Jesse Johnson Sr (1794 - 1880)

Born 1 Apr 1794 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Polly (Burns) Johnson — married 11 Oct 1813 in , Breathitt, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 1880 at about age 85 in Turkey Creek, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Jesse JOHNSON was born about April 1793 or 1794 in Tennessee. He died after the 1880 U. S. census record was enumerated. His last known location was in Breathitt County, Kentucky. He is believed to have been buried in the Old Jesse Johnson Cemetery, Breathitt County, Kentucky.^[1] He is thought to have been the son of Thomas JOHNSON and Mary "Polly" MILLER.

Birth Estimate:

1820 - Census Age Bracket of Oldest Male in the Household of Jesse JOHNSON was given as 16 to 26 Years Old. It was noted that there was no notation in the column for male individuals aged 16 to 18 Years. [Estimated Birth: 1794 - 1802]

1830 - Census Age Bracket of Oldest Male in the Household of Jesse JOHNSON was given as 30 - 40 Years of Age. [Estimated Birth: 1790 - 1800]

1840 - Census Age Bracket of Oldest Male in Household of Jesse JOHNSON was given as 40 to 50 Years of Age. [Estimated Birth: 1790 - 1800]

1850 - Census Age of Jesse JOHNSTON was given as 56 Years Old. [Estimated Birth: About 1794] His place of birth was given as Tennessee.

1860 - Census Age of Jesse JOHNSON was given as 66 Years Old. [Estimated Birth: About 1794] His place of birth was given as Virginia.

1870 - Census Age of Jessie JOHNSON was given as 78 Years Old. [Estimated Birth: About 1792] His place of birth was given as Virginia.

1880 - Census Age of Jesse JOHNSON was given as 88 Years Old. [Estimated Birth: About 1792] His place of birth was given as Kentucky. He was living with his son, Isaac JOHNSON.

Marriage:

Jesse JOHNSON was married on 11 October 1813 to Mary "Polly" BURNS.

Spouse Information:

Mary "Polly" BURNS was born about 1795 in Tennessee [some trees state Turkey Creek, Breathitt County, Kentucky, but census records all state her birth was in Tennessee] and died about 1875 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Her parents are currently unknown.

Spouse Birth Estimate:

1820 - Census Age Bracket of Oldest Female in the Household of Jesse JOHNSON was given as 16 to 26 Years Old. [Estimated Birth: 1794 - 1804]

1830 - Census Age Bracket of Oldest Female in the Household of Jesse JOHNSON was given as 30 to 40 Years of Age. [Estimated Birth: 1790 - 1800]

1840 - Census Age Bracket of Oldest Female in the Household of Jesse JOHNSON was given as 30 to 40 Years of Age. [Estimated Birth: 1800 - 1810]

1850 - Census Age of Polly JOHNSTON was given as 55 Years Old. [Estimated Birth: About 1795] Her place of birth was given as Tennessee.

1860 - Census Age of Polly JOHNSON was given as 65 Years Old. [Estimated Birth: About 1795] Her place of birth was given as Tennessee.

1870 - Census Age of Polly JOHNSON was given as 77 Years Old. [Estimated Birth: About 1793] Her place of birth was given as Tennessee.

1880 - Not present in the household with her husband.

Children of Jesse JOHNSON and Mary "Polly" BURNS:

1. Isaac JOHNSON (Born: About 1814; Died: About 1902; Married: Nancy King VIRES)
2. Elisha JOHNSON (Born: About 1820 in Kentucky; Died: 18 October 1888 in Head Snake Branch, Breathitt County, Kentucky; Married: Judia SHORT)
3. Mary JOHNSON
4. George JOHNSON (Born: About 1823 in Kentucky; Died: about 1889 in Bell County, Kentucky; Married: Nancy McQUIN (?) or Mary FULTZ)
5. Thomas JOHNSON (Born: About 1829; Died: 1906; Married: Maranda COMBS)
6. Elizabeth JOHNSON (Born: About 1829; Married: Ancil D. BRYANT)
7. Jesse JOHNSON, Jr. (Married: Clarinda Sarah SHORT)
8. James Madison JOHNSON (Born: About 1832 in Kentucky; Died: 1914; Married: Elizabeth Jane ROBERTS)
9. Nancy JOHNSON (Born: About 1834 or 1837 in Kentucky; Died: 1865; Married: Anderson BARRETT)
10. Henderson JOHNSON (Born: About 1838 in Kentucky)
11. Jefferson A. JOHNSON (Born: About 1842 in Kentucky; Married: Christina BURNS)

Other Information:

In the 1850 U. S. Slave Schedule for Breathitt County, Kentucky,^[2] Jesse JOHNSTON was listed as owning a Male slave who was 7 Years old.

Thomas JOHNSTON, SR. [probably Jesse JOHNSTON's father] had quite a few slaves in this schedule as well: Female Slave Aged 35 Years, Male Slave Aged 23 Years, Female Slave Aged 20 Years, Female Slave Aged 16 Years, Male Slave Aged 12 Years, Male Slave Aged 6 Years who was listed as being Mulatto, Male Slave Aged 2 Years and Female Slave Aged 2 Years.

Research Progress

Birth

Birth:

Date: Apr 1793

Place: Sullivan, Tennessee, United States^[3]

Marriage

Jesse JOHNSON was married on 11 October 1813 to Mary "Polly" BURNS.

One researcher posted on this profile that he was born in Sullivan County, Tennesse. However the source they stated for their information was the 1880 U. S. census record which did not record county of birth in its listing.

Sullivan County, Tennesse Marriage Records are only available after 1861. If they married on this date in that county any record has probably been destroyed.

In the 1830 U. S. Census,^[4] a Jesse JOHNSON was listed as residing in Clay County, Kentucky, but the ages of the available children do not match this individual.

There is a Jesse JOHNSON listed in 1830 in Harlan County, Kentucky that seems to have children who may match up with available data.

Breathitt County, Kentucky was not founded until 1839. It was founded from parts of Clay County, Estill County and Perry County in Kentucky.

Census Records after 1850 seem to indicate that his wife was from Tennessee and he was either from Tennessee or Virginia. The location of Harlan County, Kentucky could have been a reasonable location to settle from either Tennessee or Virginia. It is probable that the marriage took place either in what became Harlan County, Kentucky or in a location in Tennessee or Virginia before they moved into Kentucky.

Harlan County, Kentucky was not formed until 1819 from Floyd County and Knox County.

Research NOTES: 13 February 2018 - checked the Marriage Index for Floyd County, Kentucky, noted: Patrick JOHNSON (marriage 1813), Eli JOHNSON (married 1814), Thomas JOHNSON (Married 1817) and Benjamin B. JOHNSON (married 1819). No Jesse JOHNSON in the index of Floyd County, Kentucky marriages before 1820. (Researcher: Jeanne Howell)

Research NOTES: 13 February 2018 - checked the Marriage Index for Knox County, Kentucky, noted the index was in alphabetical order, No Jesse JOHNSON was found in the index listing. (Researcher: Jeanne Howell)

Census Records of Jesse JOHNSON, after Marriage:

1820 United States Federal Census Record of Harlan County, Kentucky, Household of Jesse JOHNSON^[5]

Household of Jesse JOHNSON in 1820:

2 Free White Males Aged Under 10 Years

1 Free White Male Aged 16 to 26 Years

1 Free White Female Aged 16 to 26 Years

1830 United States Federal Census Record of Harlan County, Kentucky, Household of Jesse JOHNSON^[6]

Household of Jesse JOHNSON in 1830:

1 Free White Male Aged Under 5 Years

1 Free White Male Aged 5 to 10 Years

2 Free White Males Aged 10 to 15 Years

1 Free White Male Aged 30 to 40 Years

2 Free White Females Aged Under 5 Years

1 Free White Female Aged 30 to 40 Years

No Slaves or Other Free Individuals

Total Individuals: 8

He was one of 10 known children born to Thomas and Mary Miller Johnson. He married Mary "Polly" Burns 11 Oct 1813. They had 11 known children: Isaac who married Nancy King Vires; Elisha who married Judia Short; Mary; George who married Nancy McQuin; Thomas who married Maranda Combs; Elizabeth who married Ancil D. Bryant; Jesse Jr. who married Clarinda Sarah Short; James Madison who married Elizabeth Jane Roberts; Nancy who married Anderson Barrett; Henderson; and Jefferson A. who married Christina Burns.

He's found on the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 US Censuses in Breathitt Co, KY.

1880 Census:

Name: Jesse Johnson

Age: 88

Birth Year: abt 1792

Birthplace: Kentucky

Home in 1880: Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Father

Marital Status: Widower

Father's Birthplace: Kentucky

Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky ..

Household Members:

Isaac Johnson 65

Nancy Johnson 55

Elizabeth Johnson 15

John Johnson 11

Nancy Mc Intosh 20

Henry Mc Intosh 1

Jesse Johnson 88

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 February 2018), memorial page for Jesse Johnson, Sr (1 Apr 1794–1880), Find A Grave Memorial no. 125,922,150, citing Old Jesse Johnson Cemetery, Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Rebecca Craig Campbell (contributor 46891674) . [No tombstone Picture, description states that his birth year is estimated based on U. S. census data.]
2. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVC1-TSH : 5 August 2017), Jesse Johnston, Breathitt county, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States; citing line number 10, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 442,991.
3. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: T9_404; Family History Film: 1254404; Page: 583.3000; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 0773. Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=17204776&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1792Birth place: KentuckyResidence date: 1880Residence place: Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-BBP : 12 August 2017), Jesse Johnson, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing 177, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 35; FHL microfilm 7,814.
5. ↑ 1820 U. S. census, Harlan County, Kentucky, population schedule, no division stated, p. 112 (stamped), line 14, household of Jesse Johnson; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-KT8 : accessed 13 February 2018); citing National Archives microfilm publication M33, roll 23; Family History Library microfilm 186,183.
6. ↑ 1830 U. S. census, Harlan County, Kentucky, population schedule, no division stated, p. 123 (stamped), line 20, household of Jesse Johnson; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGP-Q3C : accessed 13 February 2018); citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 37; Family History Library microfilm 7,816.

• 1820 - Database link [transcription in research progress] - "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-KT8 : accessed 13 February 2018), Jesse Johnson, Harlan, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 112, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 186,183.

• 1830 - Database link [transcription in research progress] - "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGP-Q3C : 24 August 2017), Jesse Johnson, Harlan, Kentucky, United States; citing 123, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 37; FHL microfilm 7,816.

• 1840 - Database link - "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTG-L9S : 15 August 2017), Jesse Johnson, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 415, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 105; FHL microfilm 7,823.

• 1850 - Database link - "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65B-99V : 12 April 2016), Jesse Johnston, Breathitt county, part of, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States; citing family 244, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 - Database link - "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB9-P93 : 14 December 2017), Jesse Johnson, 1860.

• 1870 - Database link - "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7L-9SN : 12 April 2016), Jessie Johnson, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 16, family 94, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,948.

• Source: S2 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCC3-5Z7 : 29 August 2017), Jesse Johnson in household of Isaac Johnson, Jackson, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 14, sheet 583C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0404; FHL microfilm 1,254,404.

• Source: S22 Ancestry Family Trees

Footnotes

Acknowledgements

• Johnson-38771 was created by Dwayne Jack through the import of david2015.ged on Aug 18, 2015.
• Family members, ancestry

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125922150&ref=acom

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gayfamilyfile&id=I201566

• https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Ajesse~%20%2Bsurname%3Ajohnson~%20%2Bbirth_place%3Akentucky~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1792-1792~
• Family members