Brief Life History of Joseph Alexander
When Joseph Alexander Johnson was born in 1864, in Decatur, Iowa, United States, his father, Joseph A. Johnson, was 32 and his mother, Eliza Ellen Owens, was 31. He married Helen Alice Judson on 15 August 1906, in Colville, Stevens, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Center Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States for about 20 years.
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Sources (16)
- Joseph Johnson in household of Joseph Johnson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph Johnson, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Joseph A Johnson in entry for Francis Paul Johnson, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
Spouse and Children
1864– Male
1875–1914 Female
Children (3)
1909–1932 Male
1911– Female
1914–1994 Female
Parents and Siblings
1832–1884 Male
1833–1918 Female
Siblings (8)
1851–1923 Female
1853–1855 Female
1855– Male
1860–1931 Male
1862–1879 Female
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World Events (8)
1865
Age 1
1871
Age 7
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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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