Joshua Chamness Johnson

Brief Life History of Joshua Chamness

When Joshua Chamness Johnson was born on 25 November 1851, in Cherry Grove MM, Randolph, Indiana, United States, his father, Nathan Way Johnson, was 20 and his mother, Malinda Chamness, was 21. He married Susan Hodgson on 13 January 1871, in Cherry Grove, Washington Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. He lived in Long Lake Township, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Washington Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. He died on 11 June 1933, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Cherry Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Washington Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Chamness Johnson
1851–1933
Susan Hodgson
1851–1910
Marriage: 13 January 1871
Sarah E. Johnson
1869–
Clara Bell Johnson
1871–1899
Estella Susan Johnson
1874–1948
Eva Melinda Johnson
1874–1947
Effie Malinda Johnson
1875–
Sybil Johnson
1887–1956

Sources (14)

  • Joshua C Johnson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Joshua C Johnson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Joshua Chamness Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1854 · Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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