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John Coss Johnson 1840 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 March 1840

Birth Location: Wayne, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 August 1920

Death Location: Henryville, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA

Father: Zebulon Johnson

Mother: Elizabeth Johnson

Spouse(s): Sarah McGee, Nancy Johnson, Sarah Greeson, Sarah McGee

Children(s): Ida Johnson, Harper Johnson, Amanda Stout, Nancy Austin, John Johnson, Robert Johnson, Minttie Sheppard, Ira Johnson, Lury Johnson, Marvin Johnson, Callie Johnson, Callie Seaton, Robert Johnson, Mara Johnson, Marry Seaton, Ira Johnson, Mary Johnson, Bessie Johnson, Carl Johnson, Morris Johnson, Jewell Johnson

It was in 1840 that John Coss Johnson was born in Wayne, Tennessee, USA, a child of Zebulon Montgomery Johnson and Elizabeth Johnson. John Coss Johnson went on to marry Sarah McGee, Nancy Ann Johnson, Sarah E Greeson and Sarah Elizabeth McGee and had children such as Ida Johnson, Harper Cinclair Johnson, Amanda Emeline Stout, Nancy Selina Austin, John Coss Johnson, Robert Nixon Johnson, Minttie Ida Sheppard, Ira Covey Johnson, Lury John Johnson, Marvin Lin Johnson, Callie Wright Johnson, Callie W Seaton, Robert Maury Johnson, Mara March Johnson, Marry M Seaton, Ira Basgum Johnson, Mary Rowena Johnson, Bessie Johnson, Carl Johnson, Morris Johnson and Jewell Johnson. John Coss Johnson was deceased by 1920 in Henryville, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Zebulon Johnson
1817 – 1895
Birth Location: –
ZJ
Elizabeth Johnson
1819 – 1873
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EJ

Spouses(s)

Sarah McGee
1843 – 1937
Birth Location: Te
SM
Nancy Johnson
1857 – 1948
Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
NJ
Sarah Greeson
1865 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
SG
Sarah McGee
Birth Location: –
SM

Children(s)

Ida Johnson
1877 – 1930
Birth Location: , Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
IJ
Harper Johnson
1882 – 1965
Birth Location: Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
HJ
Amanda Stout
1865 – 1950
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
AS
Nancy Austin
1867 – 1907
Birth Location: Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
NA
John Johnson
1870 – 1949
Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
JJ
Robert Johnson
1875 – 1956
Birth Location: –
RJ
Minttie Sheppard
1876 – 1914
Birth Location: Lowryville, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
MS
Ira Johnson
1879 – 1933
Birth Location: –
IJ
Lury Johnson
1882 – 1948
Birth Location: Walnut Grove, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
LJ
Marvin Johnson
1884 – 1934
Birth Location: Hardin Co, TN, USA
MJ
Callie Johnson
1885 – 1934
Birth Location: Walnut Grove, AL
CJ
Callie Seaton
1885 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
CS
Robert Johnson
1886 – 1962
Birth Location: Walnut Grove, AL
RJ
Mara Johnson
1887 – 1962
Birth Location: Savannah TN
MJ
Marry Seaton
1888 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
MS
Ira Johnson
1890 – 1952
Birth Location: Walnut Grove, AL
IJ
Mary Johnson
Birth Location: –
MJ
Bessie Johnson
1891 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
BJ
Carl Johnson
1893 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
CJ
Morris Johnson
1899 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
MJ
Jewell Johnson
1905 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
JJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 March 1840
    Event Place: Wayne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 113, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1569; Page: 498B; Image: 349780; Family History Library Film: 553068, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 16, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1277; Page: 304; Image: 615; Family History Library Film: 805277, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1375537, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M432_899; Page: 333A; Image: 155

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 9, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M432_899; Page: 333A; Image: 155

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 16, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 16, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1277; Page: 304; Image: 615; Family History Library Film: 805277

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: District 9, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1569; Page: 498B; Image: 349780; Family History Library Film: 553068

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1375537

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: TN
    Record Source: Tennessee, Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 August 1920
    Event Place: Henryville, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 113

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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