Brief Life History of William
When William Johnson was born on 31 October 1803, in Colesburg, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, his father, Matthew Johnson, was 26 and his mother, Nancy "Harriet" Jenkins, was 24. He married Susannah Jenkins on 9 October 1824, in Hardin, Marshall, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Leopold Township, Perry, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died on 31 January 1861, in Leopold, Leopold Township, Perry, Indiana, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Tell City, Troy Township, Perry, Indiana, United States.
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- William Johnson, "United States Census, 1860"
- William M Johnson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- William Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1814
Historical Boundaries: 1814: Perry, Indiana Territory, United States 1816: Perry, Indiana, United States
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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