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Willis Johnson 1857–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 May 1857

Birth Location: Madison, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 03 Apr 1939

Death Location: Bay, Matagorda, Texas, USA

Father: Pleasant Sr.

Mother: Mary Young

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Walter Johnson, Noah Johnson, Everett Johnson, Virdon Johnson

Willis Johnson was born in 1857 in Madison, Arkansas, United States, the child of Pleasant Miller Johnson Sr And Mary Ann Young. Willis Johnson had children including Everett Ward Johnson, Noah A Johnson, Virdon Alvin Johnson, Walter Johnson. Willis Johnson passed away in 1939 in Bay, Matagorda, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Johnson was born in 1857 in Madison, Arkansas, United States, the child of Pleasant Miller Johnson Sr And Mary Ann Young.
  • Willis Johnson had children including Everett Ward Johnson, Noah A Johnson, Virdon Alvin Johnson, Walter Johnson.
  • Willis Johnson passed away in 1939 in Bay, Matagorda, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pleasant Sr.
1823–1904
Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee
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Mary Young
1828–1902
Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Johnson
1878–1933
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Noah Johnson
1882–1955
Birth Location: Fayathville, Arkansas
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Everett Johnson
1885–1930
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Virdon Johnson
1888–1954
Birth Location: Fayetteville-Talladega Springs, Arkansas, USA
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Willis Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Willis Johnson
1857–1939
Birth Place: Madison, Arkansas, United States
Parents
Pleasant Miller Johnson Sr.
1823–1904
Warren County, Tennessee
Mary (Ann) Young
1828–1902
Warren, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
James (B "Jim") Johnson
1801–1856
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Lydia Russell
1801–1836
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Rev. (Robert Coleman) Young
1805–1863
South Carolina, USA
Sarah (“Elizabeth” Patterson .) Young
1803–1870
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Combs
1779–1852
Martin Sr
1777–1851
Esther Horner
1775–1855
Lewis Russell
1774–1846
William Young
1789–1850
Mary Gatlin
1786–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mason Jr.
1746–1802
Dorothy Mason
1750–1828
James 1743
1743–1777
Rebekah Martin
1745–1842
William I
1746–1824
Elizabeth Allred
1747–1823
Elizabeth Bean
1723–1800
Capt. Russell
1723–1797
Captain Young
1755–1823
Margaret Cantrell
1760–1810

Willis Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Willis Johnson (04 May 1857–03 Apr 1939)
  1. 1. Walter Johnson 1878–1933
    1. 1. james (verden) johnson 1904–1982
    2. 2. Vennie (Lee) Johnson 1905–1980
  2. 2. Noah (A.) Johnson 1882–1955
    1. 1. MARY (ANNIE) JOHNSON 1915–1987
  3. 3. Everett (Ward) Johnson 1885–1930
    1. 1. Vetis (Lee) Johnson 1906–1992
  4. 4. Virdon (Alvin) Johnson 1888–1954
    1. 1. Orene Johnson 1915–1986
      1. 1. Georgia (Ann) Bowles 1938–1982

Willis Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1857
04 May 1857
Birth of Willis Johnson in Madison, Arkansas, United States
Madison, Arkansas, United States
1939
03 Apr 1939
Age 82
Death of Willis Johnson in Bay, Matagorda, Texas, USA
Bay, Matagorda, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 May 1857
    Event Place: Madison, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Apr 1939
    Event Place: Bay, Matagorda, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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