Bellfield Johnson (abt. 1827 - 1916)

Born about 1827 in North Carolina, United States

Husband of Mary (Reed) Johnson — married 6 Feb 1851 (to 28 Feb 1871) in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States

Died 6 Mar 1916 at about age 89 in Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States

Biography

Bellfield Johnson is a part of US Black heritage.

Bellfield Johnson was born about 1827 in North Carolina.^[1]

Bellfield married Mary Reed on 6 Feb 1851 in Lawrence County, Ohio.^[2] They lived in Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio where Bellfield worked as a farmer. Their census records suggest they had at least eight children:^[3][4]

• Brooks M Johnson, born ~1853
• Hamilton L Johnson, born ~1855
• Ella G Johnson, born ~1856
• Nancy M Johnson, born ~1858
• Lydia A Johnson, born ~Apr 1859
• Thomas Johnson, born ~1864
• Sarah Johnson, born ~1866
• Martha Johnson, born ~1868

Bellfield married Christina Woods on 24 Aug 1871 in Lawrence County, Ohio.^[5] In 1880, they lived in Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio with Bellfield's children.^[6] By 1900, Bellfield was a widower and he continued living in Fayette Township until his death.^[7][8]

Bellfield died on 6 Mar 1916 in Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio.^[9]

Research Notes

• Bellfield was not found in any census records in 1850 or earlier, searching Ancestry and FamilySearch on 17 Aug 2023. This might indicate that he was enslaved in his early life, but his name is frequently mistranscribed, so he might just not be showing up in search results.

Sources

1. ↑ See census records.
2. ↑ Ohio, Lawrence County, Marriage Records, volume 4-5, page 173, Bellfield Johnson and Mary Reed, 6 Feb 1851; "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7F-T5V : accessed 17 Aug 2023).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; page 33, family 206, Bellfield Johnson household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCL1-SKN.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; page 33, family 251, Belfield Johnson household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62R-YDB.
5. ↑ Ohio, Lawrence County, Marriage Records, volume 10, page 251, Bellfield Johnson and Christina Woods, 24 Aug 1871; "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7X-7PN : accessed 17 Aug 2023).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," ED 86, Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; page 41, family 398, Bellbin[?] Johnston household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89F-M59.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," ED 68, Fayette precinct, Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; sheet 7A, family 120, Belfield Johnson household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMDC-9N5.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," ED 82, Fayette precinct, Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; sheet 3A, family 46, Bellfield Johnson household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLNT-HLS.
9. ↑ Ohio, Death Certificates, #19223, Bellfield Johnson, 6 Mar, 1916, Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8NS-N2N : accessed 17 Aug 2023), citing FHL microfilm 1,983,646.