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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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
1790–1879 Male
1807–1884 Female
Children (4)
1832–1912 Male
1835–1872 Female
1838–1922 Male
1839–1911 Female
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1753–1832 Male
1755–1836 Female
Siblings (11)
1776– Female
1778–1854 Male
1778–1870 Male
1780–1827 Female
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1791
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1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
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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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