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Rev John Brown Johnson 1777–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1777

Birth Location: Bath County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1861

Death Location: Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Amy Nelson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sims

Children(s): William Johnson, James Johnson

Rev John Brown Johnson was born in 1777 in Bath County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Edward Johnson Sr And Amy Nelson. Rev John Brown Johnson married Elizabeth Sims, Mrs Polly Peters Windsor, and had children including Amy Emma Johnson, James Johnson, William B Johnson. Rev John Brown Johnson passed away in 1861 in Fayette County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev John Brown Johnson was born in 1777 in Bath County, Virginia, USA, the child of William Edward Johnson Sr And Amy Nelson.
  • Rev John Brown Johnson married Elizabeth Sims, Mrs Polly Peters Windsor, and had children including Amy Emma Johnson, James Johnson, William B Johnson.
  • Rev John Brown Johnson passed away in 1861 in Fayette County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Rev Johnson
1777–1861
Birth Place: Bath County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Edward Johnson Sr
1755–1805
Eastern Shore, Virginia
Amy Nelson
1757–1837
Eastern Shores, , Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Johnston
1735–1803
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev Johnson's Descendants

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Rev (John Brown) Johnson (7 Sep 1777–23 Dec 1861) m. Elizabeth Sims (1782–1 June 1845)
  1. 1. William (B) Johnson 1811–1901 m. Virginia 1819–1897
    1. 1. Electa (Ann) Johnson 1842–1881 m. Henry Light 1836–1916
      1. 1. Ulysses (Henry) Light 1868–1889
      2. 2. Eugene (Electa) Light 1881–1966 m. Nellie Pegram 1890–
      3. 3. Julia (Light -) Huddleston 1871–1934
      4. 4. Albert (Pierson) Light 1862–1933
      5. 5. Baby (Boy) Light 1874–1874
      6. 6. William (D) Light 1864–
      7. 7. Virginia Light 1866–
      8. 8. Sarah (J) Light 1868–
    2. 2. Miles Johnson 1840–1906
    3. 3. John (Nelson) Johnson 1853–1939
    4. 4. Minerva Johnson 1844–1922 m. W (H) Woodrum 1843–
      1. 1. Virgie (L) Woodrum 1887–
      2. 2. Richard (E) Woodrum 1878–
  2. 2. James Johnson 1805–1871 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Murphy 1806–1853
    1. 1. Henry Johnson 1838–1895 m. Susan (Catherine) Tatum 1851–1939
      1. 1. Esther (Elizabeth) Johnson 1877–1935 m. James (Abner) Boothe 1875–1949
        1. 1. Delbert (Lamar) Boothe 1910–1964 m. Georgia (Mae) Tredway 1911–1996
        2. 2. Macie (Henry Booth -) Campbell 1897–1996

Rev Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1777
7 Sep 1777
Birth of Rev John Brown Johnson in Bath County, Virginia, USA
Bath County, Virginia, USA
1861
23 Dec 1861
Age 84
Death of Rev John Brown Johnson in Fayette Co, West Virginia, USA
Fayette Co, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1777
    Event Place: Bath County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] West Virginia, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Fayette Co, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] West Virginia, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] West Virginia, Find a Grave Index

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