Brief Life History of Luther
When Luther Johnson was born on 17 October 1794, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Calvin William Johnson, was 24 and his mother, Mary Francis Scott, was 24. He married Sarah Harris on 13 April 1815, in Warren, Knox, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Simpson, Kentucky, United States in 1850. He died on 27 July 1854, in Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Auther Johnson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Luther Johnson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Luther Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1794–1854 Male
1799–about 1843 Female
Children (10)
1823– Female
1824–1854 Female
1825–1888 Male
1827–1850 Female
1828–1858 Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1770–1860 Male
1770–1807 Female
Siblings (8)
1792– Female
1794–1854 Male
1798–1866 Female
1801–1842 Female
1802– Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
Age 2
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
Age 5
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 18
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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