James Luther Johnson

9 January 1825–24 June 1914 (Age 89)
Turman Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States

The Life of James Luther

When James Luther Johnson was born on 9 January 1825, in Turman Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, his father, James Luther Johnson, was 25 and his mother, Hanah Watson, was 26. He married Rhoda Bartlett Allen on 2 March 1848. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States for about 40 years. He died on 24 June 1914, in Graysville, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Turman Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Luther Johnson
1825–1914
Rhoda Bartlett Allen
1825–1865
Marriage: 2 March 1848
Elizabeth Johnson
1848–1867
Ardalia Johnson
1850–1872
William W Johnson
1850–1871
Mary Louisa Johnson
1852–
John A Johnson
1853–
James O Johnson
1855–1920
Thomas Newton Johnson
1857–1908
Murray Briggs Johnson
1862–1935

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
2 March 1848
children

(8)

    Elizabeth Johnson

    Female1848–1867Female

    Ardalia Johnson

    Female1850–1872Female

    William W Johnson

    Male1850–1871Male

    Mary Louisa Johnson

    Female1852–Female

    John A Johnson

    Male1853–Male

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Parents and Siblings

siblings

(11)

+6 More Children

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 5

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act

Age 11

The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
1851 · Constitution of 1851

Age 26

Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name John . As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .)

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • James L Johnson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James L Johnson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • James L Johnson, "United States Census, 1910"

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