Jemima (Meek) Johnson (1796 - 1865)

Born 26 Mar 1796 in West Liberty, Brooke County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Cornelius Howard — married 29 Apr 1824 in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States

Wife of Nathan Johnson — married 31 Mar 1831 in Harrison County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1865 at age 69 in Deersville, Harrison County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Jemima Meek was born on (26 March 1796 or 26 March 1799^[1])^[2][3] in West Liberty, Brooke County, Virginia, United States^[2][3]. She was LIKELY the daughter of Lieutenant Isaac John Meek^[1] and Rachel Hedges^[1] (Married 31 January 1792 by James Hughs V.D. M., license issued 27 January 1792 Ohio County, Virginia, United States^[4]). [Note: The area known as Ohio Co, Virginia was located in a small area between Pennsylvania and Ohio. It is now the panhandle of West Virginia. Many of the families that were early settlers of SW Pennsylvania migrated the short distance to east central Ohio. Brooke County was formed in 1797 from part of Ohio County.^[5]]

Jemima married Cornelius Howard^{[1][6][7][8][9][10]} on 29 April 1824^{[1][6][8][9][10]} in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States^{[6][8][9][10]}.

Jemima and Cornelius had two children: Captain John Meek Howard and Joshua Howard.

Jemima's first husband Cornelius Howard passed away in 1828. (See Find A Grave: Memorial #32815803)

Jemima married Nathan Johnson/Johnston^[1][11][12] on 31 March 1831^[11][12] in Harrison County, Ohio, United States^[11][12]. An alternate UNSOURCED date of marriage per FamilySearch is 10 April 1830^[1].

Jemima and Nathan had five children: Emeline (Johnson) Wright^[13], Nancy A (Johnson)^[2], Rachel Meek (Johnson) Lukens^[2], Cynthia (Johnson) Birney^[2][3][14] and Harriet (Johnson) Cash^{[2][3][15][16][17]}.

Jemima (Meek) Johnson (formerly Howard) passed away on (20 April 1865^[1] or 30 April 1865) in Deersville, Harrison County, Ohio, United States^[1].

She is buried in Sharon Cemetery, Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States.

Residence

• 1850 - District 71, Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States^[2]

• 1860 - Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Meek Genealogy website By Christopher A Meek: Profile of Isaac Meek detailing 2 wives of Isaac Meek and 19 children. IF THIS REFERENCED SOURCE IS VALID IT ALSO LISTS QUITE A BIT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDREN AS WELL.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX3M-BJ7 : 12 April 2016), Jemina Johnson, Nottingham, Harrison, Ohio, United States; citing family 936, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCPZ-WTF : 13 December 2017), Jemima Johnson, 1860.
4. ↑ Image of Marriage certification. This doesn't prove they were the parents of Jemima but proves they were indeed married.
5. ↑ Consistent with an excellent analysis of information regarding Jemima's likely father Isaac Meek and the area in which he lived. It describes records available and the difficulty in fully analyzing the underlying genealogical challenges.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29W-Q4VX : 10 December 2017), Cornelius Howard and Jemimea Meek, 1824.
7. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29W-31JJ : 10 December 2017), Cornelius Howard and Jemima Meek, .
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD5Z-TGS : 10 December 2017), Cornelius Howard and Jemimea Meek, 29 Apr 1824; citing Jefferson, Ohio, United States, reference p 322 cn 2164; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900,072.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDJ7-2WR : 8 December 2014), Cornelius Howard and Jemimea Meek, 29 Apr 1824; citing Jefferson,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0900072 V. 1-4.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDWD-12Y : 8 December 2014), Cornelius Howard and Jemimea Meek, 29 Apr 1824; citing Jefferson County, Ohio, reference p 322 cn 2164; FHL microfilm 900,072.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD58-9VZ : 10 December 2017), Nathan Johnston and Jemima Howard, 31 Mar 1831; citing Jefferson, Ohio, United States, reference p 187 cn 1091; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900,072.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDJ7-Y47 : 8 December 2014), Nathan Johnston and Jemima Howard, 31 Mar 1831; citing Jefferson,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0900072 V. 1-4.
13. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X646-WZD : 8 December 2014), Jemima Meek in entry for Emeline Johnson Wright, 23 Jun 1912; citing Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, reference fn 35580; FHL microfilm 1,953,421.
14. ↑ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8GK-179 : 8 December 2014), J... Meeks in entry for Cynthia Johnson Birney, 25 Mar 1921; citing Washington Twp, Harrison, Ohio, reference fn 15968; FHL microfilm 1,991,490.
15. ↑ Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJC7-3Q2 : 26 September 2017), Jemima Weeks in entry for Frank I. Cash and Hattie Johnson, 13 Jun 1882, Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, United States; citing reference pg 15, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,404,699.
16. ↑ Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJLP-XQ5 : 3 December 2014), Jemima Weeks in entry for Frank I. Cash and Hattie Johnson, 13 Jun 1882; citing Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, reference 2:3C0Z9X6; FHL microfilm 1,404,699.
17. ↑ Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVMN-6SDY : 29 October 2015), Jamia Meek in entry for Harriat Cash, 30 Jun 1916; citing Death, Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, United States, page 15, offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,404,649.

See Also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCR7-R4C

• Find A Grave: Memorial #32816145 [Includes two tombstone photographs which are quite difficult to read but which appear to have a consistent and full date of death and a detailed age at death which supports her date of birth; a biography stating both husbands in order along with all children; and links to the memorials of both of her husbands and 4 of her children with her second husband Nathan Johnson.]

• http://meekgenealogy.com/Group_B/B25_001.htm#P328 - This link has quite a lineage and lots of siblings listed but is VERY MUCH unsourced (and acknowledges this fact). It does agree with the DOB (exact), DOD (off 10 days but agrees on location) and marriages to Cornelius Howard (exact date) and Nathan Johnson (matches the unsourced and likely incorrect marriage date). It may well have been the source of other information included in this biography that is currently unsourced.