Amasa Johnson
1846–1866 (Age 20)
Warren, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
The Life Summary of Amasa
When Amasa Johnson was born in 1846, in Warren, Jefferson, Ohio, United States, his father, Benjamin Johnson, was 25 and his mother, Susan Baker, was 22. He lived in Adams Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1866, at the age of 20.
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Family Time Line
Benjamin Johnson
1821–
Susan Baker
1824–1893
Amasa Johnson
1846–1866
Joseph Johnson
1847–1934
Deborah Johnson
1849–1866
Enos H Johnson
1851–1939
Sarah Johnson
1854–
Parents and Siblings
1821–Male
1824–1893Female
Siblings
(5)
1846–1866Male
1847–1934Male
1849–1866Female
1851–1939Male
1854–Female
World Events (6)
1846
Age 0
1846
Age 0
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 5
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 5
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
Age 10
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
Age 10
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name John . As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .)
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
John
Jeansonne
Sources (2)
- Amasa Johnson in household of Benjamin Johnson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Amasa Johnson in household of Benjamin Johnson, "United States Census, 1860"
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