Charles Johnson

Male5 April 1790–23 February 1879

Brief Life History of Charles

When Charles Johnson was born on 5 April 1790, in Richland Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Casper Johnson Jr, was 37 and his mother, Deborah Adamson, was 34. He married Esther Raudenbush Strawn about 1828, in Haycock Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Richland MM, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 23 February 1879, in Richland Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Johnson
1790–1879
Esther Raudenbush Strawn
1807–1884
Marriage: about 1828
Hampton Watson Johnson
1832–1912
Mary Ann Johnson
1835–1872
Oliver James Johnson
1838–1922
Anna Maria Johnson
1839–1911

Sources (5)

  • Charles Johnson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Charles Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Charles Johnson, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1828Haycock Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (4)

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    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (7)

    1791

    Age 1

    Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

    1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs

    Age 1

    The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 29

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    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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