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Elizabeth Johnson was also known as Betsy Johnson.^3,4 She was born in 1821 in Tennessee.^1,2

Elizabeth Johnson married Solomon Haws. The sketchy documentation of his marriage does not include a date for the marrriage. A (non-printing) "sort date" has been provided for it. However, there is a possiblity that Solomon Haws had an earlier marriage, and that his oldest daughter is a product of that earler marriage. This is described below, in conjunction with the 1840 census.⁴

Solomon Haws Solomon Haws (transcribed by Ancestry as Solomon Hawz) and Elizabeth Johnson (transcribed by Ancestry as Elizabeth Hawz) appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of District 64, Nodaway County, Missouri(District 64, Nodaway County, Missouri), enumerated 13 November 1850(13 Nov 1850). The official date of that census was 01 June 1850. Solomon’s age was listed as 37. Elizabeth’s age was listed as 29. They were listed as having been born in Kentucky and Alabama, respectively. His occupation was listed as Farmer, no occupation was listed for her. The household was listed as having real estate worth $150 . Their children Elizabeth Haws, William M Haws and Sampson G Haws (ages 11, 8, 6, and 3), were listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. No one was listed as having attended school within a year of the census date. Solomon (age 29) was listed as an adult unable to read and write. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family.⁵

Solomon Haws (whose surname was transcribed by Ancestry as Solomon House, as was that of all the others in the household for this census) and Elizabeth Johnson appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Texas Township, Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 29 June 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. Solomon’s age was listed as 48. Elizabeth’s age was listed as 39. They were listed as having been born in Kentucky and Albama, respectively. Both of their occupations were listed as Farmer. The household was listed as having real estate worth $400 and personal property worth $225 (or possibly $215). Their children Elzphen Haws, William M Haws, Sampson G Haws, Mary K Haws, James Haws and Albert Haws were listed as living with them (as indicated above, for the previous census, there is a possibility that the oldest daughter might have belonged to Solomon from an earlier marriage). No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. No one was listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. All adults in the household were listed as being able to read and write. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. Based on the age and birthplace of the oldest child born since the prior census, it appears the family moved from Alabama to Missouri between approximately 1850 and 1853.⁶

Needham Lee Harris and Eliza Ann Johnson appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of at Texas Township, at Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 29 June 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. Their children Mary J Harris, Catherine A Harris, William Harris, Jesse Harris, Sarah Harris and Lovey Harris were listed as living with them.⁷

Elizabeth Johnson and Solomon Haws appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Wood and Richland Township (Houston Post Office), Douglas County, Missouri, enumerated July 1870 (the space for a specific date in that month that the household was contacted was left blank). The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. Solomon’s age was listed as 50. Elizabeth’s age was listed as 49. They were both listed as having been born in Tennessee (which is inconsistent with the birthplaces listed for them in prior censuses), with neither of their parents listed as born in a foreign country. Their occupations were listed as Farmer and Housekeeper, respectively. The household was listed as having real estate worth $200 and personal property worth $350. Their children James Haws, Albert Haws and Lovey Haws were listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. X and X were listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. Everyone in the household over age 10 was listed as being able to read and write, except that Elizabeth and Albert were listed as unable to write. No one was listed as attending school. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. Household had no male citizens over the age of 21 whose right to vote was denied or abridged due to reason than rebellion.⁸

Elizabeth Johnson and Solomon Haws appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Clinton Township, Douglas County, Missouri, enumerated 7 June 1880. The official date of that census was 01 June 1880. Solomon’s age was listed as 68. Elizabeth’s age was listed as 59 (both ages are inconsistent with a 10-year interval from the ages listed on the previous census). He was listed as born in Kentucky, while she was listed as born in Alabama. They are listed as husband and wife. His occupation was given as Farming, while hers was listed as Keeping House. Their daughter Lovey Haws (age 19) was listed as living with them. No one was listed as attending school. Everyone in the household was listed as being able to read and write, except that Elizabeth was listed as being unable to write. Both of Solomon’s parents were listed as born in Kentucky, while both of Elizabeth’s parents were listed as born in Virginia.

The next household on the census is a one-person household (in a separate dwelling) consisting of a young woman named (approximately) Lola McCarty, age 14, born in Missouri (both parents born in New York), and able to read but unable to write. Her occupation was listed as Servant. It is possible that she was employed by the Haws household, possibly occupying a cabin or tenant house on the Haws property.⁹

William M. Johnson was also known as Bill.⁵ He was born on 8 March 1823 in Morgan County, Alabama.^1,4,5

William M. Johnson married Obediance Clark on 21 July 1845 in Dade County, Georgia.^1,2,4,5

He apparently served in a military unit (called something like the "First Alambama Militia, Company B" during the US-Mexico War. This is based on the inscription on what appears to be a government-supplied grave marker for military veterans. Several Alabama units were raised during this war. It is unclear from the grave maker inscription which one this would have been.^5,6

William M. Johnson (listed as Wm Johnson) and Obediance Clark (listed as Obedience Johnson) appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Sherrill Township, Texas County, Missouri(Sherrill Township, Texas County, Missouri, enumerated 10 July 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. William and Obediance were both listed as 37 years of age. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively. His occupation was listed as Farmer. No occupation was listed for her. The household was listed as having real estate worth $600 and personal property worth $815. Their children Martha Jane Johnson, Nancy Caroline Johnson, James Marion Johnson, Lovy Louisa Johnson and Aaron Francis Johnson (ages 14, 12, 7, 4, and 2) were listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. Children listed on the census enumeration as Martha, Nancy, and James were indicated to have attended school within the year prior to the official census date. William and Obediance were listed as being unable to read and write (the 1860 census apparently asked only those persons over the age of 20 if they could read and write, so the ability of the children to read and write is indeterminate from this information). No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. The ages and birth locations of the children suggest the family moved from Alabama to Missouri approximately between 1853 and 1856.

A discrepancy exists between the male “Lowel L Johnson” (age 4) listed for this household in the 1860 census and the female “Louisa Johnson” (age 14) listed for the same household in the 1870 census. Based on the preponderance of information outside of these two censuses, it appears these entries relate to one female individual named Lovy Louisa Johnson (1856-1945). For clarity, most of the information reported in the narrative concerning this individual taken from the 1860 census has been “adjusted” to reflect her female status. Care should be taken to avoid confusing the 1856-1945 Lovy Louisa Johnson with her niece, Lovy Jane Johnson (1867-1937), and her cousin, Lovy L Johnson (1857-1924). In the interest of complete honesty, CCF is only about 99% certain that he has the correct aunt-niece and cousin relationships among these women.

A second discrepancy exists between the male “Aaron F Johnson” (age 2) listed for this household in the 1860 census and the female “Frances Johnson” (age 12) listed for the same household in the 1870 census. Based on the preponderance of information outside of these two censuses, it appears these entries relate to one male individual named Aaron Francis Johnson (1858-1911). For clarity, most of the information reported in the narrative concerning this individual taken from the 1870 census has been “adjusted” to reflect his male status. Care should be taken to avoid confusing the 1859-1911 Aaron Francis Johnson with his uncle (1837-1905) of the same name.⁷

William M. Johnson (listed as W M Johnson) and Obediance Clark (listed as Obelia Johnson) appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Sherrill Township (Licking Post Office), Texas County, Missouri, enumerated 17 August 1870. The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. William’s age was listed as 48. Obediance’s age was listed as 45. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Georgia, respectively, with neither of their parents listed as born in a foreign country. Their occupations were listed as Farmer and Keeping House, respectively. The household was listed as having real estate worth $2500 and personal property worth $700. Their children Nancy Caroline Johnson, James Marion Johnson, Lovy Louisa Johnson, Aaron Francis Johnson, Esther Elizabeth Johnson, Mary A Johnson, Melissa Elvira Johnson, Charles Monroe Johnson and Nimrod Johnson were listed as living with them. The ages of the children are listed as: 22, 17, 14, 12, 7, 4, 1, and 9/12, all listed as born in Missouri (the eldest of these children was listed as born in Alabama in the 1860 census). No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date.

None of the children were listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. William M. Johnson and Obediance Clark were listed as unable to read and write, as was Nancy, the oldest daughter in the household at the time of this census enumeration. The only other indication that any of the children in the household were unable to read or write was that daughter Louisa was listed as unable to write. The census instruction questions for that year apparently indicate that the questions concerning literacy were not asked for individuals under age 10 (if there were age limits as to the school attendance question, they were not clear in the instructions). No one was listed as attending school. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. The household had no male citizens over the age of 21 whose right to vote was denied or abridged due to reason than rebellion.

A discrepancy exists between the male “Lowel L Johnson” (age 4) listed for this household in the 1860 census and the female “Louisa Johnson” (age 14) listed for the same household in the 1870 census. Based on the preponderance of information outside of these two censuses, it appears these entries relate to one female individual named Lovy Louisa Johnson (1856-1945). For clarity, most of the information reported in the narrative concerning this individual taken from the 1860 census has been “adjusted” to reflect her female status. Care should be taken to avoid confusing the 1856-1945 Lovy Louisa Johnson with her niece, Lovy Jane Johnson (1867-1937), and her cousin, Lovy L Johnson (1857-1924). In the interest of complete honesty, CCF is only about 99% certain that he has the correct aunt-niece and cousin relationships among these women.

A second discrepancy exists between the male “Aaron F Johnson” (age 2) listed for this household in the 1860 census and the female “Frances Johnson” (age 12) listed for the same household in the 1870 census. Based on the preponderance of information outside of these two censuses, it appears these entries relate to one male individual named Aaron Francis Johnson (1858-1911). For clarity, most of the information reported in the narrative concerning this individual taken from the 1870 census has been “adjusted” to reflect his male status. Care should be taken to avoid confusing the 1859-1911 Aaron Francis Johnson with his uncle (1837-1905) of the same name.

Several other families with the surname Johnson are listed on the same page of the 1870 census schedule as the William M. Johnson family. These include households apparently headed by L M Johnson, Harry Johnson, F G Johnson, and William Johnson. None of these families are known to be closely related to the William M. Johnson family.⁸

William M. Johnson (listed as William Johnson) and Obediance Clark (listed as Obedience Johnson) appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Piney Township, Pulaski County, Missouri, enumerated 30 June 1880. The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. William’s age was listed as 57. Obediance’s age was listed as 52. They were listed as born in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively, and as being husband and wife. Their children Nancy Caroline Johnson, Esther Elizabeth Johnson, Mary A Johnson, Melissa Elvira Johnson and Charles Monroe Johnson (ages 32, 19, 16, 14, and 10) were listed as living with them. Three additional people (apparently not family members) also seemed to have been in the household. These are discussed in the next paragraph. None of the Johnson children in the household were listed as attending school. In this census, both William and Obediance were listed as being able to read and write; as were the daughters listed as “Catherine” and “Mary A D”; the daughters listed as “Elisabeth” and “Melissa A” were listed as being unable to write, while the son apparently “Charles M” was listed as unable to either read or write. The son, “Charles M Johnson” (age “10”, who appears on this census seems to be the same person as the “Monroe Johnson” (age 2) who appeared on the 1870 census. The youngest son from the 1870 census, “Nimrod,” census seems to have vanished (he likely died between the two censuses).

Three additional people who seemed to be employees are also listed as living in the same household (and in the same dwelling) at the time of the 1880 census. These were William S Tate, Victoria Wood and Marion W R Wood (ages 20, 16, and 15), all listed as born in Missouri. William Tate and Marion Wood are listed as having “laborer” as their relationship to the head of the household and “Farmer” as their occupation. Victoria Wood is listed as “servant” both with respect to her relationship to the head of the household and as her occupation. None of these three attended school or had any type of handicap. Victoria is listed as able to read but unable to write. The other two are listed as being unable to both read and write. These three individuals are not listed as members of this household on the Ancestry transcription, possibly because the writing on this page of the filled-in census schedule is extremely faded. It took a considerable amount of manipulation of the digital image with digital “editing” software to enhance contrast so as to be able to determine these three individuals were indeed members of the William Johnson household.

The household listed on the filled-out census form immediately prior to the William Johnson household was headed by a 26-year-old male whose surname was Tate. He could be a brother (or other relative) of William S Tate.⁹

William M. Johnson (listed as W M Johnson) appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Boone Township, of Texas County, Missouri in the household of his son-in-law and daughter, Azor Davis and Melissa Elvira Johnson. The official date of that census was 01 June 1900. He was listed as age 77, born March 1823 in Alabama. This census is unique (up to that time) in that month and year of birth were requested for each individual, in addition to age at the official census date. His occupation was as “None”. He was listed as speak English but unable to read and write.¹⁰

William M. Johnson (listed as William M Johnson) appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Boone Township, of Texas County, Missouri in the household of his son and daughter-in-law, Charles Monroe Johnson and Melvina Ruth Evans. The official date of that census was 15 April 1910. He was listed as age 87, born in Alabama. No occupation was listed for him. He appears to have been listed as a veteran of the Union Army in this census (suggesting he was a Civil War Veteran; however his grave marker indicates he was a veteran of the Mexican War). He was listed as unable to read and write.¹¹

William M. Johnson died on 6 February 1911 in Licking, Texas County, Missouri, at age 87.^1,4,5 He was buried at Shafer Cemetery, Licking, Texas County, Missouri.⁵

Eliza Ann Johnson has not yet been located on the 1900 US Federal Census (as of May 2020). She was born on 13 November 1825 in Tennessee or Alabama.^1,2,5,6

Eliza Ann Johnson married Needham Lee Harris on 11 August 1844 in DeKalb County, Alabama.⁴

Needham Lee Harris (listed as Needham L Harris) and Eliza Ann Johnson (listed as Elia Ann Harris) appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of District 24, DeKalb County, Tennessee, enumerated 21 June 1850. The official date of that census was 01 June 1850. Needham’s age was listed as 29. Eliza’s age was listed as 24. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Tennesee, respectively. His occupation was listed as Farmer. No occupation was listed for her. He was listed as being able to read and write. She was listed as unable to read and write. The household was not listed as owning real estate. Their children Mary J Harris and Catherine A Harris were listed as living with them. The two children were listed as ages 4 and 3. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. No one was listed as having attended school within a year of the census date. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. The next household listed on the same page of the census schedule was headed by John Harris (age 22).⁶

Needham Lee Harris (listed as James Nelson) and Eliza Ann Johnson (listed as Matilda J Nelson) appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Texas Township, Dent County, Missouri(District 24, DeKalb County, Alabama), enumerated 29 June 1860(8 Nov 1850). The official date of that census was 01 June 1850. Needham’s age was listed as 27. Eliza’s age was listed as 19. They were both listed as having been born in Alabama. His occupation was listed as Shoe Maker; no occupation was listed for her. The household was not listed as owning any real estate (and no known close relatives are listed near them on the handwritten pages of the census schedule). Their son Mary J Harris, Catherine A Harris, William Harris, Jesse Harris, Sarah Harris and Lovey Harris (James Z T Nelson, age 7/12) was listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. No one was listed as having attended school within a year of the census date. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family.⁷

(listed as N L Harris) Needham Lee Harris and Eliza Ann Johnson (listed as L A Harris) appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Texas Township (Salem Post Office), Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 8 June 1870. The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. Needham’s age was listed as 49. Eliza’s age was listed as 45. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively, with neither of their parents listed as born in a foreign country. Their occupations were listed as Farmer and Keeping House, respectively. The household was listed as having real estate worth $1000 and personal property worth $600. Their children Mary J Harris, Jesse Harris, Lovey Harris, M C Harris and M E Harris were listed as living with them. The ages of the children at home are listed as 24, 17, 12, 7, and 4. The 12-year-old daughter, was listed on the census form as “L A Harris,” the same name used of Eliza Ann Johnson on the census schedule for this household. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. Jesse and the 12-year-old “L A” were listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. Needham was listed as able to read and write, “M J” was listed as able to read, but unable to write, and the others in the household over age 10 were listed as unable to both read and write. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. Household had no male citizens over the age of 21 whose right to vote was denied or abridged due to reason than rebellion.

The ages and birth location of the children in this family suggest they moved to Missouri from Alabama roughly between the years 1858 and 1863.

A listed household earlier on the same page was headed by Eliza Ann Johnson’s brother-in-law and sister, James Sylvester Nelson and Matilda Jane Johnson (listed as J S Nelson and M J Nelson).⁸

Needham Lee Harris (listed as Needham L Harris) and Eliza Ann Johnson (listed as Louisa A Harris) appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Texas Township, Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 19 June 1880. The official date of that census was 01 June 1880. Needham’s age was listed as 61. Eliza’s age was listed as 55. They were both listed as having been born in Alabama and as being husband and wife. Needham was listed as being able to read and write, but Eliza was listed as being unable to either read or write. Their children M C Harris, M E Harris, Robert L Harris and James L Harris (ages 17,14, and 10) were listed as living with them, as was a grandson, an unknown person , age 5. The three oldest children in the household were listed as attending school. Needham Lee Harris was listed as being able to read and write. The two oldest children were listed as a being able to read but unable to write. Robert (age 10) was listed as unable to read or write. This question was apparently not asked for the children under age 10, such as James L Harris, the youngest child in the household.

A household headed by Canady Johnson, Eliza’s older half-brother was listed on the same page of this census schedule.⁹

Eliza Ann Johnson probably died on 2 August 1904 at Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, at age 78.^5,4,10 She may have been buried at the IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) Cemetery, Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma.⁴

Harvey Johnson was also known as John Harvey Johnson. The forename, “John,” may appear only in secondary sources. It does not seem to appear in conjunction with him at any location in the file of documents associated with his widow’s application to obtain a pension resulting from his service (and death) while in the Union Army during the US Civil War. He was apparently known primarily as “Harvey” during his lifetime.^4,5,2,3,6

Harvey Johnson was born in 1827 in DeKalb County, Alabama. Although his birth location is said to be Dekalb County, that county was not formed until later. He was probably born on land that later (by the time he was an adult) been incorporated into DeKalb County.^4,5,3

Harvey Johnson married Jane Scott, daughter of Grace Berry, on 27 May 1847 in DeKalb County, Alabama. Marriage ceremony performed by: Minister of the Gospel Jesse Birman (or Byman).^7,4,5,3

Harvey Johnson died on 3 December 1861 at Salem, Dent County, Missouri. He was killed in action during the US Civil War by gunshot while engaged aginst the rebel army. One internet souce indicated 6 Union soldiers (and 19 Confederates) were killed in the battle/skirmish at Salem on 3 Dec 1861, while another indicated the number of killed and wounded on both sides was uncertain.^4,5,3,6,8 He's burial location is unknown, but was likely somwhere close to the battle site in Dent County.⁶

Matilda Jane Johnson was born on 6 December 1830 in Morgan County, Alabama.^5,1,2,4

Matilda Jane Johnson married James Sylvester Nelson, son of Zachariah Nelson, on 22 December 1848 in DeKalb County, Alabama.^1,2,4

James Sylvester Nelson (listed as James Nelson) and Matilda Jane Johnson (listed as Matilda J Nelson) appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of District 24, DeKalb County, Alabama, enumerated 8 November 1850. The official date of that census was 01 June 1850. James’s age was listed as 27. Matilda’s age was listed as 19. They were both listed as having been born in Alabama. His occupation was listed as Shoe Maker; no occupation was listed for her. The household was not listed as owning any real estate (and no known close relatives are listed near them on the handwritten pages of the census schedule). Their son John Zachary Taylor Nelson (age 7/12) was listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. No one was listed as having attended school within a year of the census date. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family.⁶

James Sylvester Nelson (listed as James Nelson) and Matilda Jane Johnson (listed as as Matilda Nelson) appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Texas Township (Sarvis Spring Post Office), Dent County, Texas, enumerated 29 June 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. James’s age was listed as 37. Matilda’s age was listed as 27. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively. His occupation was listed as Farmer. No occupation was listed for her. The household was listed as having real estate worth $1500 and personal property worth $850. Their children John Zachary Taylor Nelson, Mary Katherine Nelson, Lovy Jane Nelson, Martha Clementine Nelson and Margaret Emaline Nelson (ages 10, 9, 6, 4 and 1/12) were listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date.

None of the children were listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. The census schedule shows no tick marks in the “cannot read and write” column, which means that the two adults could read and write. Generally the question was not applicable for children under age 10, so the absence of a tick mark for the 10-year-old son, John, may indicate that he could read and write. No member of the family was listed as attending school. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. The ages and birth locations of the children suggest the family moved from Alabama to Missouri around 1852 -1854.

The household containing James’s sister, an unknown person appears on this same 1860 census page.⁷

Matilda Jane Johnson (listed as J T Nelson) and James Sylvester Nelson (listed as M J Nelson) appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Texas Township (Salem Post Office), Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 8 June 1870. The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. James’s age was listed as 48. Matilda’s age was listed as 39. They were listed as born in Tennessee and Alabama, respectively, with neither of their parents listed as born in a foreign country. Their occupations were listed as Farmer and Keeping House, respectively. The household was listed as having real estate worth $600 and personal property worth $1200. Their children John Zachary Taylor Nelson, Mary Katherine Nelson, Lovy Jane Nelson, Martha Clementine Nelson, Margaret Emaline Nelson, Francis Nelson and William Lee Nelson were listed as living with them (the ages of the children were: 20, 18, 16, 14, 10, 4, and 1). Matilda Jane Johnson’s mother, Lovy Pullen, and James Shankler, whose relationship (if any) to the others in this household is unknown as this is written in April 2020. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date.

The five oldest Nelson children were listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date, as was James Shankler. The absence of “tick marks” in certain columns on the census form indicates that everyone in the household age 10 and over was able to read and write, with the exception of Mary C Nelson, who was identified as unable to write. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. Household had no male citizens over the age of 21 whose right to vote was denied or abridged due to reason than rebellion. The ages and birth locations of the children suggest the family movedfrom Alabama to Tennessee around 1952-54, and then moved from Tennessee to Missouri around 1855-56.⁸

James Sylvester Nelson (listed as James S Nelson) and Matilda Jane Johnson (listed as Matilda Nelson) appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Clinton Township, Douglas County, Missouri, enumerated 8 June 1880. The official date of that census was 01 June 1880. James’s age was listed as 56. Matilda’s age was listed as 49. They were listed as born in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively and as being husband and wife. James’s occupation was listed as Farming, while Matilda’s occupation was listed as Keeping House. Their children Margaret Emaline Nelson, Francis Nelson, William Lee Nelson and George Washington Nelson (ages 20, 15, 19, and 8) were listed as living with them. Matilda was listed as being disabled or maimed, with the nature of the disability specified only as fever.

The individuals in the household age 10 and older were listed as being able to read and write, with the exceptions of Matilda and William, who were both listed as able to read but unable to write, and Goerge, who was lised as unable to read or write (but he was only age 8). All four children still living at home were listed as attending school.⁹

James Sylvester Nelson (listed as James Nelson) and Matilda Jane Johnson (listed as Matilda Nelson) appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Current Township, Dent County, Missouri(Current Township, Dent County, Missouri, 11 June 1900), enumerated 11 June 1900. The official date of that census was 01 June 1900. James’s age was listed as 77 (born December 1822). Matilda’s age was listed as 69 (born December 1830). This census is unique (up to that time) in that month and year of birth were requested for each individual, in addition to age at the official census date. They were listed as born in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively. His parents were both listed as born in Tennessee and Alabama; her parents were both listed as born in Tennessee. They were both listed as married for 52 years. No occupation was listed for either of them. No other persons, such as children or other relatives, were listed as residing in the household. However, the household immediately prior to theirs in the census listing is also headed by someone whose surname is Nelson. This might be a grandson (a subject for possible future research).

Both members of the household were listed as being able to read, write, and speak English. No one was listed as attending school (the youngest member of the household was 69). Matilda Jane Johnson was listed as the mother of eleven children, with seven of them living as of the date of the census. The residence was listed as owned with no mortgage and on a farm (an agricultural schedule was submitted for this household, even though no occupation was listed for either of the two members of the household).

The immediately preceding household on the census schedule was headed by an individual named George Nelson (age 29). Based on the family structure for this George Nelson, he appears to NOT be the son of Matilda Jane Johnson and James Sylvester Nelson, George Washington Nelson (probably age 28 at the time of the 1900 census). It is unclear if and/or how this 1900 neighbor, George Nelson, was related to James and Matilda whose home was also listed as being on a farm, but which was rented. No occupation was listed for this George Nelson, although (as was the case for the Matilda Jane Johnson household) the information on the population schedule indicates that an agricultural schedule for his household, so it would seem that he was a farmer.¹⁰

Matilda Jane Johnson (listed as Matilda Nelson) appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Ballard Township, of Adair County, Oklahoma in the household of her son and daughter-in-law, George Washington Nelson and Jessie Elizabeth Harris. The official date of that census was 15 April 1910. She was listed as age 79, born in Alabama. No occupation was listed for her. She did not attend school within a year prior to the official census date. She was listed as able to read, and to speak English, but unable to write.¹¹

Matilda Jane Johnson died on 11 April 1911 in Adair County, Oklahoma, at age 80.^1,2,4,5 She was buried at Westville/Watts Baptist Mission Cemetery, Adair County, Oklahoma.^4,5

Notes and Observations (Burials in Fairview Cemetery):

The Douglas County cemetery book contains some interesting material about Fairview Cemetery in Clinton Township in Dpuglas County Missouri. It apparently once served the town of Ann, Missouri, which no longer seems to exist. Interestingly, the cemetery has perhaps 4 or 5 burials as recently as 1995 and later, including one (a Fleetwood) as recently at 2019.
Several Johnsons, Elliott’s, and Stillwell’s are buried there.
William Fields’s second wife (Eva Amanda Elliott Fields) is buried in Row 7. Her grave marker mentions that she was the wife of W. C. Fields (she was his wife #2). In addition, the cemetery book suggests a marker (with no information other than a name) might exist for him adjacent to Eva Amanda (and probably a space exists there too). The location of Eva Amanda’s first husband, Robert Boring, is unknown.

W C (William Charles) is buried at Mount Ararat, adjacent to Keziah Jarman Fields -- his wife # 1.

His wife #4 was Cynthia Elliott Stillwell (Fields). She is also buried in Row *7 (apparently some distance from Eva Amanda). She is buried adjacent to her first husband. In the transcription, or “reading,” in the book her first name is spelled starting with an “S” (Synthia). However, the photo on Find-a-Grave seems to show it is spelled with a “C” (Cynthia) on her grave marker. Amanda and Cynthia were sisters.
CCF does not know where WC’s wife #3 (Mary Williams) was buried. It is not known if Williams was her maiden surname or if it is a previous husband’s surname.

In addition, several Johnsons are buried in this cemetery, including three infant children: one of Henry Wood and Ruth Ellen Rankin Johnson (listed in the cemetery book as “H. W. & E. R.”), one of (probably) Aaron Francis and Alabeth Wood Johnson (listed as “A. F. & E.” – there is some indirect evidence that Alabeth was her middle name and her first name was “Elnora”), and one of “M. F. & L.” (these parents are uncertain, but this might be evidence of an as-yet-undiscovered first marriage of Moses Francis Johnson, born in 1859, but whose only, thus far, known marriage was in 1893, when he was about 34 – the Douglas County courthouse burned in 1886 destroying all (or almost all) earlier marriage records).

Two Johnson family members are buried in Row 12, Louisa Loveth (Lovie) Johnson, wife of John Johnson, and Cordelia Nelson, “Lovie’s” granddaughter, the daughter of “James Sylvester and Martha Jane” (Johnson) (Nelson). There are apparently three graves (or grave sites?) near (or perhaps immediately adjacent to) the one for Cordelia, two of which are marked by rocks and one of which is unmarked. It is possible that one or more of these three are burial locations of others related to the Johnson family.¹²

Thomas Marion Johnson was born on 8 January 1834 in Jackson County, Alabama, (one Find-a-Grave memorial gives his birth year as 1833).^1,3,6,7

Thomas Marion Johnson married Virginia Caroline Craddock, daughter of Ransom Craddock and Mary Buster, circa 1855.^1,3,4,6,7

Thomas Marion Johnson (as Thos M Johnson) and Virginia Caroline Craddock(as V C Johnson) appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Rolla Township, Phelps County, Missouri at Dillon (Post Office), enumerated 2 June 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. Their children Mary Elizabeth Johnson, Lovey Lucinda Johnson and Martha J. Johnson were listed as living with them, as well as Thomas's mother, Lovy Pullen. The household was listed as having real estate worth $800 and personal property worth $300. Martha (age 3) was listed as attending school within the last year (but this could be an error by the enumerator, since it would seem, if any child was attending school, it would most likely be the 5-year-old, Mary Elizabeth). The census information indicates all adults in the household could read and write. The oldest child, Mary Elizabeth, age 5, is listed as born in Missouri. This suggests the family moved to that state no later then around 1855.⁴ Thomas Marion Johnson was listed as a farmer in the 1860 census.⁴

An item of family folklore is that Virginia Caroline Craddock, the wife of Thomas Marion Johnson, and her father-in-law Thomas Marion Johnson were buried side by side in the Craddock Family Cemetery, Phelps County, Missouri., with both their graves marked by unengraved stones. However, an alternative story suggests that W is buried in the Johnson Cemetery in Dent County, Missouri, so his burial place is uncertain.⁸

Thomas Marion Johnson married Julia Ann Clark on 15 March 1868.^1,6,7,9

Thomas Marion Johnson (listed as Thomas Johnson) and Julia Ann Clark (listed as Julia A Johnson) appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Wood and Richland Township (Houston Post Office), Texas County, Missouri, date enumerated not listed on handwritten shedule except that it was identified as begin in July 1870. The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. Thomas’s age was listed as 37. Julia’s age was also listed as 37. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively, with neither of their parents listed as born in a foreign country. Their occupations were listed as Farmer and Housekeeper, respectively. The household was listed as having real estate worth $350 and personal property worth $900. His children Lovey Lucinda Johnson, Martha Jane Johnson, Nancy Caroline Johnson, Andrew J Johnson and Sarah Virginia Johnson were listed as living with them (these children were listed as ages 13, 11, 8, 6, and 4). Her children John Henry Trusty, Martha Caroline Trusty, Marion Rudolf Trusty and Isaac T C Trusty were also listed as living with them (these children were listed as ages 17, 14, 11, and 9). The Ancestry transcriber initially incorrectly listed the surname of her children as “Frusty,” but the spelling is correct on the handwritten census schedule.

James S Nelson(listed as James S Nelson), age 46, born in Tennessee, and listed as a Merchant was also listed as living in the household. James S Nelson has a name (and age) very similar to one of Thomas Marion Johnson’s brothers-in-law. That brother-in-law, who was counted separately in the 1870 census (also in Texas County, Missouri), was born in Alabama and gave his occupation as Farmer. The James S Nelson listed for this household is treated as a separate person. However, the similar names and ages of the (presumed) two individuals is an unusual coincidence. It is possible they are indeed the same individual counted twice in the same census.

No one was listed as having attended school within the year prior to the official census date. Everyone in the household over age 10 was listed as being able to read and write except Julia, who could do neither. This "listing" was done on the census form by use of a "tic mark signifying the negative (that is, the inability to read and write). This question might have been intended to not be applicable to children under age 10. The only disability or other special situation that was listed for anyone in the family was that Andrew J Johnson was listed as deaf and dumb. The household had no male citizens over the age of 21 whose right to vote was denied or abridged due to reason than rebellion.¹⁰

Thomas Marion Johnson was granted 160 acres of land on 10 June 1876 in Douglas County, Missouri, under the Homestead Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Certificate 2911) from the Land Office at Springfield Missouri. The patent was for 160 acres in Sections 29 and 32 of Township 27 of Range 11. The land consisted of the East 1/2 of Southwest Quarter of Section 29 and East 1/2 of Northwest Quarter of Section 32. Both are in Township 27 of Range 11.

The grant seems unusual in that it involves plots in two separate sections (Sections 29 and 32) of a specific township. However, the two sections are adjacent to one another so the homestead appears to be one contigious piece of land.

He had actually settled on (or began occupying and working) the land on 4 Aug 1869.

The administrative process to obtain this patent (i.e., legal title to the land) apparently began on 6 April 1876. On that date, two men, William Greasy and Marion Rudolph Trusty made an affidavit stating: (1) they had known Thomas Marion Johnson for seven years; (2) he was the head of a family consisting of a wife and seven children; (3) he had lived on the homesteaded tract of land since 6 Aug 1869; and (4) he had built "a log hewed house 18 x 20 feet, plank floor and shingle roof, stone chimney, two doors, and is a comfortable house to live in"; also, "since said settlement, he has plowed, fenced, and cultivated about 20 or 25 acres of said land, and has made the following improvements thereon, to wit: frame kitchen, 18 feet square, log store house 16 feet square, and planted about twenty five fruit trees."

Thomas Marion Johnson submitted a separate affidavit certifying he was the head of a family, a citizen of the United States, had settled on the land in question, and had not previously had benefit of the Homestead Law. Thomas Marion's affidavit was apparently made in person at the Land Office in Springfield (and involved the payment of a $4 fee). The affidavit has a notation giving an address (P. O. Hickory Springs, Wright County, Missouri), which was apparently Thomas Marion Johnson's mailing address at that time. Wright County is mentioned on at least two other Land Office documents from July 1874. Post offices a considerable distance from one another may have been common, so it may not have been unusual for someone living in Douglas County to receive their mail in (the adjacent) Wright County.¹¹

Thomas Marion Johnson ( and Julia Ann Clark (listed as Julaan Johnson) appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Clinton Township, Douglas County, Missouri, enumerated 3 June 1880. The official date of that census was 01 June 1880. Thomas’s age was listed as 46. Julia’s age was listed as 48. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Illinois, respectively, and as being husband and wife. Their occupations were listed as Farming and as Keeping House, respectively. Their children James William Johnson and Aaron Francis Johnson (ages 9 and 5) were listed as living with them, as were two of his children, Lovey Lucinda Johnson and Andrew J Johnson (ages 23 and 16), and Thomas’s mother, Lovy Pullen (listed as Lovey Johnson, age 78). Andrew was the only person in the household listed as attending school. Everyone in the household was listed as being able to read and write except James who was listed as unable to write and Julia who was listed as unable to do either. Andrew was listed as deaf and dumb.¹²

Thomas Marion Johnson, recorded as Thomas M Johnson, was listed as owning taxable personal property in Clinton Township of Douglas County Missouri in 1885. The taxable property consisted of: Livestock: 3 horses valued at $125, no asses and jennies, 4 mules valued at $135, 14 neat cattle valued at $116, no sheep, and 15 hogs valued at $15; Money, notes, bonds, and other credits: none ; and all other personal property $117; giving a total value of $508 for all taxable personal property. The taxes were for property held on 1 June 1885, but the assessments were apparently made in 1886 (and taxes were apparently due in 1886). The county courthouse burned on 26 April 1886. Since these records survive, they were apparently compiled (or completed) after that date. The term “neat cattle” seems to refer to what nowadays (as this is written in 2015) are just called “cattle”. However, Carl Fields saw a few references on the internet which suggest the term might have sometimes (or in some portions of the US) referred more specifically either to oxen (cattle used as draft animals) or to dairy cattle.¹³

Thomas Marion Johnson and Julia Ann Clark (listed as Julia A Johnson) appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Justice Precinct 2, Clay County, Texas, enumerated 15 June 1900. The official date of that census was 01 June 1900. Thomas’s age was listed as 66 (born Jan 1834). Julia’s age was listed as 68 (born Mar 1832). This census is unique (up to that time) in that month and year of birth were requested for each individual, in addition to age at the official census date. He was listed as born in Alabama, while she was listed as born in Illinois. His parents were (probably incorrectly) both listed as born in Alabama; her parents were both listed as born in Illinois . They were both listed as married for 38 years (but see the discussion below). His occupation was listed as Farmer. No occupation was listed for her. Their children James William Johnson and Aaron Francis Johnson were listed as living with them (ages 29 and 15). One of his sons Andrew J Johnson was listed as living with them.

All members of the household were listed as being able to read, write, and speak English, except Julia, who was listed as unable to read and write. Note that Andrew Johnson, who had been listed as deaf and dumb in the 1870 and 1880 censuses, is listed here as able to speak English. No one was listed as attending school (the youngest member of the household was 25). All three of the adult children living in the household are listed as farm laborers. In addition, for all three of them, their parents birth locations are listed as Alabama and Illinois. This is probably incorrect for Andrew, whose mother was born in Tennessee, according to most source documents. Julia Ann Clark was listed as the mother of seven children, with six of them living as of the date of the census. The residence was listed as owned with no mortgage and on a farm.

Thomas Marion Johnson and Julia Ann Clark are both listed as married for 38 years. However, the census schedule originally had 34 (or possibly 36) marked for Thomas. This value was crossed out and the number 38 written as a correction. The original lower number probably indicated the number of year since Thomas’s first marriage (while the 38 was likely the number of years since Julia’s first marriage. The “correction” was probably made afterwards by a census office clerk who did not understand that they both had earlier marriages.

The head of the next household in the census schedule is Marion Rudolph Trusty, an adult son of Julia Ann Clark. His occupation is also listed as Farm Laborer. An agricultural census schedule was submitted for the household of Thomas Marion Johnson and Julia Ann Clark. A census schedule of that type was not submitted for the [R2:Other2] household.¹⁴

Thomas Marion Johnson (listed as Thomas M Johnson) and Julia Ann Clark (listed as Julia A Johnson) appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Justice Precinct 2, at Clay County, Texas, enumerated June 1910 (specific date ille. The official date of that census was 15 April 1910. The home was listed as owned, not mortgaged, and on a farm. Thomas Marion Johnson and Julia Ann Clark were listed as ages 75 and 77, respectively, born in Alabama and Illinois, respectively, both married for 40 years, both not in a first marriage, and both able to speak English. He was listed as being able to read and write, while she was listed as unable to read and write. Thomas’s occupation was listed as a farmer (farming, on his own account, self-employed). No occupation was listed for Julia. Julia Ann Clark was reported to have given birth to seven children, six of whom were still living as of the official date of this census. Their son James William Johnson (age 39) was listed as living with them, as was his son Andrew J Johnson (age 47), and a grandson, Thomas Francis Trusty (age 16).

Thomas Marion Johnson is listed as a veteran of the Confederate Army. [R1F:with Father] is listed as deaf and dumb, but no others was listed as having severe vision, hearing, or speaking disabilities. It appears that both Thomas Marion Johnson and James William Johnson farmed on their own account – and two separate farm schedules were submitted for this household. It also appears that the form was initially constructed with James William Johnson having a separate household. However, this seems to have later been scratched out and the five of them were treated as a single (three-generation) household.¹⁵

Thomas Marion Johnson died on 11 December 1911 at Byers, Clay County, Texas, at age 77.^1,3,6,16,7 He was buried at Benvanue Cemetery, Byers, Clay County, Texas.^16,7

Also did some work on family history stuff, mostly focusing on the children of my father’s father’s next oldest brother, Thomas Marion Johnson (1834-1911), and their spouses. I hadn’t intended to follow down to those children’s children. One of the daughters of [P1 and his first wife, Virginia Caroline Craddock (1834-1 Dec 1866), died on the same day one of their daughters, Thomas Marion Johnson (1 Dec 1866 – 1 Oct 1889), was born. That daughter, Sarah, later died on the same day her daughter, Virginia M Barlow (1 Oct 1889 – 1980), was born. Another of their daughters, Martha Jane Johnson 1859 – 1886), died 8 days after giving birth to her fifth child (she had two husbands and 5 children before dying at age 27). That 5^th child, also a daughter, also died young (at age 10, not related to childbirth, of course).^8,17,18

Solomon Haws was born circa 1813 at Kentucky.³

Solomon Haws married Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of John Johnson and Lovy Pullen. The sketchy documentation of his marriage does not include a date for the marrriage. A (non-printing) "sort date" has been provided for it. However, there is a possiblity that Solomon Haws had an earlier marriage, and that his oldest daughter is a product of that earler marriage. This is described, in conjunction with the 1840 census entry for Solomon Haws.⁴

Solomon Haws might have been recorded (as S Haws) as a head of household in the in 1840 census for at DeKalb County, Alabama. This household was listed as consisting of one male in the 20-30 age range plus two children in the age range 0-5, one male and one female. The census did not record an adult female lliving in the household.

The next household on that page of the census schedule was for a Samuel Haws. That household consisted two adults (no children). The male adult was in the 20-30 age range, while the female was in the 15-20 age range (there is also an listing for Samuel Haws in the 150 census for DeKalb County Alabama; the age structure of that 1850 family suggests there should have been some young children in the 1840 census, so the two Samuels could well be different people). In addition (and probably conincidentlly) a "J Johnson" household is listed later on that same page of the census schedule. However, this "J Johnson" household has a very different family member-age structure than that of the John Johnson who (at some point) became Solomon Haws's father-in-law.

Clearly, these entries can be interpeted several different ways. However, if this 1840 "S Haws" is indeed the same person who appears in later censuses as Solomon Haws, one possiblity is that his marriage to Elizabeth Johnson was a second marriage, and his oldest daughter (also an Elizabeth) could have been from that earlier marrige (which would make her a step-daughter to the Elizabeth Johnson Haws. This possiblity has not been factored into the relationships shown in this narrative. It is mentioned here for completeness.⁵

Solomon Haws Solomon Haws (transcribed by Ancestry as Solomon Hawz) and Elizabeth Johnson (transcribed by Ancestry as Elizabeth Hawz) appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of District 64, Nodaway County, Missouri(District 64, Nodaway County, Missouri), enumerated 13 November 1850(13 Nov 1850). The official date of that census was 01 June 1850. Solomon’s age was listed as 37. Elizabeth’s age was listed as 29. They were listed as having been born in Kentucky and Alabama, respectively. His occupation was listed as Farmer, no occupation was listed for her. The household was listed as having real estate worth $150 . Their children Elizabeth Haws, William M Haws and Sampson G Haws (ages 11, 8, 6, and 3), were listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. No one was listed as having attended school within a year of the census date. Solomon (age 29) was listed as an adult unable to read and write. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family.³

Solomon Haws (whose surname was transcribed by Ancestry as Solomon House, as was that of all the others in the household for this census) and Elizabeth Johnson appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Texas Township, Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 29 June 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. Solomon’s age was listed as 48. Elizabeth’s age was listed as 39. They were listed as having been born in Kentucky and Albama, respectively. Both of their occupations were listed as Farmer. The household was listed as having real estate worth $400 and personal property worth $225 (or possibly $215). Their children Elzphen Haws, William M Haws, Sampson G Haws, Mary K Haws, James Haws and Albert Haws were listed as living with them (as indicated above, for the previous census, there is a possibility that the oldest daughter might have belonged to Solomon from an earlier marriage). No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. No one was listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. All adults in the household were listed as being able to read and write. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. Based on the age and birthplace of the oldest child born since the prior census, it appears the family moved from Alabama to Missouri between approximately 1850 and 1853.⁶

Solomon Haws and Elizabeth Johnson appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Wood and Richland Township (Houston Post Office), Douglas County, Missouri, enumerated July 1870 (the space for a specific date in that month that the household was contacted was left blank). The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. Solomon’s age was listed as 50. Elizabeth’s age was listed as 49. They were both listed as having been born in Tennessee (which is inconsistent with the birthplaces listed for them in prior censuses), with neither of their parents listed as born in a foreign country. Their occupations were listed as Farmer and Housekeeper, respectively. The household was listed as having real estate worth $200 and personal property worth $350. Their children James Haws, Albert Haws and Lovey Haws were listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. X and X were listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. Everyone in the household over age 10 was listed as being able to read and write, except that Elizabeth and Albert were listed as unable to write. No one was listed as attending school. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. Household had no male citizens over the age of 21 whose right to vote was denied or abridged due to reason than rebellion.⁷

Solomon Haws and Elizabeth Johnson appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Clinton Township, Douglas County, Missouri, enumerated 7 June 1880. The official date of that census was 01 June 1880. Solomon’s age was listed as 68. Elizabeth’s age was listed as 59 (both ages are inconsistent with a 10-year interval from the ages listed on the previous census). He was listed as born in Kentucky, while she was listed as born in Alabama. They are listed as husband and wife. His occupation was given as Farming, while hers was listed as Keeping House. Their daughter Lovey Haws (age 19) was listed as living with them. No one was listed as attending school. Everyone in the household was listed as being able to read and write, except that Elizabeth was listed as being unable to write. Both of Solomon’s parents were listed as born in Kentucky, while both of Elizabeth’s parents were listed as born in Virginia.

The next household on the census is a one-person household (in a separate dwelling) consisting of a young woman named (approximately) Lola McCarty, age 14, born in Missouri (both parents born in New York), and able to read but unable to write. Her occupation was listed as Servant. It is possible that she was employed by the Haws household, possibly occupying a cabin or tenant house on the Haws property.⁸

Obediance Clark was also known as Olivia Hatchett Johnson.² She was born on 15 October 1826.²

Obediance Clark married William M. Johnson, son of John Johnson and Lovy Pullen, on 21 July 1845 in Dade County, Georgia.^1,3,4,5

William M. Johnson (listed as Wm Johnson) and Obediance Clark (listed as Obedience Johnson) appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Sherrill Township, Texas County, Missouri(Sherrill Township, Texas County, Missouri, enumerated 10 July 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. William and Obediance were both listed as 37 years of age. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively. His occupation was listed as Farmer. No occupation was listed for her. The household was listed as having real estate worth $600 and personal property worth $815. Their children Martha Jane Johnson, Nancy Caroline Johnson, James Marion Johnson, Lovy Louisa Johnson and Aaron Francis Johnson (ages 14, 12, 7, 4, and 2) were listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. Children listed on the census enumeration as Martha, Nancy, and James were indicated to have attended school within the year prior to the official census date. William and Obediance were listed as being unable to read and write (the 1860 census apparently asked only those persons over the age of 20 if they could read and write, so the ability of the children to read and write is indeterminate from this information). No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. The ages and birth locations of the children suggest the family moved from Alabama to Missouri approximately between 1853 and 1856.

A discrepancy exists between the male “Lowel L Johnson” (age 4) listed for this household in the 1860 census and the female “Louisa Johnson” (age 14) listed for the same household in the 1870 census. Based on the preponderance of information outside of these two censuses, it appears these entries relate to one female individual named Lovy Louisa Johnson (1856-1945). For clarity, most of the information reported in the narrative concerning this individual taken from the 1860 census has been “adjusted” to reflect her female status. Care should be taken to avoid confusing the 1856-1945 Lovy Louisa Johnson with her niece, Lovy Jane Johnson (1867-1937), and her cousin, Lovy L Johnson (1857-1924). In the interest of complete honesty, CCF is only about 99% certain that he has the correct aunt-niece and cousin relationships among these women.

A second discrepancy exists between the male “Aaron F Johnson” (age 2) listed for this household in the 1860 census and the female “Frances Johnson” (age 12) listed for the same household in the 1870 census. Based on the preponderance of information outside of these two censuses, it appears these entries relate to one male individual named Aaron Francis Johnson (1858-1911). For clarity, most of the information reported in the narrative concerning this individual taken from the 1870 census has been “adjusted” to reflect his male status. Care should be taken to avoid confusing the 1859-1911 Aaron Francis Johnson with his uncle (1837-1905) of the same name.⁶

William M. Johnson (listed as W M Johnson) and Obediance Clark (listed as Obelia Johnson) appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Sherrill Township (Licking Post Office), Texas County, Missouri, enumerated 17 August 1870. The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. William’s age was listed as 48. Obediance’s age was listed as 45. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Georgia, respectively, with neither of their parents listed as born in a foreign country. Their occupations were listed as Farmer and Keeping House, respectively. The household was listed as having real estate worth $2500 and personal property worth $700. Their children Nancy Caroline Johnson, James Marion Johnson, Lovy Louisa Johnson, Aaron Francis Johnson, Esther Elizabeth Johnson, Mary A Johnson, Melissa Elvira Johnson, Charles Monroe Johnson and Nimrod Johnson were listed as living with them. The ages of the children are listed as: 22, 17, 14, 12, 7, 4, 1, and 9/12, all listed as born in Missouri (the eldest of these children was listed as born in Alabama in the 1860 census). No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date.

None of the children were listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. Obediance Clark and William M. Johnson were listed as unable to read and write, as was Nancy, the oldest daughter in the household at the time of this census enumeration. The only other indication that any of the children in the household were unable to read or write was that daughter Louisa was listed as unable to write. The census instruction questions for that year apparently indicate that the questions concerning literacy were not asked for individuals under age 10 (if there were age limits as to the school attendance question, they were not clear in the instructions). No one was listed as attending school. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. The household had no male citizens over the age of 21 whose right to vote was denied or abridged due to reason than rebellion.

A discrepancy exists between the male “Lowel L Johnson” (age 4) listed for this household in the 1860 census and the female “Louisa Johnson” (age 14) listed for the same household in the 1870 census. Based on the preponderance of information outside of these two censuses, it appears these entries relate to one female individual named Lovy Louisa Johnson (1856-1945). For clarity, most of the information reported in the narrative concerning this individual taken from the 1860 census has been “adjusted” to reflect her female status. Care should be taken to avoid confusing the 1856-1945 Lovy Louisa Johnson with her niece, Lovy Jane Johnson (1867-1937), and her cousin, Lovy L Johnson (1857-1924). In the interest of complete honesty, CCF is only about 99% certain that he has the correct aunt-niece and cousin relationships among these women.

A second discrepancy exists between the male “Aaron F Johnson” (age 2) listed for this household in the 1860 census and the female “Frances Johnson” (age 12) listed for the same household in the 1870 census. Based on the preponderance of information outside of these two censuses, it appears these entries relate to one male individual named Aaron Francis Johnson (1858-1911). For clarity, most of the information reported in the narrative concerning this individual taken from the 1870 census has been “adjusted” to reflect his male status. Care should be taken to avoid confusing the 1859-1911 Aaron Francis Johnson with his uncle (1837-1905) of the same name.

Several other families with the surname Johnson are listed on the same page of the 1870 census schedule as the Obediance Clark family. These include households apparently headed by L M Johnson, Harry Johnson, F G Johnson, and William Johnson. None of these families are known to be closely related to the Obediance Clark family.⁷

William M. Johnson (listed as William Johnson) and Obediance Clark (listed as Obedience Johnson) appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Piney Township, Pulaski County, Missouri, enumerated 30 June 1880. The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. William’s age was listed as 57. Obediance’s age was listed as 52. They were listed as born in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively, and as being husband and wife. Their children Nancy Caroline Johnson, Esther Elizabeth Johnson, Mary A Johnson, Melissa Elvira Johnson and Charles Monroe Johnson (ages 32, 19, 16, 14, and 10) were listed as living with them. Three additional people (apparently not family members) also seemed to have been in the household. These are discussed in the next paragraph. None of the Johnson children in the household were listed as attending school. In this census, both William and Obediance were listed as being able to read and write; as were the daughters listed as “Catherine” and “Mary A D”; the daughters listed as “Elisabeth” and “Melissa A” were listed as being unable to write, while the son apparently “Charles M” was listed as unable to either read or write. The son, “Charles M Johnson” (age “10”, who appears on this census seems to be the same person as the “Monroe Johnson” (age 2) who appeared on the 1870 census. The youngest son from the 1870 census, “Nimrod,” census seems to have vanished (he likely died between the two censuses).

Three additional people who seemed to be employees are also listed as living in the same household (and in the same dwelling) at the time of the 1880 census. These were William S Tate, Victoria Wood and Marion W R Wood (ages 20, 16, and 15), all listed as born in Missouri. William Tate and Marion Wood are listed as having “laborer” as their relationship to the head of the household and “Farmer” as their occupation. Victoria Wood is listed as “servant” both with respect to her relationship to the head of the household and as her occupation. None of these three attended school or had any type of handicap. Victoria is listed as able to read but unable to write. The other two are listed as being unable to both read and write. These three individuals are not listed as members of this household on the Ancestry transcription, possibly because the writing on this page of the filled-in census schedule is extremely faded. It took a considerable amount of manipulation of the digital image with digital “editing” software to enhance contrast so as to be able to determine these three individuals were indeed members of the William Johnson household.

The household listed on the filled-out census form immediately prior to the William Johnson household was headed by a 26-year-old male whose surname was Tate. He could be a brother (or other relative) of William S Tate.⁸

Obediance Clark died on 3 May 1893 at age 66.² She was buried at Shafer Cemetery, Licking, Texas County, Missouri. The Find-a-Grave Memorial that is the source of this burial infomation provides (without additional external source information) here name as Obedience Hacchett Johnson, where Johnson was her married surname at the time of her death. It is unclear if Hatchett was a included here as a maiden name, a middle name, or a previous married name (or something else).²

Needham Lee Harris was born circa 1821 at Alabama.⁴

Needham Lee Harris married Eliza Ann Johnson, daughter of John Johnson and Lovy Pullen, on 11 August 1844 in DeKalb County, Alabama.⁵

Needham Lee Harris (listed as Needham L Harris) and Eliza Ann Johnson (listed as Elia Ann Harris) appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of District 24, DeKalb County, Tennessee, enumerated 21 June 1850. The official date of that census was 01 June 1850. Needham’s age was listed as 29. Eliza’s age was listed as 24. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Tennesee, respectively. His occupation was listed as Farmer. No occupation was listed for her. He was listed as being able to read and write. She was listed as unable to read and write. The household was not listed as owning real estate. Their children Mary J Harris and Catherine A Harris were listed as living with them. The two children were listed as ages 4 and 3. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. No one was listed as having attended school within a year of the census date. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. The next household listed on the same page of the census schedule was headed by John Harris (age 22).⁴

Needham Lee Harris (listed as James Nelson) and Eliza Ann Johnson (listed as Matilda J Nelson) appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Texas Township, Dent County, Missouri(District 24, DeKalb County, Alabama), enumerated 29 June 1860(8 Nov 1850). The official date of that census was 01 June 1850. Needham’s age was listed as 27. Eliza’s age was listed as 19. They were both listed as having been born in Alabama. His occupation was listed as Shoe Maker; no occupation was listed for her. The household was not listed as owning any real estate (and no known close relatives are listed near them on the handwritten pages of the census schedule). Their son Mary J Harris, Catherine A Harris, William Harris, Jesse Harris, Sarah Harris and Lovey Harris (James Z T Nelson, age 7/12) was listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. No one was listed as having attended school within a year of the census date. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family.⁶

(listed as N L Harris) Needham Lee Harris and Eliza Ann Johnson (listed as L A Harris) appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Texas Township (Salem Post Office), Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 8 June 1870. The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. Needham’s age was listed as 49. Eliza’s age was listed as 45. They were listed as having been born in Alabama and Tennessee, respectively, with neither of their parents listed as born in a foreign country. Their occupations were listed as Farmer and Keeping House, respectively. The household was listed as having real estate worth $1000 and personal property worth $600. Their children Mary J Harris, Jesse Harris, Lovey Harris, M C Harris and M E Harris were listed as living with them. The ages of the children at home are listed as 24, 17, 12, 7, and 4. The 12-year-old daughter, was listed on the census form as “L A Harris,” the same name used of Eliza Ann Johnson on the census schedule for this household. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. Jesse and the 12-year-old “L A” were listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. Needham was listed as able to read and write, “M J” was listed as able to read, but unable to write, and the others in the household over age 10 were listed as unable to both read and write. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. Household had no male citizens over the age of 21 whose right to vote was denied or abridged due to reason than rebellion.

The ages and birth location of the children in this family suggest they moved to Missouri from Alabama roughly between the years 1858 and 1863.

A listed household earlier on the same page was headed by Eliza Ann Johnson’s brother-in-law and sister, James Sylvester Nelson and Matilda Jane Johnson (listed as J S Nelson and M J Nelson).⁷

Needham Lee Harris (listed as Needham L Harris) and Eliza Ann Johnson (listed as Louisa A Harris) appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Texas Township, Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 19 June 1880. The official date of that census was 01 June 1880. Needham’s age was listed as 61. Eliza’s age was listed as 55. They were both listed as having been born in Alabama and as being husband and wife. Needham was listed as being able to read and write, but Eliza was listed as being unable to either read or write. Their children M C Harris, M E Harris, Robert L Harris and James L Harris (ages 17,14, and 10) were listed as living with them, as was a grandson, an unknown person , age 5. The three oldest children in the household were listed as attending school. Needham Lee Harris was listed as being able to read and write. The two oldest children were listed as a being able to read but unable to write. Robert (age 10) was listed as unable to read or write. This question was apparently not asked for the children under age 10, such as James L Harris, the youngest child in the household.

A household headed by Canady Johnson, Eliza’s older half-brother was listed on the same page of this census schedule.⁸

Needham Lee Harris died on 6 December 1884.³ He is said to be buried on the Harris family farm, Dent County, Missouri.⁹

Jane Scott was born on 10 November 1822.³

Jane Scott married Nelson Musgrove in 1838.³

Jane Scott married Harvey Johnson, son of John Johnson and Lovy Pullen, on 27 May 1847 in DeKalb County, Alabama. Marriage ceremony performed by: Minister of the Gospel Jesse Birman (or Byman).^4,1,5,6

On 2 March 1865, Jane Scott (listed as Jane Johnson, nee Scott) filled out paperwork to claim a widow’s pension for her husband’s (Harvey Johnson’s) service in the Union Army during the US Civil War. She indicated she was age 42 (suggesting her year of birth was approximately 1823) at that time. She listed five minor children (their oldest child was not listed in the claim, possibly because he was over the age of 16 at the time the application was filled out, although he had been under 16 at the time of his father’s death -- or, possibly, because he was no longer living in 1865). On 2 March 1965, she resided at Carlyle (post office), Clinton County, Illinois.

Her widow’s pension application number seems to have initially been 85,768. In support of this application, she provided an affidavit from A. Hobson and S. J. Hobson indicating they had both been present at Jane’s wedding. The Hobsons’ 1865 affidavit indicates Jane’s surname at the time of the 1847 wedding was “Scott.” However, other evidence indicates her surname was “Musgrove," which is the surname of a previous husband, at the time of the 1847 wedding to Harvey Johnson, She “signed” this application (and all subsequent similar documents) with a witnessed mark. The Hobsons appear to be two of Jane’s married adult “Musgrove” daughters from her first marriage: Arminda and Sarah Jane. Arminda later married a second time. Her second married surname was Shipp.⁷

Pension office action on this 1865 application seems to have been delayed (and possibly rejected) because it listed the Missouri Union Army unit that he served in as “Brown’s Battalion” -- a unit that never existed. The correct name was “Bowen’s Battalion". In addition, her husband's forename, “Harvey,” seems to have been mis-transcribed as “Henry” on at least one document in the pension file. Also, when the pension office tried to contact her for additional information, she had apparently moved (from Illinois, back to Missouri) and (for a time) that office was unable to contact her.^8,9

On 26 October 1866, Jane Scott (listed as Jane Johnson, nee Musgrove) filled out a second application for a widow’s pension based on her husband’s (Harvey Johnson's) service (and death) in the Union Army during the US Civil War. Her residence at that time was apparently Licking (nearest post office), Texas County, Missouri. However, the application seems to have been recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Phelps County, Missouri. The information in this claim was similar to the earlier one, except that: (1) information on the oldest son (William T Johnson) was added; (2) birth dates for each child were included; (3) her surname prior to her marriage to Johnson is said to be Musgrove; (4) her husband’s death was by gunshot wound; (5) the rebel unit involved in the action at Salem Missouri was commanded by a Colonel Freeman; (6) the correct unit designation of “Bowen’s Battalion” (or something very close to that) is used; and (7) the new application lists the names of some officers from that battalion.

The second application was supported by affidavits from Henderson Musgrove and Amanda Hobson (probably the same person as the “A. Hobson” who supported the 1865 application), both residents of Licking, Texas County, Missouri. The two of them are stated to have both been present at her 1847 marriage and also have knowledge of the birth of her children by Harvey Johnson and their life as a family. Henderson Musgrove and Amanda (Musgrove) Hobson were almost certainly two of Jane Scott’s children by her first marriage.

This second application may have been assigned the number 140,310. It is possible that two separate pension files existed for a few years. However, by 2021, items with both this application number and the apparent earlier application number (85,769) are together in the NARA’s “final” pension file. The Pension Office’s card file index on microfilm apparently currently (as of 2021) contains only the lower-numbered of the two applications (85,768) – or, if the higher-numbered one does still exist, it is cannot be readily accessed with Amazon.com search procedures. It is possible that some information was removed from the “final” file at the time the two were merged (if there was indeed a merger).^10,11

On 3 October 1868, Captain Stanford Ing provided an affidavit in support of Jane Scott's pension application stating: (1) he had been the commanding officer of Company B of the 10^th Regiment of Missouri Volunteer Cavalry; (2) he attended Harvey Johnson’s funeral; and (3) he had been acquainted with Harvey Johnson prior to when they both entered military service. Apparently, based on his information (combined with the new information in Jane Scott’s 1866 application), the army’s Adjunct General’s office was able to confirm that Harvey Johnson had enlisted in Rolla, Missouri, on 1 August 1861.¹²

Items in her Civil War Widow’s pension file at various dates during May 1869 (and some time thereafter) suggest her pension was approved (apparently to commence on 14 May 1869). The amount of the pension was to be $8 per month plus $2 per month for each child under the age of 16 (her pension would be reduced $2 per month on the date that each child turned 16 over the next several years). In addition, “arrearages” in her basic pension -- but apparently not the “adder” for each minor child -- retroactive to the date of 25 July 1866 (interestingly -- and puzzlingly -- earlier than the 26 October 1866 of her second known pension application). Several of these items are confusing (and seem to be contradictory) in other respects. For example, Item 32 from the file appears to refer to a pension arrearage award that was first approved, but later cancelled. Item 24 of the file seems to refer to an earlier pension certicate that had been “surrendered.”

Item 25 among the exhibits from the pension file may be of particular interest. It is an affidavit that seems to contain images of actual signatures of several family members (who were able to sign their names – that is, not using a “mark”) attesting to certain facts. These individuals included Solomon Haws, (possibly) N. L. Harris, (possibly) Arminda Shipp, Sarah Jane Hobson, and Robert Shipp.¹³

The pension file indicates that, starting around 1869 and continuing until around 1872, the pension office was still trying to locate information about the wartime service of Harvey Johnson (and still trying to track down Jane Scott Musgrove Johnson, starting at the Illinois address she had used in her first pension application in 1865). It is unclear what the purpose of these attempts were, since a pension for her had already been approved – and was apparently being paid to her during this time. These puzzling actions could be an indication that the pension being paid was based on her second application, while the ongoing information requests were based on the earlier (apparently rejected) application still being open and active, to some degree.¹⁴

On 14 December 1874, she requested a duplicate (replacement) copy of her pension certificate. Her original certificate had been among possessions destroyed in a house fire on 28 November 1874.¹⁵

Her basic pension was apparently increased to $12/ month (from $8/month) effective 19 March 1886.¹⁶

On 10 August 1888, she requested an additional payment for pension “arrears” for the time period between her husband’s death (on 3 Dec 1861) and the effective start of retroactive payments on her widow’s pension (1866). This triggered several items of pension office correspondence about this alleged discrepancy (including discussions of a possible many-years-earlier overpayment, which may or may not have been refunded to the government). As best CCF can determine, she apparently did receive this “arrearage.” Interestingly, there seems to (again) have been no discussion about why pension payments for minor children were not made retroactive to the date of their father’s death. It is possible that the legislation concerning widows and their minor children were asymmetric in this regard.¹⁷

Jane Scott died on 26 March 1909 at Raymondsville, Missouri, at age 86.^18,3 She was buried at McMahan Cemetery, Raymondville, Texas County, Missouri.³

The government seems to have paid at least $21.20 toward expenses related to her final illness and burial. However, the documentation in the pension file is not totally clear on this. It could be that the $21.20 was actually an accrued pension balance for the time between the last regular payment while she was living and the date of her death.¹⁹ Several items with the pension file deal with (among other things) receipt of government payments for services during her final illness and for her burial.²⁰

Thomas Johnson was born circa 1750 in England.^3,4,5

Thomas Johnson immigrated circa 1770 to the Colony of Virginia (the date is guestimated by Carl Fields).^3,4

Thomas Johnson married Lucy Edwins.

Thomas Johnson is said to have "fought" in the Revolutionary War, while residing at Virginia (it is not known if this refers to service in the Continental Army, or to service in a Virginia militia).^3,4

Family folklore is that, after the Revolutionary War, he relocated in eastern Tennessee, where he is said to have become wealthy, but then lost his lands (which are are said have included an iron foundry owned by him and and his wife). He later moved with part of his family to north Alabama. The Moses Johnson memoir suggests "his land" was lost in a legal dispute involving an old Spanish land grant. A Spanish land grant does not seem "right" for land in Tennessee. Spain did govern (or claim) portions of what is now Alabama for some time, but not north Alabama.^3,4,6

Thomas Johnson died circa 1810 in northern Alabama, shortly after moving there (approximate date of death is a guestimate by Carl Fields).^7,3,4

Notes and Observations: A memoir by Moses F. Johnson provides several nuggets of information about his (Moses's) grandfather. However, Moses does not explicitly list the name of his grandfather. The name is inferred from other sources, but the information derived from the Moses Johnson memoir is not tied to the specific individual's name.

The Moses Johnson memoir indicates his grandfather "raised a large family of boys." The names of only two of these are known as this is written in early 2010.

The above-mentioned iron foundry is said to have been in "Johnson City", Tennessee. The Tennessee community currently named "Johnson City" is indeed in Eastern Tennessee. However, according to the Wikipedia entry for Johnson city, it was named after someone associated with bringing the railroad to the area in the 1850s, long after Thomas Johnson's death. This does not preclude the possibility that Thomas Johnson lived near the current Johnson City. However, if that is the case, it would seem that the name of the current community is unrelated to his surname.

It is not impossible that this Thomas Johnson and the Thomas Johnston listed as WikiTree Johnston-5714 are the same individual. However, at this time (April 2018) the information on Johnston-5714 is so sketchy and the information on this Thomas Johnson is so uncertain that they could not be merged on WikiTree, in good conscience.^3,4

William Johnson was born circa 1780 at Marian County, Tennessee.¹

William Johnson married Sarah Bean, daughter of William Bean and Lydia Russell, in 1798.¹

Some family trees at various places show this William Johnson died in Janurary 1815 at New Orleans (the day of the Battle of New Orleans, War of 1812) after two months of military service and that he had been a member of the US Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment. Carl Fields' current (early 2012) understanding is that the William Johnson who died at that place in 1815 was a different (and probably younger) man. As an aside, it is much more likely that a US solider dying on the day of that battle (or shortly afterward) would have died of illness rather than of wounds from the battle, and indeed the "story" is that William Johnson died of smallpox. At one time was stationed at Lookout Mountain, TN. Army rank/grade is listed as William Johnson, Private.

Sally Johnson was born before 1820.²

Family information indicates she was deaf and dumb and married a deaf and dumb man by whom she had children. They apparently remained in Tennessee or Alabama, never moving to Missouri.^3,4

Canady Johnson was also known as Canida Johnson.^2,3 He was born in February 1810 at Tennessee.^1,3

Canady Johnson married Lodicia Menerva Hankins on 10 March 1832 at Morgan County, Alabama.^1,3

Canady Johnson (as Kennedy Johnson) and (implicitly) Lodicia Menerva Hankins (unnamed) appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Marshall County, Alabama, no specific enumeration date listed. The official date of that census was 01 Jun 1840. The census information indicated the household consisted of the following (free white) individuals: 1 male age 20-30 (born between c1810 and c1820), 2 females age 0-5 (born between c1835 and c1840), and 1 female age 30-40, (born between c1800 and c1810). The age 20-30 male is presumably Canady Johnson (born c1812), the two young girls are presumably Martha (born 1830) and probably a daughter unknown to current-day (2020) researchers, the older female is probably Lodicia (born c1809).

The census also indicated the household had one white person employed in agriculture and one white person over 20 unable to read and write.

Interestingly (and perhaps coincidentally) there is a Joshua Johnson household listed two households after Canady (“Kennedy”) Johnson in this census. He is apparently a male (age 60 – 70, born between 1770 and 1780), with an adult female in his household (age 20-30, born between 1810 and 1820), and two young males (ages 5- 10, born between 1830 and 1835).

An examination of the Alabama country boundaries during the years between 1830 and 1850, and the current (2020) county boundaries indicates that (among other changes) a small area of land that belonged to Marshall County in 1840 was later shifted to DeKalb county (but this shift was made at time before the Johnsons moved to Missouri, so descendants in (say) the early 1900s might have been aware of their ancestors (some of whom “came of age” in the 1840s) leaving Alabama for Missouri from DeKalb County (but might have not known that the area where the family lived had earlier been in Marshall County for a time).

Thus it is possible that the area where the family lived at the time they left Missouri was in this area that was (around 1850) transferred from Marshall County to DeKalb County. This area is currently in DeKalb County. Additional information about the area where the Johnson family might have resided in Alabama in the 1840-1850 era is discussed in the narratives for Canady Johnson's father and stepmother, John Johnson and Louisa Loveth "Luvy" Pullen.⁴

Canady Johnson (whose name Ancestry transcribed as Canada Johnston, with the surname Johnston listed for all family members) and Lodicia Menerva Hankins (listed as Dica Johnston) appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Texas Township (Mantank Post Office), Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 13 July 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. Canady’s age was listed as 47. Lodicia’s age was listed as 51. They were both listed as having been born in Tennessee. His occupation was listed as Farmer; no occupation was listed for her. The household was listed as having real estate worth $600 and personal property worth $500. Their children Martha M. Johnson, James S. Johnson and Lodicia Frances Johnson were listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. No one was listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. Everyone in the household was listed as being able to read, write. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. Based on the birthplace of the youngest listed child, it would appear the family moved to Missouri from Alabama some time after approximately 1853.⁵

Canady Johnson (listed by the Ancestry transcriber as Canarda Johnson) and Lodicia Menerva Hankins (listed by the Ancestry transcriber as L D Johnson) appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Texas Township (Salem Post Office), Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 7 July 1870. The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. Canady’s age was listed as 58. Lodicia’s age was listed as 59. They were both listed as born in Tennessee, respectively, with neither of them having parents listed as born in a foreign country. Their occupations were listed as Farming and Keeping House, respectively. The household was listed as having real estate worth $1000 and personal property worth $500. , age 13, who may have been a hired farm hand, but who has also been identified as an "informal" adoptee ofthe family (his occupation was listed as Farming). No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. Everyone in the household was listed as being able to read and write, except Dica and E J Leeds, who were listed as unable to write. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. Household had no male citizens over the age of 21 whose right to vote was denied or abridged due to reason than rebellion. The forenames of the two “daughters listed in this household were transcribed by Ancestry as “M M” and “L D S”,but CCF reads the second of these two forenames as “L D F”. Either way, there is some uncertainty that she is really the same person who was listed as “Frances” in the 1860 census for this family. Their children Martha M. Johnson and Lodicia Frances Johnson were listed as living with them, as was E J Leeds.⁶

Canady Johnson (listed as Caneda Johnson) and Lodicia Menerva Hankins (listed as Lodisia Johnson) appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Texas Township, Dent County, Missouri, enumerated 19 June 1880. The official date of that census was 01 June 1880. They were listed as Household Number 191 in the Enumeration District, living in Dwelling Number 190. Canady’s age was listed as 69. Lodicia’s age was listed as 71. They were both listed as having been born in Tennessee and as being husband and wife. Canady was listed as being able to read and write. Lodicia was listed as able to read but unable to write. Canady was listed as being disabled or maimed, but the nature of the disability was not specified. His parents were listed as both in Tennessee and Pennsylvania, while both of hers were listed as born in Virginia.

A second family was listed as living in the same dwelling (Number 190), but a separate household (Number 192). However, some of the relationships in this second family were listed as if they were a single household with Household Number 191, i.e., the head of Household 192, Ruben Berzilla Hume (listed as Lodisia F Humes), was listed as the daughter of Canady Johnson, the head of Household Number 191, while her husband, an unknown person (listed as Ruben B Humes), was listed as the son-in-law of Canady Johnson. After that, the children and step-childen of Ruben Berzilla Hume and an unknown person , apparently living in something like a common (combined) household were listed relative to the head of 192. As explained below, the two older children in the household are from an [R1F:Other2]’s previous marriage, and are step-children of Ruben Berzilla Hume. Ruben Berzilla Hume was listed as age 36, born in Alabama, and Keeping House. An unknown person was listed as age 38, born in Missouri, and a Farmer.

The children listed for Ruben Berzilla Hume and an unknown person were Losida M Hume and Martha B Hume, ages 4 and 1. Two older children (children of an unknown person and his deceased first wife), were Nancy E Hume and John M Hume (ages 11 and 7). All of the children were assigned the incorrect surname Humes, in this census. Only one child, John M Humes, was listed as attending school. Everyone in the combined household over age 10 was listed as able to read and write, except for Nancy E Humes, who was listed as unable to read and write. The other people in the household were listed as a being unable to read and write except for Lodicia Menerva Hankins and an unknown person who were listed as unable to write. The two youngest children were “check-ticked” for illiteracy, but those marks were crossed out; that information was apparently not officially tabulated for children age 8 and younger during this census.

The mother of the two older children was listed as born in Missouri, while the mother of the two younger children was listed as born in Alabama (as was Ruben Berzilla Hume). This difference -- and that [R1F:Other1] seems to have been unmarried and living with her parents at the time of the previous census is consistent with the two older children being from a previous marriage of an unknown person . Note also that the youngest daughter is named Martha, the same name as the older sister of [R1F:Other1], who was unmarried at the time of the previous census of the household of Canady Johnson and Lodicia Menerva Hankins. This was, for a time, thought to be a clue that the older Martha might have died in the time period between the time of the 1870 census and the birth of that youngest daughter in this household. However, it appears that the older Martha lived into her 70s.⁷ Canady Johnson died on 18 October 1884 at Dent County, Missouri, at age 74. He is said to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to this head.^1,3,8 He was buried in 1884 at Johnson Cemetery, Dent County, Missouri.^3,8

Sarah Bean was born in 1781 at Washington County, Tennessee.¹

Sarah Bean married William Johnson, son of Thomas Johnson and Lucy Edwins, in 1798.¹

Rebecca Johnson was born in 1801.¹

Rebecca Johnson died after 1870.¹

Nancy Louisa Jane Johnson married John Dunham. Nancy Louisa Jane Johnson was born in 1803.¹

William Perry Johnson was born in August 1808 at Warren County, Tennessee.¹

William Perry Johnson married Sarah Ann Jones, daughter of Joshua Jones and Clementine Dean, on 29 July 1832.¹

William Perry Johnson died on 27 February 1878 at Texas County, Missouri, at age 69.¹ He was buried at Shafer Cemetery, Licking, Missouri.¹

Francis Justice Johnson was buried at Shafer Cemetery, Licking, Missouri.¹ He Descendents of Thomas Johnson source document indicates that his birth date might be 7 April 1812. He was born on 23 February 1812.¹

Francis Justice Johnson married Nancy Clark.

Francis Justice Johnson married Elender Riden on 8 December 1867.¹

Francis Justice Johnson died on 20 November 1883 at Texas County, Missouri, at age 71.¹

Isaac Johnson was born in 1813.¹

Aaron Johnson married Catherine Clark.¹ Aaron Johnson was born in 1814.¹

James Monroe Austin was born on 12 June 1910 in Cedar County, Missouri.^1,2,3

James Monroe Austin married Margie Ann Mann, daughter of Elmer Virgil Mann and Bertha Melvina Reeder, on 11 December 1929 at El Dorado Springs, Missouri.^1,2,3

James Monroe Austin died on 7 January 1993 in Cedar County, Missouri, at age 82.^1,2,3

Jerald Dean Austin was born on 2 May 1934 in Cedar County, Missouri.^1,2,3

Jerald Dean Austin married Margie Marie Green on 22 October 1954 at Independence, Missouri.³

Jerald Dean Austin died on 16 October 1996 in Cedar County, Missouri, at age 62.^2,3

Henry Jarman's surname is spelled several different ways in various records including (but not necessarily limited to): Gaman, Gramon, Garmong, German, Jarmaney, and Jerman. Henry Jarman was born circa 1788 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.^17,16

Henry Jarman was recorded as purchasing one or more items at the sale of personal property belonging to the estate of John Jarman in 1806 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Items that he purchased included: three head sheep, one chest, apparently two hoes, one cag (keg), a hammer, and a pair of "pinchers" (possibly pliers or tongs).¹⁸

Henry Jarman was recorded as purchasing one or more items at the sale of personal property belonging to the estate of Henry Cullipher in December 1806 at Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Items that he purchased included a cartridge box.¹⁹

Henry Jarman was involved in a property transfer in 1807 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Robert Spence granted (sold) property to Henry Jarman.²⁰

Henry Jarman married Ruth Sawyer on 7 July 1808 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.^6,21

On 19 August 1809, Henry Jarman, Abel Sawyer, Samuel Sexton, Joseph Sawyer, and Josiah Jarman were recipients of a land grant of 65 acres on the east side of the Great Alligator River, opposite the north end of Wipping Creek Lake, in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The tract was in the shape of a seven-sided polygon. The description in the survey report seems to imply that at least part of the westernmost boundary of the tract was adjacent to land owned by John Simmons (or perhaps it was adjacent to land surveyed by John Simmons). The sketch in the survey report is drawn in a conventional manner with north at the top of the sheet. This was Grant No. 829, Warrant No. 74. The grant was originally entered 4 September 1808. The land on the east side of the Great Alligator River is now (as this is written in 2016) within Dare County. Dare County was formed in the second half of the 1800s. Certain land east of the Great Alligator River was transferred from Tyrrell County to Dare County at that time.^22,23

Henry Jarman was a bondsman for Miles Sykes and Polly Jarman marriage before 1810 at Tyrrell County, North Carolina.⁷

Circa 1810 Henry Jarman served as the administrator of the estate of Isaac Sawyer in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. His selection as administrator of this estate has led to speculation that Isaac Sawyer could have been his father-in-law, but, as yet, no documentary evidence for this has been uncovered.²⁴

Henry Jarman was recorded as a head of household in the 1810 census for Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The official date of that census was 6 August 1810. The census information indicated the household consisted of the following (free white) individuals: 1 male age 0-9 (born between c1801 and c1810), 1 male age 10-16 (born between c1794 and c1800), 1 male age 16-26 (born between c1784 and c1794), and 1 female age 16-26 (born between c1784 and c1794). The male age 10-16 is too old to be a son. He could have been a boarder or a farmhand. He also could have been a younger brother or other relative of Henry or his wife.¹

In 1814 Henry Jarman served on a jury panel in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.²⁵

On 28 November 1814, Henry Jarman were recipients of a land grant of 65 acres on the east side of the Great Alligator River, opposite the north end of Wipping Creek Lake, Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The tract was in the shape of a seven-sided polygon. The description in the survey report seems to imply that at least part of the westernmost boundary of the tract was adjacent to land owned by John Simmons (or perhaps it was adjacent to land surveyed by John Simmons). The sketch in the survey report is drawn in a conventional manner with north at the top of the sheet. This was Grant No. 829, Warrant No. 74. The grant was originally entered 4 September 1808. The land on the east side of the Great Alligator River is now (as this is written in 2016) within Dare County. Dare County was formed in the second half of the 1800s. Certain land east of the Great Alligator River was transferred from Tyrrell County to Dare County at that time.¹¹

In 1815 Henry Jarman owned 221 acres in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, based on information in an 1815 Tyrrell County tax list.²⁶

Henry Jarman was involved in a property transfer in 1817 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Michael Best transfered property to Henry Jarman.²⁰

Henry Jarman was recorded as a head of household in the in 1820 census for Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The official date of that census was 7 August 1820. The census information indicated the household consisted of the following (free white) individuals: 1 male age 0-9 (born between c1811 and c1820), 1 male age 10-16 (born between c1804 and c1810), 1 male age 26-45 (born between c1775 and c1794), 3 females age 0-9 (born between c1811 and 1820), 1 female age 26-45 (born between c1775 and c1794). Of these, one person was engaged in agriculture.²

Henry Jarman was bondsman (with Robert Linton and Bejamin Sykes) for Linton's appointment as guardian for several orphan Sawyer children on 25 October 1824 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.¹³

Henry Jarman was appointed guardian of Sabra/Sabray Sawyer (this guardianship was apparently later transfered to Benjamin Sikes) circa 1825 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.¹⁴ He was a bondsman (together with Benj. Sikes and Jno. Roughton) for Sikes's Guardianship of Sabra Sawyer on 28 October 1828 in Tyrrell Count, North Carolina.¹⁴

Henry Jarman married Keziah Sawyer on 26 October 1829 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Family folklore suggests that Keziah Sawyer was a younger sister of Henry Jarman's first wife, Ruth Sawyer.^7,17,21

Henry Jarman was recorded as a head of household in the 1830 census for Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The official date of that census was 1 June 1830. The census information indicated the household consisted of the following (free white) individuals: 1 male age 0-5 (born between c1825 and c1830), 2 males age 5-10 (born between c1820 and c1825], 1 male age 15-20 (born between c1810 and c1815), 1 male age 20-30 (born between c1800 and c1810), 1 male age 40-50 (born between c1780 and c1790), 1 female age 5-10 (born between c1820 and c18250, 1 female age 10-15 (born between c1815 and c1820), 2 females age 15-20 (born between c1810 and c1815). It seems odd to not have a female in the household over age 20, given that Henry Jarman had married Keziah Sawyer only a few months prior to this census. It suggests Keziah may have been very young at the time of the marriage (the 1850 and 1860 censuses, which provide more details about each individual, indicate that she was approximately 20 in 1830)..³

Henry Jarman sold land to Abcedef Sawyer in 1837 at Tyrrell County, North Carolina.⁶

Henry Jarman was recorded as a head of household in the in 1840 census for at Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The official date of that census was 1 June 1840. The census information indicated the household consisted of the following (free white) individuals: 2 males age 5-10 (born between c1830 and c1835], 1 male age 15-20 (born between c1820 and c1825), 1 male age 50-60 (born between c1780 and c1790), 1 female age 0-5 (born between c1835 and c1840), 1 female age 30-40, (born between c1800 and c1810).²⁷

Henry Jarman immigrated in 1848 to Illinois. The family traveled from North Carolina in a covered wagon. The year (1848) is approximately consistent with the listed birth years of the two youngest children recorded in the 1850 census; one of these two children is listed as born in North Carolina, while the other is listed as born in Illinois.^5,16

Henry Jarman and Keziah Sawyer appeared on the 1850 Federal Census in the area in the vicinity of Townships 7 and 8, Range 6W, and Township 7, Range 7W, Macoupin County, Illinois, enumerated 11 November 1850, no entry was present in the column for the value of real estate owned by the household. The official date of that census was 01 June 1850. Their children Sarah Jarman, Kissiah Jarman, James Riley Jarman and John Downing Jarman were listed as living with them, another son, Henry Caleb Jarman, age 18, appears to be listed in the census as part of the immediately preceding household on the same page of the census return.⁹ Henry Jarman was listed as a farmer in the 1850 census.⁹

Henry Jarman died circa 1858 (probably) in Macoupin County, Illinois.⁶

Notes and Observations: It is interesting to match up information in the 1830 census versus known children. In the following list, the ages and genders of persons enumerated in the 1830 census are matched up with known children born prior to 1830:

1 male age 0-5 (born between c1825 and c1830) -- Unknown (no match)

2 males age 5-10 (born between c1820 and c1825) -- Barney Jarman and Unknown

1 male age 15-20 (born between c1810 and c1815) -- Ezekiel Jarman or Tilson Jarman

1 male age 20-30 (born between c1800 and c1810) -- Jasper Jarman

1 male age 40-50 (born between c1780 and c1790) -- Henry Jarman (head of household)

1 female age 5-10 (born between c1820 and c1825] -- Unknown (no match)

1 female age 10-15 (born between c1815 and c1820) -- Unknown

2 females age 15-20 (born between c1810 and c1815) -- Brocky Jarman and (possibly) Keziah Sawyer

Thus if we assume all of the young people listed in the census (other than Keziah Sawyer) are children of Henry Jarman, we are missing (or, more precisely, do not have a name for): One son born between about 1825 and 1830, one son and one daughter born between 1820 and 1825, and one daughter born between 1815 and 1820. In addition, Tilson Jarman seems to have died prior to the 1830 census (or else the birth date we have for him and/or his age in the 1830 census are suspect).

There are, of course, other possible explanations, such as, some of the children recorded in the 1830 census could have been visitors (cousins, perhaps, or children for whom Henry Jarman was a legal guardian).

Peggay Jarman's formal name was apparently Margaret Jarman (also, Peggay was sometime spelled "Peggy".^2,3 She was born on 17 March 1794 at Columbia, Tyrrell County, North Carolina.^2,4,5,6

Peggay Jarman married Steven Michael Sawyer, son of Joab Sawyer and Caroline Allcocks, circa 1810 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.^7,4,5,6,8

Peggay Jarman died on 17 March 1874 at Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, at age 80.^2,4,5,6 She was buried at Staunton City Cemetery, Staunton, Illinois.^3,5,6

Ruth Sawyer was born between 1784 and 1794, perhaps c 1792.⁵

Ruth Sawyer married Henry Jarman, son of John Jarman and Mary Cullipher, on 7 July 1808 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.^2,4

Ruth Sawyer implicitly appeared on the census of 1810 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.⁵

Ruth Sawyer implicitly appeared on the census of 1820 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, (the family surname was listed or spelled as Garmon in the records of this census).⁶

Ruth Sawyer probably died between 1823 and 1830 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.⁷

Since Henry Jarman was appointed administrator of the estate of Isaac Sawyer, it is possible that Isaac Sawyer was his father-in-law (i.e., the father of Ruth Sawyer, his wife at that time). If indeed, the familly folklore that Henry's two wives were sisters is true, then Isaac would also be the father of Keziah Sawyer.

John Jarman was also listed in varous documents as Jno. Jerman and several other spellings of his surname.⁷ He was born out of wedlock circa 1750.^8,9

Because John Jarman was born out of wedlock, it is unknown if the name Jarman derives from his mother or his father (or, indeed, if it was derived from either parent).

John Jarman was apprenticed to John Meekins to learn the trade of a "show" (shoe) maker circa 1761 at Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The court record for this apprenticeship noted that John was a "bastard."¹⁰

John Jarman witnessed the will of James Lary on 8 September 1775 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Others who witnessed the will were Mary Cullipher and John Cullifer (there were variant spellings in the names of the witnesses.)^11,12

John Jarman married Mary Cullipher, daughter of Henry Cullipher and Rachael (--?--), after 8 September 1775.¹³

In 1782, 1784, and 1786 John Jarman owned 10 acres of land in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, (based on tax lists). The tax list for 1782 indicated he also owned 7 head of cattle that year.^14,15,16

John Jarman appeared on the census of 1790 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, The official date of that census was 02 August 1790. The census information indicated the household consisted of the following (free white) individuals: 1 male/males age 16 or above (born before c1775), 3 males age 0-15 (born between c1775 and c1790), and 3 females.^2,17

On 16 July 1795, John Jarman, Henry Cullipher, William Liverman, and William Banks received a land grant of 300 acres on the east side of the Great Alligator River. at Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The grant was described as "coast swamp," with the boundary survey beginning at a juniper at the eastward end of Hickory Ridge. Although the boundary of the property had seven sides, it was roughly trapezoidal in shape (two adjancent boundary segments were relatively short). The two longest boundary segments (of lengths 200 poles and 330 poles) ran north/south and were parallel to one another. The description in the survey report implies that the northmost point in the tract was on the boundary of land owned by William Liverman (possibly William Liverman Sr). The description also seems to imply most of the 300 acres was south of the crest of Hickory Ridge. The sketch in the survey report is a bit confusing because it is apparently drawn with north at the right hand side of the sheet. This was Grant No. 634, Warrant No. 11. The grant was originally entered 29 July 1793. It had apparently initially been awarded to John Cullipher, who transferred it to John Jarman, Henry Cullipher, William Liverman, and William Banks (the transfer was dated 29 July 1793).

Topographical maps indicate this land is quite flat and swampy, so the "ridge" may be more a recognation of the presence of dry land, rather than the presence of a substantial elevation difference. Carl Fields passed through the northern portion of this area (along US Highway 64)on the way to the Outer Banks of North Carolina in the autumn of 2015. The area seems extremely flat and low-laying (perhaps only 3-5 feet above sea level). It seemed to have been cut by drainage canals, with (presumably) the soil removed to form the canals having been used as "fill" to raise the level of the ground beween the canals. Thus Carl judged that, prior to construction of these canals, the land was even lower and more swamp-like than it was in 2015. He saw nothing that seemed like a rdige, except possibly the ground on the right-of-way of the US highway itself.

The east side of the Great Alligator River is now (as this is written in June 2016) in Dare County, North Carolina. Dare County was formed in the second half of the 1800s. The lands on the east side of the river, which had previously been in Tyrrell County, were transferred to Dare County at that time.^18,19,20

John Jarman was recorded as a head of household in the 1800 census for Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The official date of that census was 4 August 1800. The census information indicated the household consisted of the following (free white) individuals: 1 male age 0-9 (born between c1791 and c1800), 2 males age 10-16 (born between c1784 and c1790), 1 male age 16-26 (born between c1774 and c1784), 1 male age 45 or above (born before c1755), 2 females age 0-9 (born between c1791 and 1800), and 1 female age 26-45 (born between c1755 and c1774).²¹

Occupations were not listed in the early United States censuses, but it is presumed that John Jarman continued to practice the trade he had been apprenticed to learn, shoemaking (and possibly other trades too). It would further seem that he taught this trade to at least one of his sons, Josiah Jarman. A boy, William Jarman, assumed to be a son of this John Jarman, was apprneticed to Josiah Jarman to learn to be a shoemaker (cordwinder) at around the time of John Jarman's death.²²

John Jarman died circa October 1806 at Tyrrell County, North Carolina.^1,23

Personal property belonging to the estate of John Jarman was inventoried on 17 October 1806 and sold on 22 November 1806 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Items listed in the inventory and the sale list included: 1 heifer yearling, 1 cow, 4 head sheep, 2 hogs, a hand mill, 1 lot pewter (utensils, apparently), 1 stone jug, 1 kettle, 1 iron skillet, several pieces of woodware, 2 basins, 6 spoons, a cag (apparently an alternative spelling for a keg), a barrel, a big bottle, a plane iron and a flat iron, 2 books (titles not recorded, sadly), 1 hammer, 1 pair "pinchers" (perhaps pliers), 2 lots called "1 bed and furniture", 1 small chest, 1 chest, 5 chairs, 1 table, 1 loom, 1 item apparently called "slaying and gears" (which might be components associated with the loom), apparently 2 spinning wheels (one for wool and one for linen), and apparently one pair of "cotton cards," which may also be items associated with the loom, or possibly, a device for removing seeds from "raw" cotton (this is not a complete list, some items are omitted for brevity and some because the handwriting could not be deciphered -- the estate sale list appears to be somewhat more comprehensive than the inventory list). Persons recorded as purchasing items at the estate sale included: Josiah Jarman, Bets Jarman, Mary Cullipher, Samuel Sexton, Shadric Alcock, John Clayton, Henry Jarman, Justice Liverman and Thomas Liverman. The amounts received for sales items are listed in units of pounds, shillings, and pence. The total proceeds from sale were 45.7.9.²⁴

Based on a tax list, his heirs owned 60 acres of land in 1815 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.⁷

Mary Cullipher was also known as Mary German, a variation of her married name, Mary Jarman.² She was born before 1757.³

Mary Cullipher witnessed the will of James Lary on 8 September 1775 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Others who witnessed the will were John Jarman and John Cullifer (there were variant spellings in the names of the witnesses).^4,5

Mary Cullipher married John Jarman after 8 September 1775.⁶ Mary Cullipher is probably one of the three females listed as living in the household of John Jarman in the census of 1790 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.⁷

Mary Cullipher (listed under her married name, Mary Jarman) was recorded as purchasing one or more items at the sale of personal property belonging to the estate of John Jarman in 1806 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Items that she purchased included: a cow, three head of sheep, 2 hogs, bed and furniture (two lots), a small chest, a kettle, an iron skillet, two chairs, three peices of woodware, two basins, one loom, one "slay and gears"(possibly associated with operation of the loom), one table, apparently a sieve (for corn meal), barrels, two spinning wheels, and one pair "cotton cards" (possibly associated with operation of the spinning wheels or the loom).⁸ Mary Cullipher received an allowance from the estate of "John Garmans" in 1808 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.^9,2

Mary Cullipher was recorded as a head of household in the 1810 census for Tyrrell County, North Carolina. The official date of that census was 6 August 1810. The census information indicated the household consisted of the following (free white) individuals: 1 male age 45 or above (born before c1765), 1 female age 0-9 (born between c1801 and 1810), 1 female age 16-26 (born between c1784 and c1794), and 1 female age 45 or above (born before c1765). The oldest female was probably Mary herself. The identities of the other members of the household are unclear, but one could be her daughter Peggy, who married around 1810, possibly after the census.¹⁰

Mary Cullipher (listed as Mary Jarman) on 29 July 1815 in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, received property (primarily livestock: cattle, hogs, and bees) via a chattel deed from her mother Rachael (--?--) (who used her married name of Rachel Cullipher). This deed was witnessed by Josiah Jarman (who is also referred to as Joseph Jarman at one point) and Myles Sawyer.¹¹

Mary Cullipher is believed to have died between 1817 and 1819 probably in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.¹²

John Jarman was born circa 1809 in North Carolina (probably Tyrrell County.)^5,6 Information in the 1860 census indicates John Jarman could have been born circa 1807.⁷

John Jarman married Lucy B Sills, daughter of (--?--) Sills, on 1 September 1831 at Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee.⁴

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1835 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 140 acres of Class 3 land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was apparently valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned a horse apparently valued (or assessed) at $30. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $130.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1836 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 140 acres of Class 3 land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1837 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was apparently valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned a horse apparently valued (or assessed) at $30. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $130.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1838 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned two horses valued (or assessed) at $50. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $150.⁸

John Jarman was recorded as a head of household in the 1840 census for Smithland Township, Livingston County, Kentucky. The official date of that census was 1 June 1840. The census information indicated the household consisted of the following (free white) individuals: 3 males age 0-5 (born between c1835 and c1840), 2 males age 5-10 (born between c1830 and c1835), 1 male age 30-40, (born between c1800 and c1810), 1 female age 20-30 (born between c1810 and c1820), and one of these persons was engaged in manufacturing and trade.³

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1840 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned a horse valued (or assessed) at $60. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $160.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1841 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned two horses valued (or assessed) at $50. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $150. His household was recorded as having one child in the age range of 7 to 17 years old.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1842 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned (1) two horses valued (or assessed) at $20 and (2) one animal classed under “studs, jacks, bulls” (a “jack” is probably a sexually intact male donkey) with a “rate” of $4 per service (this was likely a bull or a stallion – if this animal was a horse, it may be listed on the page of the tax form twice – once as a horse and once as a “stud”). The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $120. His household was recorded as having one child in the age range of 7 to 17 years old.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1843 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned two horses valued (or assessed) at $30. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $130. His household was recorded as having two children in the age range of 7 to 17 years old.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1844 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned a horse valued (or assessed) at $20. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $130 (the recorded sum is $10 greater than the recorded individual items). His household was recorded as having three children in the age range of 5 to 16 years old.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1846 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned two horses valued (or assessed) at $30. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $130. His household was recorded as having five children in the age range of 5 to 16 years old.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1848 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned five cattle that were valued in excess of the ($50) threshold value. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $130. His household was recorded as having five children in the age range of 5 to 16 years old.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livignston County, Kentucky, for the year 1849 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. No taxable property other than land was listed. His household was recorded as having five children in the age range of 5 to 16 years old.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1850 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned one horse valued (or assessed) at $30 and 6 cattle (whose value did not exceed the $50 threshold for tax exemption). The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $130. His household was recorded as having four children in the age range of 5 to 16 years old.⁸

John Jarman and Lucy B Sills appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Livingston County, Kentucky, enumerated 28 August 1850. The real estate associated with the household was listed as having a value of $100. The official date of that census was 01 June 1850. Their children Joshuea Jarman, Henry Jarman, Josiah T. Jarman, John H Jarman, William B Jarman, Catherine Jarman, Benjamin F Jarman and Samuel Jarman were listed as living with them. The children's ages were: 16, 15, 13, 11, 10, 5, 3, and 1, respectively. Both John Jarman and Lucy B Sills were listed as persons over 20 unable to read or write. No children were listed as having attended school within a year of the census date.⁶ John Jarman was listed as a farmer in the 1850 census.⁶

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1851 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). His name was recorded as John B. Jarman in the tax record book for 1851. He was taxed for 144 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $144. He also owned one horse valued (or assessed) at $40 and 2 cattle (whose value did not exceed the $50 threshold for tax exemption). The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $184. His household was recorded as having seven children in the age range of 5 to 16 years old. The number of children recorded for this year seems inconsistent with the previous and subsequent few years, and may represent an unusual situation (or a clerical error).⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1852 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 140 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $100. He also owned one horse valued (or assessed) at $30 and 2 cattle (whose value did not exceed the $50 threshold for tax exemption). The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $142 (the total seems inconsistent with the value of the individual types of property). His household was recorded as having four children in the age range of 5 to 16 years old.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1853 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 140 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $140. He also owned one horse valued (or assessed) at $40, two cattle (whose value did not exceed the $50 threshold for tax exemption), two hogs over six months of age, and a gold watch or clock valued at $5. The number of hogs and the value of the gold items seem to have been recorded only for information; the value of the hogs was not recorded and the value of the gold items was not included in the total value of taxable property. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $180. His household was recorded as having five children in the age range of 6 to 18 years old.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1854 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 154 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $135. He also owned one horse valued (or assessed) at $75, two cattle (whose value did not exceed the $50 threshold for tax exemption), seven hogs over six months of age, and a gold watch or clock valued at $5. The number of hogs and the value of the gold items seem to have been recorded only for information; the value of the hogs was not recorded and the value of the gold items was not included in the total value of taxable property. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $210. His household was recorded as having four children in the age range of 6 to 18 years old.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1855 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 126 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $285. He also owned one horse valued (or assessed) at $40, no cattle, ten hogs over six months of age, and a gold watch or clock valued at $5. The number of hogs and the value of the gold items seem to have been recorded only for information; the value of the hogs was not recorded and the value of the gold items was not included in the total value of taxable property. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $325. His household was recorded as having four children in the age range of 6 to 18 years old. The tax rolls for 1855 also included a separate entry for his oldest son, Joshua D. Jarman.⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1856 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 126 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $315. He also owned two horses valued (or assessed) at $75, and five hogs over six months of age. The number of hogs seems to have been recorded only for information; the value of the hogs was not recorded and was not included in the total value of taxable property. The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $390. His household was recorded as having four children in the age range of 5 to 18 years old. The tax rolls for 1855 also included a separate entry for his oldest son, Joshua D. Jarman (recorded as J. D. Jarman).⁸

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1857 indicate John Jarman was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was taxed for 126 acres of land on the Sandy Creek watercourse that was valued (or assessed) at $378. He also owned three horses valued (or assessed) at $150 and three cattle valued (or assessed) at $25 (this was the value in excess of the $50 threshold for tax exemption). The total value (or assessment) for the land and property was $553. His household was recorded as having four children in the age range of 5 to 18 years old. His oldest son, Joshua D. Jarman, does not seem to have been recorded on Livingston County tax rolls for the year 1857.

Thomas B. Sills, who may have been a brother of Lucy Sills, the wife of John Jarman, also paid taxes on land on the Sandy Creek watercourse in Livingston County, Kentucky, for several years (between 1839 and approximately 1846 – he also appeared on tax rolls in some earlier years, when he did not own land). William C. Fields, whose wife was probably John Jarman’s sister, appears on the tax rolls of Livingston County, Kentucky, for the years 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, and 1845, although he was never taxed for any land holdings. The names of other taxpayers in this county with the surnames Jarman, Fields, and Sills are listed in the “full” endnote cited for this paragraph. That endnote citation contains a lengthy description of the content and format of these Livingston County, Kentucky tax records.⁸

John Jarman and Lucy B Sills appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Crawford Township, Osage County, Missouri at Lynn (Post Office), enumerated 12 July 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. Their children Catherine Jarman, Samuel Jarman, Priscilla Jarman and Joanna Jarman were listed as living with them. The household appears to have been listed as owning personal property worth $400 (the handwritten value is somewhat uncertain). No value is listed for real estate. The census information indicates no children attended school within the last year and that all both adult members of the household could read and write.⁷ John Jarman was listed as a farmer in the 1860 census.⁷

John Jarman served between 21 September 1861 and 5 October 1861 in the Osage County Missouri Home Guards, Company A (US Civil War, Union side.)⁹

John Jarman served between 21 October 1861 and 10 January 1862 in Company I (or perhaps J) of the 3rd Regiment of 6 Months Missouri State Militia. The regiment (or, at least, his company) was apparently disbanded on 10 Jan 1862.⁴

John Jarman died on 12 January 1862 at Franklin, Howard County, Missouri. His death was two days after his discharge from the militia unit. He apparently was hospitalized with fever (in a military camp hospital) for several days prior to his death. Fellow soliders took his body back to Osage County for burial.¹⁰

Marjorie J. McClure was generally known as Margie.² She was born on 12 March 1906 in Arkansas.³

Marjorie J. McClure appeared on the census of 13 January 1920 at Big Bottom Township -- Sheet 12A., Newark town (Vine Street), Independence County, Arkansas.⁴

Marjorie J. McClure married Albert Wilson, son of John Wilson and Carrie Timmons, on 28 September 1923 at Independence County, Arkansas.⁵ Marjorie J. McClure lived in 1923 at Newark, Independence County, Arkansas.⁵

Marjorie J. McClure and her family have not yet been located in the 1930 census (as of May 2013.)⁶

Marjorie J. McClure appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, enumerated 11 April 1940. The home was listed as rented for $3 per month and not on a farm. The official date of that census was 01 April 1940. Her children Etta Mae Wilson and Lois Jean Wilson were listed as living with her. All household members were listed having lived in the same house on 1 Apr 1935. Marjorie J. McClure was listed as age 32, widowed, not attending school in March 1940, having completed 7 years of schooling, and born in Arkansas. Marjorie was listed as employed, having worked 35 hours, and not seeking work the week of 24-30 March. Her occupation was listed as home work and she worked in private industry (not a government worker). She reported 40 weeks worked in 1939, $100 wage income, and no other income (other than wages and salary) in excess of $50.⁷

Marjorie J. McClure and Robert Lacy Fields lived as a married couple for at least 30 years, perhaps longer, prior to his death in 1975, although no record of their marriage has yet been located (as of August 2013).

Marjorie J. McClure and Robert Lacy Fields operated a small liquor store on Front Street (what was called the "lower end" of Front Street) in Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas, probably from around the time Independence County "voted dry" (probably mid- or late-1940s) until they purchased a farm in Hulsey Bend around 1960. After that time, they were farmers until near the end of Lacy's life.⁸

Marjorie J. McClure died on 18 June 1979 at Newport, Arkansas, at age 73.³ She was buried at Blue Springs Cemetery, Newark, Independence County, Arkansas.³

Personal recollections about Marjorie J. McClure are described in an end note.⁹