Brief Life History of Charles Leroy
When Charles Leroy Johnson was born on 1 February 1910, in Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, his father, Kenney Leroy Johnson, was 23 and his mother, Victoria Kite, was 27. He married Juanita Adell Bruce on 28 July 1929, in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930. He died on 7 June 1965, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 55.
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Sources (11)
- Charles L Johnson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Charles Le Roy Johnson, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Charles L Johnson, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1910–1965 Male
1912–1969 Female
Children (1)
1931–1931 Male
Parents and Siblings
1886–1947 Male
1882–1948 Female
Siblings (7)
1901–1993 Male
1910–1965 Male
1912–1912 Male
1916–1916 Female
1918–1998 Female
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World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 2
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
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1927
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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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