Brief Life History of Samuel Ealy
When Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. was born on 11 October 1877, in Buda, Hays, Texas, United States, his father, Samuel Ealy Johnson, was 38 and his mother, Eliza Jane Bunton, was 28. He married Rebekah Baines on 20 August 1907, in Gillespie, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Blanco, Texas, United States in 1920 and San Marcos, Hays, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 23 October 1937, in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Stonewall, Gillespie, Texas, United States.
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Sources (32)
- Sam Johnson in household of Samuel Johnson, "United States Census, 1880"
- S. E. Johnson, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Samuel Ealy Johnson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1877–1937 Male
1881–1958 Female
Children (5)
1908–1973 Male
1910–1978 Female
1912–1961 Female
1914–1978 Male
1916–1997 Female
Parents and Siblings
1838–1915 Male
1849–1917 Female
Siblings (9)
1868–1909 Female
1870–1961 Female
1872–1955 Female
1875–1950 Female
1877–1937 Male
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World Events (8)
1880
Age 3
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 4
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 17
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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