Theodosia Brasington

Brief Life History of Theodosia

When Theodosia Brasington was born on 22 November 1863, in South Carolina, United States, her father, George Cauthen Brasington, was 27 and her mother, Tharza Clementine Williams, was 29. She married Michael Horton Johnson on 9 December 1880. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Gills Creek Township, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States in 1900 and Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1957. She died on 5 September 1909, at the age of 45, and was buried in West Side Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Michael Horton Johnson
1853–1927
Theodosia Brasington
1863–1909
Marriage: 9 December 1880
Hannah Jane Johnson
1881–1929
Lessie Lavine Johnson
1883–1970
Margaret Neil Johnson
1884–1966
Nannie Inez Johnson
1888–1966
William Brown Johnson
1890–1957
Zelma Johnson
1895–1968

Sources (16)

  • Theodosia Brasington in household of Esther Williams, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Theodosia Brasington - Published information: birth: 22 November 1863; South Carolina, United States
  • Theodosia Brasington Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1871 · KKK Supression

In March of 1871, in an attempt to supress the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina, President Grant sends troops in. Later that year in October, the KKK are told to disarm and break up. They do not do this and later many are arrested by the US marshals.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Brassington .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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