Ashley Webster Johnson (1853 - 1919)

Born 15 Feb 1853 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Frances (Post) Gould — married 1 Jun 1881 in Burlington, Vermont

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1919 at age 66 in Rutland, Vermont, United States

Biography

Ashley was born 15 Feb 1853 in Burlington, Vermont, the son of Myron Johnson and Mercy Sterns, who then resided in Williston, Vermont. ^[1]

After his father died in 1860, Ashley appears to have resided in Williston with his uncle John Johnson. ^[2] By 1880, Ashley was a crockery merchant residing in Burlington. ^[3]

Ashley married 01 Jun 1881 in Burlington, Vermont to Martha F. "Mattie" Post, ^[4] and they adopted a daughter named Vida. ^[5]

Ashley died 17 Nov 1919 in Rutland, Vermont ^[6] and is buried in the East Cemetery in Willistion. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV2-95K : 17 October 2017), Ashley Webster Johnson, 15 Feb 1853, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,597.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6R7-ZG9 : 12 April 2016), Ashley Johnson in household of John Johnson, Vermont, United States; citing p. 2, family 15, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,117.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WC-43Z : 15 July 2017), Ashley W Johnson, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district ED 64, sheet 35D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1343; FHL microfilm 1,255,343.
4. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF8D-HF8 : 6 November 2017), Ashley W. Johnson and Mattie F. Post, 01 Jun 1881, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,106.
5. ↑ George McEwen, 1755-1813: Pioneer, New Milford, CT to Hinesburg VT, by Ruth McEwen Coleman, Peterborough, NH, 1980.
6. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2V3G-VD4 : 3 November 2017), Ashley Webster Johnson, 17 Nov 1919, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 2,032,824.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #27367569 for Ashley W. Johnson (15 Feb 1853–17 Nov 1919), citing East Cemetery, Williston, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064).