Almera Woodward Johnson

Brief Life History of Almera Woodward

When Almera Woodward Johnson was born on 12 October 1812, in Westford, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, her father, Ezekiel Johnson, was 39 and her mother, Julia Hills, was 29. She married Samuel H Prescott on 16 October 1836, in Geauga, Ohio, United States. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States for about 11 years and Crescent Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1860. She died on 4 March 1896, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reuben Almon Barton
1811–1891
Almera Woodward Johnson
1812–1896
Marriage: 16 November 1845
Mary Ellen Barton
1846–1848
Sarah Delcina Barton
1849–1870
Lois Elvira Barton
1851–1893
Almera Malissa Barton
1852–1853
Harriet Julia Barton
1854–1862

Sources (14)

  • W Almera Barton, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Almira Johnston, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Almera Woodard Johnson Smith Barton, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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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JULIA HILLS JOHNSON

JULIA HILLS JOHNSON Julia Hills was the daughter of Joseph Hills and Esther Ellis, whose ancestors came from England. She was born 26 September, 1783 in Upton, Massachusetts. She married Ezekiel Jo …

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