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Sanford Johnson 1816–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1816

Birth Location: Lexington Oglethorpe Georgia

Death Date: 25 Aug 1864

Death Location: Americus Sumter Georgia

Father: Green Johnson

Mother: Rhoda Goolsby

Spouse(s): Clarissa Eades

Children(s): John Johnson, James Johnson, William Johnson, Francis Johnson, Leonard Johnson, Mary Johnson

Sanford Johnson was born in 1816 in Lexington Oglethorpe Georgia, the child of Green Johnson And Rhoda Goolsby. Sanford Johnson married Clarissa Classie G Eades, and had children including Francis Emily Fannie Johnson, James Butler Jim Johnson, John Henry Johnson, Leonard Woodson Boddie Johnson, Mary Sister Johnson, William Chandler Billy Johnson. Sanford Johnson passed away in 1864 in Americus Sumter Georgia.

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Biography

  • Sanford Johnson was born in 1816 in Lexington Oglethorpe Georgia, the child of Green Johnson And Rhoda Goolsby.
  • Sanford Johnson married Clarissa Classie G Eades, and had children including Francis Emily Fannie Johnson, James Butler Jim Johnson, John Henry Johnson, Leonard Woodson Boddie Johnson, Mary Sister Johnson, William Chandler Billy Johnson.
  • Sanford Johnson passed away in 1864 in Americus Sumter Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Green Johnson
1791–1869
Birth Location: Ogelthorpe, Georgia, USA
GJ
Rhoda Goolsby
1801–1855
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
RG

Spouses(s)

Clarissa Eades
1816–1890
Birth Location: Oglethorpe county, Georgia
CE

Children(s)

John Johnson
1855–1929
Birth Location: Georgia
JJ
James Johnson
1842–1910
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
JJ
William Johnson
1852–1929
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, , Georgia
WJ
Francis Johnson
1844–1933
Birth Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
FJ
Leonard Johnson
1847–1906
Birth Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
LJ
Mary Johnson
1848–1857
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
MJ

Sanford Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Sanford Johnson
1816–1864
Birth Place: Lexington Oglethorpe Georgia
Parents
Green Johnson
1791–1869
Ogelthorpe, Georgia, USA
Rhoda Goolsby
1801–1855
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
James Goolsby
1769–1805
Oglethorpe, Georgia
Sarah (F) Pye
1771–1856
, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sanford Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Sanford Johnson (Nov 1816–25 Aug 1864) m. Clarissa ("Classie" G) Eades (1816–1890)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Johnson 1855–1929 m. Margaret (Viola) Tiller 1857–1937
    1. 1. Willie (Cleveland) Johnson 1887–1962 m. Bessie (Mae) Jennings 1887–1962
      1. 1. Herman Johnson 1911–1912
      2. 2. Eloise Johnson 1926–
      3. 3. Kathleen Johnson 1919–
      4. 4. Fred Johnson 1916–1970
    2. 2. Lucy (A) Tiller 1882– m. James (Pierce) Tiller 1885–1929
    3. 3. Allie Johnson 1884–1971 m. James (Tillman “Hoke”) Vaughn 1885–1953
      1. 1. Walter (Leo) Vaughn 1912–1982
      2. 2. Mary (Estelle) Vaughn 1918–1997 m. John (Gordon) Cowart 1918–1989
      3. 3. Catherine (Virginia) Vaughn 1920–1920
      4. 4. Carl (Inman) Vaughn 1922–1987 m. Stella Patterson 1927–2004
      5. 5. Ben (Grady Vaughn) Sr 1915–1992 m. Bonnie (Mary) Collins 1920–2014
    4. 4. Henry (Earle) Johnson 1877–1955 m. Bertha Craft 1885–1980
    5. 5. Ruppan Johnson 1886–1950 m. Callie (Elizabeth) Tiller 1883–1959
      1. 1. Cleon Johnson 1909–1977 m. Nancy (Louise “lou”) Garner 1913–1967
      2. 2. Alton (Cornelius) Johnson 1922–2001 m. Lola (Mae) Burt 1930–1973
      3. 3. Walter (Eugene) Johnson 1918–1983 m. Ernestine Johnson 1928–2005
        1. 1. Joyce (Annette) Johnson 1940–2016
      4. 4. Florence (Ham) Johnson 1910–1985 m. Joseph (Clempton) Tiller 1898–1968
        1. 1. James (Fred) Tiller 1931–1992
      5. 5. Henry (Melvin) Johnson 1911–1954 m. Nancy (Cleo) Hopper 1913–1995
    6. 6. Ida (Mae) Johnson 1879–1957 m. James (F “Jim”) Hammonds 1877–1925 m. Math (N) Green 1928–1950
      1. 1. Jessie Hammond 1911–
      2. 2. James Hammond 1909–
  2. 2. James (Butler “Jim”) Johnson 1842–1910 m. Mary (Jane) Eades 1839–1879
    1. 1. Robert (Ellis) Johnson 1878–1946 m. Lillie (Jane) Davenport 1892–1920 m. Mary (Evie) Holmes 1906–1996 m. Willie (Frances) Eades 1874–
      1. 1. Sanford (George) Johnson 1910–1987 m. Suelene (Josie) Hardman 1914–
        1. 1. Herman (Gene) Johnson 1947–2020
        2. 2. Lillie (Belle) Johnson 1942– m. Bennie (Edward) Towe 1944–2009
        3. 3. Jimmy (Cecil) Johnson 1936–2015 m. Betty (Joyce) Drake 1938–1983
        4. 4. Hoyt (Robert Johnson) Rev 1939–2021 m. Dorothy (“Dot”) Sparks 1941–2020
        5. 5. Rozie (Lee) Johnson 1934–1935
      2. 2. James (Maryland) Johnson 1913–1997 m. Pauline (Dora) Gabriel 1918–2003
        1. 1. James (Maryland Johnson) Jr 1939–2018
        2. 2. Virginia (Pauline) Johnson 1940–2015
        3. 3. Robert (Alexander) Johnson 1937–1937
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Johnson 1951–2018
      3. 3. Robert (Alexander “Elic”) Johnson 1914–1981
      4. 4. Albert (Sidney) Johnson 1919–1985 m. Ethel (Mae) McDonald 1922–2003
        1. 1. Mary (Helen) Johnson 1943–2013 m. Robert (Terrell Smith) Jr 1935–2019
    2. 2. Arnetta (Jane “Netta”) Johnson 1872–1931 m. Josiah\Joseph (B) Holliday 1854–1933
      1. 1. George (H.) Holliday 1887–1973
      2. 2. Ida (Lee) Dial 1881–1941
      3. 3. Sallie Shedd 1874–1926
      4. 4. Dellmus (Adolphus) Holliday 1885–1948
  3. 3. William (Chandler “Billy”) Johnson 1852–1929 m. Mamsy (Albinia) Bell 1858–1937
    1. 1. James (Reviere) Johnson 1895–1983 m. Eula Smith 1895–1993
      1. 1. Gwendolyn (Delphine) Johnson 1927–2013 m. Robert (Emory) Harrison 1926–1977
      2. 2. Julia (Francis) Paul 1918–2008
    2. 2. Howard (Henry) Johnson 1883–1951 m. Clara (Gertrude) Dye 1886–1977
      1. 1. William (A Johnson) Twin 1923–1991
      2. 2. Levy (H) Johnson 1919–1999
      3. 3. Willie (Mar Johnson) Twin 1923–2003 m. Robert (T.) Kitchens 1918–1988
    3. 3. Kathleen Johnson 1900–1985 m. Henry (Furman Maness) Sr 1899–1979
      1. 1. Henry (Furman Maness) Jr 1923–1990
      2. 2. Betty (Mae) Maness 1927–1976
    4. 4. Grace (C) Johnson 1891–1928 m. Grady (Carlton) Glenn 1886–1971
      1. 1. Fred (Willard) Glenn 1912–1993 m. Martha (Louise) Glenn 1916–2017
        1. 1. Danny (Ray) Glenn 1943–2004
    5. 5. Elliece (Lona) Johnson 1885–1962
    6. 6. Frederick (Sanford “Fred”) Johnson 1893–1910
    7. 7. Worthy (Loretta) Johnson 1879–1968 m. Earl Crafts 1878–1970
    8. 8. Lottie (Mark) Johnson 1877–1952 m. Lilla (M) Smith 1900–1963
    9. 9. Estelle (Prudence) Johnson 1890–1974
    10. 10. Vesta (Claire) Johnson 1881–1967
    11. 11. William (Calvin “Willie”) Johnson 1887–1888
    12. 12. Jullian (Carl) Johnson 1900–1962
  4. 4. Francis (Emily “Fannie”) Johnson 1844–1933
  5. 5. Leonard (Woodson “Boddie”) Johnson 1847–1906 m. Drucilla (Josephine “Josie”) Daniell 1854–1937
    1. 1. Dock (Eben) Johnson 1891–1903
    2. 2. Whitfield (Franklin) Johnson 1883–1977 m. Emma Johnson 1890–1986
      1. 1. Delma (Louise) Johnson 1913–1990 m. Arthur (C.) Johnson 1916–2000
      2. 2. Clara Johnson 1911–2004 m. Thomas (Riley) Langley 1907–1976
        1. 1. Thomas (Kent) Langley 1944–2017
        2. 2. Riley (Claire) Langley 1940–2023
      3. 3. Elbert (L) Johnson 1909–1994
      4. 4. James (Whitfield “Jim”) Johnson 1923–2018
    3. 3. Lorene (“Rena”) Johnson 1878–1917 m. John (T) Smith 1839–
      1. 1. Willie Smith 1894–
      2. 2. Essie (Lou) Smith 1909–1983
      3. 3. Ethel Smith 1914–2002 m. Ira (Jones) Wallenzine 1911–1993
      4. 4. John Smith 1917–
    4. 4. Edward (Lee "Eddie") Johnson 1886–1960 m. Willie (Kaye) Prince 1891–1939
      1. 1. Annie (Mae) Johnson 1914–
      2. 2. Howard Johnson 1925–
      3. 3. Hazel Johnson 1918–
      4. 4. Jenelle Johnson 1922–2011 m. William (Allison) Hunter 1928–1984
    5. 5. Ora (Bert "Pot") Johnson 1893–1971 m. Lois Snelling 1902–1993
      1. 1. Paul (Snelling) Johnson 1934–1999 m. Alice (S.) Bell 1925–
      2. 2. Charles (Leonard “Charlie”) Johnson 1932–1979
    6. 6. William (Sanford (Sam\Bill)) Johnson 1888–1960 m. Sylviania (Vanie) Seamore 1894–1972
      1. 1. Jullian (Verner) Johnson 1924–1983 m. Carolyn Dellinger –1987
      2. 2. Evelyn Johnson 1929–2016
      3. 3. Ruby (Mae) Johnson 1909–2009 m. William (C) Hodges 1908–1975
      4. 4. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Johnson 1926–2018
      5. 5. Helen (Lucille) Johnson 1918–1995 m. Daniel (H) Dixon 1923–
      6. 6. James (Marvin) Johnson 1919–1987
      7. 7. Herman (Lester) Johnson 1922–1965 m. Bertha Holmes 1903–
        1. 1. Offie (Ann) Johnson 1924–
      8. 8. Jewell Johnson 1915–2001 m. Jodie (Mitchell) Bell 1913–1972
      9. 9. Lois Johnson 1911–1995 m. Cecil (David) Lawson 1921–2000
      10. 10. William (Sanford Johnson) Jr 1913–1979 m. Margaret (M) Hogan 1914–
    7. 7. Ada (V) Johnson 1895–1946
    8. 8. Lynora (“Nora”) Johnson 1897–1978 m. Ernest (James) Lawton 1896–1958 m. Prue (Lee) Walker 1902–1974
      1. 1. Gladys (Inez) Lawton 1920–2019
      2. 2. Lawrence (Earl "Larry") Lawton 1930–2019
      3. 3. Vernon (Leroy Lawton) Sr 1928–2012
      4. 4. Horace Lawton 1925–2010 m. Daisy (Lee) Cobb 1925–1996
        1. 1. Horace (James Lawton) Jr 1946–1948
      5. 5. Edward (Lewis "Eddie" Lawton) Sr 1918–1977 m. Marian Davis 1922–
      6. 6. Benjamin (Frazer "Bennie") Lawton 1916–1918
    9. 9. A. (M.) Johnson 1880–1899
    10. 10. Little (Babe) Johnson 1885–1899
  6. 6. Mary (“sister”) Johnson 1848–1857

Sanford Johnson's Timeline

4 Records

1816
Nov 1816
Birth of Sanford Johnson in Lexington Oglethorpe Georgia
Lexington Oglethorpe Georgia
1818
Nov 1818
Age 2
Birth of Sanford Johnson in Lexington, Oglethorpe Co, GA
Lexington, Oglethorpe Co, GA
1864
25 Aug 1864
Age 48
Death of Sanford Johnson in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA
Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA
1864
25 Aug 1864
Age 48
Death of Sanford Johnson in Americus Sumter Georgia
Americus Sumter Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1818
    Event Place: Lexington, Oglethorpe Co, GA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1816
    Event Place: Lexington Oglethorpe Georgia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1864
    Event Place: Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1864
    Event Place: Americus Sumter Georgia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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