Mary L Johnson

Brief Life History of Mary L

When Mary L Johnson was born on 9 February 1867, in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States, her father, John Johnson, was 34 and her mother, Hanna A. Ellis, was 34. She lived in Coal Township, Vernon, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 23 February 1891, in Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, United States, at the age of 24, and was buried in Lath Branch Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Johnson
1832–1899
Hanna A. Ellis
1833–1914
William Joseph Johnson
1855–1940
Anna B. Johnson
1860–1941
John D Johnson
1858–
Josiah Ellis Johnson
1862–1935
Annie Johnson
1863–1916
Charles Andrew Johnson
1865–1937
Mary L Johnson
1867–1891
Margaret May Johnson
1870–1917
Wesley Wilbur Johnson
1873–1960

Sources (2)

  • Mary L Johnson in household of John Johnson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mary L. Johnson Martling, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1870

Historical Boundaries: 1870: Cowley, Kansas, United States

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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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