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James Johnson Sr. (1774 - 1860)

James Johnson Sr.
Born in Bedford, Bedford, Colony of Virginiamap
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 86 in Little Saline Creek, Llano County, Texas, USAmap
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Biography

James Sr. Johnson was born in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia about 1774. He married Nancy Johnson.[1]

. Family of 5 children:

(Sarah) JaneJames Jr. married Nancy Martin Johnson (birth: 30 March 1811
Francis (Frank) Johnson (1812/1814-12 Oct. 1867)
Lewis Johnson (1813- 6 March 1836) * Alamo Defender
William J. Johnson (1819-
James Junior Johnson (b 1824 / 1826 d) James Jr. married Nancy Martin

James moved the family to the Illinois territory. In 1829 he moved the family to the Texas colony.They settled in Nacogdoches colony, later known as Robertson county after the Colony boundaries changed..


United States Census, 1850[2]

Event Place Sabine, Louisiana, United States
Event Place (Original) Sabine parish, Sabine, Louisiana, United States
People on This Record
Green Reeves M 42 Kentucky
Jane Reeves F 39 Illinois
Wm Reeves M 19 Texas
Margarette Reeves F 17 Texas
Chas Reeves M 14 Texas
Geo Reeves M 8 Texas
A M Reeves Male 6 Texas
Jas Johnson M 76 Virginia


James Sr. Johnson passed away in 1860 in Little Saline Creek, Llano County, Texas, USA

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFJ-NZ1 : 18 February 2021), Nancy Johnson in entry for James Johnson, 1860.
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJ8-Y8J : 22 December 2020), A M Reeves in household of Green Reeves, Sabine, Louisiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • United States Census, 1850 database with images, FamilySearch, Jas Johnson in household of Green Reeves, Sabine parish, Sabine, Louisiana, United States; citing family 311, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). In the household of Green B. Reeves and Jane (Johnson) Reeves
  • United States Census, 1860 database with images, FamilySearch, James Johnson in entry for James Johnson, 1860. In the household of son James and his wife Nancy




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James Johnson Sr's spouse has not been determined. His son James Jr. married Nancy Martin.

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