Brief Life History of Abajah
When Abajah Johnson was born on 29 November 1908, in Texas, United States, his father, Abajah Johnson, was 29 and his mother, Effie Lucille, was 15. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Wharton, Texas, United States in 1910. He died on 21 November 1990, in Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Humble, Harris, Texas, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Abijah Johnson, Jr in household of Abijah Johnson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Abijah Johnson, "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"
- Abijah Johnson, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
1908–1990 Male
1916–2006 Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 1
1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York
Age 6
1931
Age 23
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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