Clara Edna Johnson

Brief Life History of Clara Edna

When Clara Edna Johnson was born on 16 April 1873, in Kansas, United States, her father, George William Johnson, was 35 and her mother, Susan Armilda Wymore, was 32. She married Mahlon William Johns on 11 October 1891, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Iowa Township, Doniphan, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Sherman Township, Harrison, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. She died on 23 March 1944, in Bethany Township, Harrison, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Mahlon William Johns
1870–1954
Clara Edna Johnson
1873–1944
Marriage: 11 October 1891
Elsie M. Johns
1895–1984
Raymond D. Johns
1901–1987
George Daniel Johns
1903–1997
Leslie Phillip Johns
1906–1979
William Harley Johns
1910–1996

Sources (5)

  • Clara Johnson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Clara Johns in household of William Johns, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Clara E Johns in household of M William Johns, "United States Census, 1930"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

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.

1877 · Nicodemus is Founded

The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

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