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Reverend James Harvey Johnson 1839–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1839

Birth Location: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Jul 1917

Death Location: Grassy Creek, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joseph gdad

Mother: Mary Staley

Spouse(s): Margaret Johnson

Children(s): Eliza Johnson, Joseph Johnson

Reverend James Harvey Johnson was born in 1839 in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Edward Johnson 3 G Gdad And Mary Staley. Reverend James Harvey Johnson married Margaret Jane Johnson, and had children including Eliza Johnson, Joseph Franklin Marion Johnson. Reverend James Harvey Johnson passed away in 1917 in Grassy Creek, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Reverend James Harvey Johnson was born in 1839 in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Edward Johnson 3 G Gdad And Mary Staley.
  • Reverend James Harvey Johnson married Margaret Jane Johnson, and had children including Eliza Johnson, Joseph Franklin Marion Johnson.
  • Reverend James Harvey Johnson passed away in 1917 in Grassy Creek, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reverend Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Johnson
1839–1917
Birth Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Edward Johnson 3 g gdad
1797–1862
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Mary Staley
1798–1884
Greenboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Mary Porter
1760–1849
Wilkes, Wilkes County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Adam (Jacob) Staley
1740–1812
North Carolina, USA
Eve Pourter
1765–1832
Wilkes, Wilkes County, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1737–1820
Jane Reynolds
1746–1820
Joseph Sr
1737–1820
Jane Reynolds
1746–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1691–1693
JoAnna Porter
1707–1742
John Reynolds
1710–1789
Sarah Jenkins
1711–1779
John Porter
1691–1693
JoAnna Porter
1707–1742
John Reynolds
1710–1789
Sarah Jenkins
1711–1779

Reverend Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Reverend (James Harvey) Johnson (3 Feb 1839–10 Jul 1917) m. Margaret (Jane) Johnson (26 Mar 1844–1 Aug 1926)
  1. 1. Eliza Johnson 1864–1950
    1. 1. William (H.) Castle 1894–1967
      1. 1. helen (louise) castle 1922–1992
      2. 2. helen (louise) castle 1922–1992
  2. 2. Joseph (Franklin Marion) Johnson 1860–1936
    1. 1. Callie (J) Johnson 1890–1975
      1. 1. naomi Newbery 1921–1995
    2. 2. Callie (J) Johnson 1890–1975
      1. 1. Naomi (Jayne) Newberry 1921–1995

Reverend Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1839
3 Feb 1839
Birth of Reverend James Harvey Johnson in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
1917
10 Jul 1917
Age 78
Death of Reverend James Harvey Johnson in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1839
    Event Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1917
    Event Place: Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grassy Creek, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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