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Samuel Johns 1817–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1817

Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 19 July 1891

Death Location: Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Samuel Sr

Mother: Nancy B

Spouse(s): Rebecca Cry, Elizabeth Johns

Children(s): Nancy Cry, Rebecca Johns, Benjamin Johns

Samuel Johns was born in 1817 in Knox, Tennessee, United States, the child of Samuel Johns Sr And Nancy B. In 1850, Samuel Johns resided in Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Samuel Johns resided in District 2, Bradley, Tennessee, USA. Samuel Johns married Elizabeth Johns, Rebecca Cry, and had children including Benjamin Taylor Johns, Liddie Johns, Nancy Cry, Rebecca J Johns. Samuel Johns passed away in 1891 in Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Johns was born in 1817 in Knox, Tennessee, United States, the child of Samuel Johns Sr And Nancy B.
  • In 1850, Samuel Johns resided in Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Samuel Johns resided in District 2, Bradley, Tennessee, USA.
  • Samuel Johns married Elizabeth Johns, Rebecca Cry, and had children including Benjamin Taylor Johns, Liddie Johns, Nancy Cry, Rebecca J Johns.
  • Samuel Johns passed away in 1891 in Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Johns's Ancestors

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Samuel Johns
1817–1891
Birth Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Samuel Johns Sr
1776–1850
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Nancy B
1790–1850
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Zephaniah (Johns) Sr.
1750–1830
Craven, South Carolina
Margaret (Elizabeth) Loftin
1752–1830
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Barbara (Lydia) Miller
1770–1848
Quemahoning, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
David John
1716–1764
Mary Moore
1680–1777
Cornelius Loftin
1714–1790
Sarah Johnson
1720–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jones
1682–1760
Ann Chamness
1685–1759
Lewis Moore
1706–1779
Blandana Risdon
1714–1777
Cornelius Loftin
1683–1762
Rachel Herring
1698–1750

Samuel Johns's Descendants

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Samuel Johns (23 Dec 1817–19 July 1891) m. Rebecca Cry (1822–) m. Elizabeth Johns (abt 1846–)
  1. 1. Nancy Cry 1840–1875
  2. 2. Rebecca (J) Johns 1866–
  3. 3. Benjamin (Taylor) Johns 1868–1922

Samuel Johns's Timeline

5 Records

1817
23 Dec 1817
Birth of Samuel Johns in Knox, Tennessee, United States
Knox, Tennessee, United States
1850
1850
Age 33
Samuel Johns resided here in Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
Samuel Johns resided here in District 2, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
District 2, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 53
Samuel Johns resided here in District 2, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
District 2, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
1891
19 July 1891
Age 74
Death of Samuel Johns in Arkansas
Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1515; Page: 274B; Family History Library Film: 553014
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1241; Page: 163; Family History Library Film: 805241
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M432_871; Page: 191B; Image: 384
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 26, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M432_871; Page: 191B; Image: 384

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 2, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1241; Page: 163; Family History Library Film: 805241

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 2, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Bradley, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1515; Page: 274B; Family History Library Film: 553014

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1891
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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