Brief Life History of Arletha
Arletha Johnson was born on 23 October 1934, in Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, United States as the daughter of Henry Johnson and Mae Draper. She married Eddie Miles Carr Jr on 29 January 1952, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 12 October 1999, in Caribou, Washington, Maine, United States, at the age of 64.
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Sources (4)
- Arletha Johnson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Arletha Payne, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Arletha Johnson Carr, US Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Spouse and Children
1929–1992 Male
1934–1999 Female
Children (4)
1954–2022 Male
1956–2016 Female
1961–1975 Male
1962–1984 Male
Parents and Siblings
– Male
– Female
Siblings (2)
1934–1999 Female
1934–1999 Female
World Events (8)
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 1
1937 · Lewiston–Auburn Shoe Strike
Age 3
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
Age 21
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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