Brief Life History of Philo Augustus
When Philo Augustus Johnson was born in November 1845, in Muscogee, Georgia, United States, his father, Philo Chamberlin Johnson, was 25 and his mother, Mary Hamilton Sammons, was 24. He married Mary Ann Blackwell on 21 August 1870, in Muscogee, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1915, in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Augustus Johnson, "United States Census, 1880"
- P. Augustus Johnson, "Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967"
- Philo Augustus Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1845–1915 Male
1845–1918 Female
Children (3)
1873–1916 Male
1878–1957 Female
1880–1944 Male
Parents and Siblings
1820–1888 Male
1821–1903 Female
Siblings (1)
1845–1915 Male
World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1861
Age 16
1865
Age 20
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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