Brief Life History of Frederick Harris
When Frederick Harris Johnson was born on 23 October 1862, in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States, his father, Frederick Valentine Johnson, was 35 and his mother, Frances Cornelia Ann Harris, was 32. He married Sarah I O'Dwyer on 27 November 1889, in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1880 and Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States for about 20 years. He died on 28 November 1944, in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, at the age of 82.
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Sources (8)
- Harris F Johnson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Harris T Johnson, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Harris F Johnson in the Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959
Spouse and Children
1862–1944 Male
1865– Female
Children (3)
1893–1977 Male
1898–1978 Female
1900–1976 Male
Parents and Siblings
1826–1881 Male
1830–1916 Female
Siblings (9)
1848–1925 Male
1850–1937 Female
1852–1917 Female
1854–1875 Female
1857–1932 Female
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 1
1871
Age 9
1886
Age 24
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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