David Johnson

Brief Life History of David

When David Johnson was born on 21 January 1880, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, John Peter Rasmus Johnson, was 55 and his mother, Inger Johnson, was 35. He married Grace Adelia Gay on 23 January 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Logan Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 11 January 1974, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Johnson
1880–1974
Grace Adelia Gay
1881–1966
Marriage: 23 January 1905
Myrtle Marie Johnson
1905–1996
David Elmer Johnson
1907–1973
Ruth Johnson
1910–1988

Sources (42)

  • David Johnson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • David Johnson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • David Johnson, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1884 · Logan Temple Dedication

On May 17, 1884, the Logan temple was dedicated by John Taylor. It was the only temple dedicated by him and was the second temple in Utah. The temple went under a major reconstruction project in 1976 to increase the capacity of the rooms inside and was rededicated in 1979 by Spencer W. Kimball.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

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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Uncle Dave

Copied from the JPR Johnson Family Bulletin June 1, 1962 by Teresa Leishman Uncle Dave was born January 21, 1880 to JPR and Inger Johnson, in the house built by his father, at 407 So. First West, Pro …

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