Peter Butler Johnson

21 October 1882–20 June 1909 (Age 26)
Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Peter Butler

When Peter Butler Johnson was born on 21 October 1882, in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Jens Christian Jensen, was 31 and his mother, Caroline Butler, was 26. He married Daisy Pearl Van Ausdal on 24 August 1906, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 20 June 1909, in his hometown, at the age of 26, and was buried in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Butler Johnson
1882–1909
Daisy Pearl Van Ausdal
1887–1961
Marriage: 24 August 1906
Douglas Johnson
1907–1907
Donald Butler Johnson
1908–1971

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 August 1906Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1886
    Age 4
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
    1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
    Age 4
    The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 8
    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Jantzen
    John
    Jeansonne
    Jonson

    Sources (12)

    • Peter Butler Johnson in entry for Donald Butler Johnson, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
    • Peter B. Johnson in household of Christian Johnson, "United States Census, 1900"
    • Peter B. Johnson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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