Louisa Johnson

1829–
Bath, Kentucky, United States

The Life of Louisa

When Louisa Johnson was born about 1829, in Bath, Kentucky, United States, her father, Isaac Johnson, was 46 and her mother, Lucinda Loueda Edy Taylor, was 40. She married Harvey Cogswell on 20 November 1854, in Bath, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Quincy, Lewis, Kentucky, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

Louisa Johnson
1829–
Harvey Cogswell
1816–1862
Marriage: 20 November 1854
Lewis Elder Cogswell
1855–
John William Cogswell
1857–1919
Joseph Cogswell
1859–
David Coggswell
1860–
Marshel Cogswell
1868–1930

Spouse & Children

  • Louisa Johnson

    Female1829–Female

  • Harvey Cogswell

    Male1816–1862Male

MARRIAGE
20 November 1854
Bath, Kentucky, United States
children

(5)

  • Lewis Elder Cogswell

    Male1855–Male

  • John William Cogswell

    Male1857–1919Male

  • Joseph Cogswell

    Male1859–Male

  • David Coggswell

    Male1860–Male

  • Marshel Cogswell

    Male1868–1930Male

Parents & Siblings

  • Isaac Johnson

    Male1783–1851Male

  • Lucinda Loueda Edy Taylor

    Female1789–1860Female

siblings

(16)

  • Lucinda Johnson

    Female1807–1860Female

  • James Johnson

    Male1807–Male

  • Jonathan Johnson

    Male1809–1870Male

  • Anderson Johnson

    Male1812–1840Male

  • Lueda Johnson

    Female1810–Female

+11 More Children

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 1

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

Age 1

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1861

Age 32

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

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 .)

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Louisa Gogswell, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Louisa Coggswell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Louisa Cogswell in household of Henry Cogswell, "United States Census, 1860"

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