John
Wesley
Johnson
Born in Missouri
Ancestors 
Son of William Johnson
and Elizabeth Ann (Martin) Johnson
Brother of
James Washington Johnson, Sarah Johnson, Nancy Orlena (Johnson) Collins and Roanna Johnson
Husband of
Martha Ann (Chaney) Johnson
— married
about 1878 in Missouri
Husband of
Nancy Melissa (Capps) Johnson
— married
Jan 1878 in Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William Henry Johnson, Elbert Franklin Johnson, Warren Orner Johnson and Everette Harold Johnson
Died
at age 75
in Richland, Douglas, Missouri
Profile managers:
Nick Johnson 
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Biography
John was born in 1855. He married Nancy Melissa Capps about 1878. He married Martha Ann Chaney, 1888. He passed away about 1931.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZS-9PP : 28 Jan 2023), John W. Johnson in entry for William Johnson, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4F7-YPJ : 29 May 2021), John W Johnson in entry for William Johnson, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M661-RRW : 7 September 2017), Wesley Johnson, Richland, Douglas, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 30, sheet 534C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,685.
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CX-82X : 10 March 2022), Wess Johnson, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2TX-ZCH : accessed 28 January 2023), Wesley Johnson, Richland, Douglas, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 50, sheet 11A, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 773; FHL microfilm 1,374,786.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M84R-SR3 : 2 February 2021), John W Johnson, 1920.
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHX2-RT2 : accessed 28 January 2023), Wesley J Johnston, Richland, Douglas, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 2B, line 79, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1186; FHL microfilm 2,340,921.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60398532
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Dennis Johnson
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-Z49, FTDNA kit #424327
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~12.50%
Dennis Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 5918698 [compare], Ancestry member mitchjohnson54
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~6.25%
Nick Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A242666 [compare]
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Annette (Stayton) Gercken :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H558442 [compare]
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~1.56%
William Thall :
AncestryDNA
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Johnson-37108 and Johnson-96580 are not ready to be merged because: Postponed, pending merge of his fathers' profiles.
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Rejected matches › John William Johnson (1853-1933) › John Lee Johnson (1853-1932) › Wesley Johnson (1853-) › John W. Johnson (abt.1854-abt.1906) › John McKenzie Johnson (1853-1936) › John Furman Johnson (abt.1853-1930) › John B. Johnson (abt.1855-) › Johan August Johansson (1855-1930) › John Robert Johnson (1847-1916)
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