Brief Life History of John Roberts
When John Roberts Johnson was born on 22 August 1929, in Falcon, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, his father, John William Johnson, was 25 and his mother, Harriet Martha Roberts, was 22. He married Betty Louise Riley on 4 December 1948, in Emporia, Greensville, Virginia, United States. He lived in Black River Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States in 1940 and Dunn, Dunn, Wisconsin, United States in 2005. He died on 1 December 1996, in Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Dunn, Harnett, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (12)
- John Roberts Johnson in household of J W Johnson, "United States Census, 1940"
- John Roberts Johnson, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
- John Roberts Johnson, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
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1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1932 · Wisconsin Passes First Unemployment Compensation Law
The nation's first unemployment compensation law was passed in Wisconsin on January 28, 1932.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
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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