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William Greenberry Johns 1856–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 March 1856

Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 28 Jan 1935

Death Location: Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama

Father: William Johns

Mother: Eleanor Yarbrough

Spouse(s): Mary Bates

Children(s): Johnny Johns, Arthur Johns, Ernest Johns

The story of William Greenberry Johns began in 1856 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA. In 1900, William Greenberry Johns resided in Mitchell, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA. William Greenberry Johns married Mary Synthia Bates, and had children including Arthur S Johns, Ernest D Johns, Johnny Gordon Johns. William Greenberry Johns passed away in 1935 in Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of William Greenberry Johns began in 1856 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, William Greenberry Johns resided in Mitchell, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA.
  • William Greenberry Johns married Mary Synthia Bates, and had children including Arthur S Johns, Ernest D Johns, Johnny Gordon Johns.
  • William Greenberry Johns passed away in 1935 in Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Johns's Ancestors

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William Johns
1856–1935
Birth Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Jefferson Johns
1822–1900
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Eleanor ("Ellen") Yarbrough
1823–1891
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Lemuel) Johns
1798–1870
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Green
1798–1884
Union, South Carolina, United States
Nancy (McCalla \) MCCAULLEY
1790–1850
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lucy Sims
1765–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Johns's Descendants

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William (Greenberry) Johns (04 March 1856–28 Jan 1935) m. Mary (Synthia) Bates (3 Mar 1868–10 Jan 1938)
  1. 1. Johnny (Gordon) Johns 1888–1955 m. Florence (Luvenia) Starns 1899–2000 m. Mollie (Alto) Brewer 1891–1911
    1. 1. Lawrence (Milton) Johns 1917–1983 m. Irene (Francis) Kasulka 1918–2009 m. Myrtice (E) Hitchfiel 1918–1964
      1. 1. Dwight (Milton) Johns 1949–2008
      2. 2. Annette (T) Johns 1937–2022 m. Oren (R.T Brooks) Sr 1932–1999
      3. 3. Carolyn (Elizabeth) Johns 1942–2023 m. Virgil (Wayne Falkner) (Faulkner) 1940–2024
    2. 2. Imogene Johns 1929–2022 m. Fletcher (Alton) Whitehead 1926–1993
    3. 3. Laura (E) Johns 1909–
    4. 4. William (G) Johns 1920–
    5. 5. Alton (B) Johns 1922–
    6. 6. Aline (M) Johns 1925–
    7. 7. Drucilla Johns 1933–2022 m. Gerald (Cleoves) Wilson 1932–1994
  2. 2. Arthur (S) Johns 1891–
  3. 3. Ernest (D) Johns 1897–1976 m. Foy (Pearl) Whitley 1899–1972 m. Ida Tucker –1951
    1. 1. Leander (Bruce) Johns 1919–2002
    2. 2. Ronald (Clifton) Johns 1921–1977
    3. 3. Sybil Johns 1924–2006
    4. 4. Tressie Hodge 1918–2000

William Johns's Timeline

4 Records

1856
04 March 1856
Birth of William Greenberry Johns in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
William Greenberry Johns resided here in Mitchell, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Mitchell, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
1935
26 January 1935
Age 79
Death of William Greenberry Johns in Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama USA (buried Hanceville, Cullman County)
Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama USA (buried Hanceville, Cullman County)
1935
28 Jan 1935
Age 79
Burial of William Greenberry Johns in Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama
Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 March 1856
    Event Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mitchell, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 January 1935
    Event Place: Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama USA (buried Hanceville, Cullman County)
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1935
    Event Place: Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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