Adjt.
Sylvester
L.
Johnson
Born in Indiana, United States
Son of William S Johnson
and Mary Ellen (Keith) Johnson
Husband of
Mary Ellen Searles
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Erastus Lyncy Johnson, Anna Bell (Johnson) Crawford, Sue Leona (Johnson) Rodermann and Bessie L. Johnson
Died
at age 65
in Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Mar 2015
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Biography
Sylvester was the maternal grandfather of Joan Crawford.
Sources
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FJ-XP8 : 13 December 2017), Sylvester Johnson in entry for Thomas Johnson, 1860.
- unconfirmed
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4F5-9YR : 13 December 2017), Sylvester Johnson in entry for David Johnson, 1860.
- unconfirmed
- "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2P3-RVW : 10 February 2018), Sylvester Johnson and Mollie E. Searles, 06 Jun 1877; citing Macoupin County, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,320,491.
- 1900; Census Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas; Roll: 1650; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241615.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRG-RFQ : accessed 12 May 2018), Sylvester L Johnson, Christy, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; citing ED 135, sheet 7A, line 17, family 126, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 50; FHL microfilm 1,820,050.
- "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLK6-8Y1 : 10 March 2018), Sylvester Johnson, 1921; citing Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, reference , Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix, Arizona; FHL microfilm 2,114,455.
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Stephen Harper
One "source" claims that Sylvester was also known as Jesse and was the son of a Jesse Johnson. Census records are cited, but these don't appear to confirm that Sylvester was aka Jesse. https://ethnicelebs.com/joan-crawford#google_vignette
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