Brief Life History 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, Turman Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Turman Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (26)
- James L Johnson, "United States Census, 1870"
- James L Johnson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- James L. Johnson, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
Spouse and Children
1825–1914 Male
1825–1865 Female
Children (8)
1848–1867 Female
1850–1872 Female
1850–1871 Male
1852– Female
1853– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1800–1882 Male
1798–1875 Female
Siblings (11)
1823–1908 Male
1825–1914 Male
1826–1891 Female
1829–1906 Female
1829–1913 Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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1842
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1849
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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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