Pvt.
Birney
S.
"Bernie, B. S."
Johnson
Born about in New York, United States
Son of James W. Johnson
and Lovina (Unknown) Johnson
Brother of
Eleanor Johnson, Lloyd G. Johnson, Wilber F. Johnson, Loyal Johnson, Anna D. Johnson and Ella Johnson
Husband of
Rebecca (Levy) Prince
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Henrietta (Johnson) Morgan and Bernice Isabell (Johnson) Solomon
Died
at about age 38
in Michigan, United States
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Biography
Birney Johnson is a part of US Black heritage.
Birney (also Bernie) was born about 1842 in New York.
Education
In 1850, he is attending school in or near Mount Morris, New York.
Occupations
- 1870: Barber
- 1863: Blacksmith
His father had also been in a barber in Mount Morris, New York.
Residence
- 1870: Leslie, Michigan
- 1863: Adrian, Michigan (military enlistment)
- 1860: Adrian, Michigan with his parents, siblings and Ransom Buck
- 1850: Mount Morris, New York with his parents and siblings
Military Service
Private in the all-black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, Company F. Enlisted on 8 April 1863 from Adrian, Michigan. He was about 21 years old, single and working as a blacksmith when he enlisted. Mustered out 20 August 1865.
Census Race
- 1870: Black
- 1850, 1860: Mulatto
Death
He passed away in 1880 and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Leslie, Michigan.
Descendent Surnames
Morgan
His daughter Henrietta married a Mr. Morgan.
Solomon
His daughter Bernice married John Alexander Solomon.
Projects
Sources
- 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Mount Morris, Livingston, New York; Roll: M432_524; Page: 71A; Image: 374 (as Barney S. Johnson)
- 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Adrian Ward 4, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M653_551; Page: 369; Family History Library Film: 803551
- 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Leslie, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: M593_675; Page: 180A; Family History Library Film: 552174
- 1880 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Michigan, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1164; Archive Roll Number: 75; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Leslie, Ingham, Michigan
- Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
- Find a Grave: Birney S. Johnson
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Categories: New York, Free People of Color | 1850 US Census, Livingston County, New York | Mount Morris, New York | Adrian, Michigan | Blacksmiths | 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored), United States Civil War | 1870 US Census, Ingham County, Michigan | Leslie, Michigan | Grand Army of the Republic | Typhoid Pneumonia | Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie, Michigan