Brief Life History of Gertrude Eilleen
When Gertrude Eilleen Johnson was born on 3 December 1921, in Linden, Dallas, Iowa, United States, her father, Edgar Madison Johnson, was 23 and her mother, Hazel Idella Miller, was 19. She had at least 1 daughter with Guy Eldon Williams. She lived in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1935 and Sugar Grove Township, Dallas, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 6 October 1982, at the age of 60, and was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Adel Township, Dallas, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Gertrude Johnson in household of Edward Johnson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Gertrude Irene Johnson, "Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942"
- Gertrude Eileen Johnson Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1913–1989 Male
1921–1982 Female
Children (1)
1950–1959 Female
Parents and Siblings
1898–1965 Male
1902–1991 Female
Siblings (3)
1920–2007 Male
1921–1982 Female
1923–1983 Male
World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 2
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Age 8
1941
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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