Brief Life History of William C
When William C Johnson was born on 24 May 1833, in Harrison, Ohio, United States, his father, Micajah Terrell Johnson, was 25 and his mother, Edna Ladd, was 23. He married Judith C Stanley on 21 October 1857. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Harrisville, Short Creek Township, Harrison, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died on 24 June 1901, in Short Creek Township, Harrison, Ohio, United States, at the age of 68.
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Sources (17)
- Wm Johnson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Wm. C. Johnson, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
- H. C. Johnson in entry for Ida Johnson, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
Spouse and Children
1833–1901 Male
1835–1902 Female
Children (8)
1859–1941 Female
1861–1924 Female
1863–1908 Female
1867–1941 Male
1869–1952 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1807–1863 Male
1810–1901 Female
Siblings (7)
1831–1905 Female
1833–1901 Male
1835–1908 Male
1838–1921 Male
1842–1901 Female
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
Age 3
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 27
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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