Johnson
John Wesley Johnson brought his family from Polk
County, Tennessee after the end of the war and just prior to the
taking of the 1870 Jackson County, Tn census. The family settled
in what later became known as Clay County, Tn. They lived in a
little log cabin that is located in the Oak Grove Community, just
off Hwy 52E, in Clay County. A partical genealogy of the Johnson
Family is listed below. Follow the links to learn more about the
Johnson Ancestry of Shelta McCarter Shrum.
Husband | Wife |
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Name | John Wesley Johnson | Name: | Susan Catherine Cloninger |
Date of Birth: | 01 Jul 1817 | Date of Birth: | 16 Feb 1824 |
Place of Birth: | North Carolina | Place of Birth: | Lincoln Co., NC |
Date of Death: | cir Jun 1890 | Date of Death: | 17 Oct 1915 |
Place of Burial: | Searcy County Arkansas | Place of Burial: | Pitcock Cemetery, Clay Co., Tn |
Parents: | John Johnson, mother unknown | Parents: | Jacob Cloninger and Elizabeth Clemmer |
Date of Marriage: cir 1841
Children
Child | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Married |
---|---|---|---|
Elizabeth P.A. | 06 Nov 1842 | 06 Nov 1917 | Never Married |
Julia | cir 1843 | cir 1847 | Never Married |
Mary S.M. | 01 Nov 1843 | 27 Apr 1901 | Jackson Whale Bledsoe |
Huldah Jane | 31 Jan 1847 | 13 Jan 1924 | John J. "Jacky" Jones |
James A.W. | cir Feb 1849 | unknown | Sarah Copas |
George N. | 30 Sep 1853 | 16 Mar 1919 | Martha E. ? |
John W. | 12 Dec 1856 | 03 Jun 1945 | Margaret Bean ¹ |
Jacob B.L. | 04 Sep 1859 | 02 Oct 1936 | Leatha Melinda Green |
Laura L. | 07 Jan 1865 | 16 Nov 1945 | James Monroe Davis |
Isabelle | cir 1862 | Unknown | J.R. McGowan |
Abraham L. | 03 Jul 1872 | 18 Sep 1953 | Sally Horton² |
¹This is the first wife; 2nd
wife was Rosetta McClerran, John had two children by her.
²This is the first wife: Abe later married Tisha Ashlock (they
had no children.)
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