Brief Life History of Aurelia Cordelia
When Aurelia Cordelia Johnson was born on 28 October 1884, in Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota, United States, her father, Eugene Albert Johnson, was 25 and her mother, Winnifred L Kinyon, was 19. She married Elias Klostergard Eliason on 12 May 1904, in Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Hanson Township, Hanson, South Dakota, United States in 1910 and Rosedale Township, Hanson, South Dakota, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 September 1966, in Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, United States.
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- Rollia Elison in household of Elins Elison, "United States Census, 1910"
- Rilla Johnson in entry for Dee Iris Eliason, "Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958"
- Aurelia C Johnson in household of Aurelia Kinyon, "United States Census, 1900"
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Historical Boundaries: 1879: Davison, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Davison, South Dakota, United States
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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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