Powers Johnson resided here in Salisbury, Rockingham, North Carolina
Salisbury, Rockingham, North Carolina
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 38
Reuben Powers Johnson resided here in Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Charlotte, Virginia, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 48
Reuben Powers Johnson resided here in Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Charlotte, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 58
Reuben Powers Johnson resided here in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 68
Reuben Powers Johnson resided here in Eastern District, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Eastern District, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 78
Reuben Powers Johnson resided here in Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1850
Aft. 1850
Age 78
Death of Reuben Powers Johnson in estern District, Rockingham Co., North Carolina
estern District, Rockingham Co., North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1772
    Event Place: Goochland County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: 643; Page: 58a
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rockingham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Rockingham, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 454; Image: 462; Family History Library Film: 337908

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Charlotte, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Charlotte, Virginia; Roll: 68; Page: 54; Image: Vam252_68-0104; FHL Roll: 0181428

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Charlotte, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Charlotte, Virginia; Page: 17; NARA Roll: M33_136; Image: 30

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Prince Edward, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 201; Page: 108; Family History Library Film: 0029680

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Eastern District, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Eastern District, Prince Edward, Virginia; Roll: 574; Page: 222; Family History Library Film: 0029691

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: 643; Page: 58a

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1850
    Event Place: estern District, Rockingham Co., North Carolina
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