John Fred Johnson Sr.

9 July 1874–14 January 1947 (Age 72)
Obion, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of John Fred

When John Fred Johnson Sr. was born on 9 July 1874, in Obion, Tennessee, United States, his father, Wiley William Johnson, was 30 and his mother, Mary Frances Huff, was 29. He married Annie Blanche Isbell Johnson on 1 May 1899, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Kenton, Obion, Tennessee, United States in 1920 and Gibson, Tennessee, United States in 1920. He died on 14 January 1947, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Union Grove Cemetery, Obion, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Fred Johnson Sr.
1874–1947
Annie Blanche Isbell Johnson
1885–1959
Marriage: 1 May 1899
Mary Frances Johnson
1900–1905
Jose O Johnson
1904–1979
Elvine Gerene "Slim" Johnson
1905–1976
Thelbert Johnson
1908–1974
Ishamel Rudolph "Peck" Johnson
1910–1971
Vilous Wayne "Pill" Johnson
1912–1974
John Fred Johnson Jr.
1924–1987

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 May 1899Maury, Tennessee, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 1
    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
    1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
    Age 4
    When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 22
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Jantzen
    John
    Jeansonne
    Jonson

    Sources (12)

    • John F Johnson, "United States Census, 1920"
    • John F Johnson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
    • John F Johnson, "United States Census, 1900"

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