Brief Life History of Andrew Jackson
When Andrew Jackson Johnson was born in 1814, in Daviess, Indiana, United States, his father, James E. Johnson, was 22 and his mother, Anna Banks, was 21. He married Nancy Jane Horrall on 22 October 1837, in Daviess, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Veale Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States in 1850.
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Sources (2)
- Andrew J Johnson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Andrew J Johnson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
Spouse and Children
1814– Male
1818–1891 Female
Children (9)
1840– Male
1842– Female
1844–1923 Male
1847–1926 Male
1849– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1792–1850 Male
1794–1850 Female
Siblings (11)
1812–1890 Male
1814– Male
1820–1853 Female
1820–1862 Male
1822– Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1817
Age 3
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 5
1846
Age 32
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.
History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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