JOHN L. JOHNSON, the eldest son of James Johnson, was born in 1782... Another brother, ELIJAH, who was born in 1796, met his death by a falling tree in 1848, in Daviess County, Ind. His religion and politics were the same as his elder brother's. He left a family of nine children, eight of whom are still living, and whose average age is fifty-four years... (Goodspeed).

[Brøderbund Family Archive #315, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830, Date of Import: May 7, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.315.1.4862.172]

Individual: Johnson, Elijah

County/State: Daviess Co., IN

Page #: 375

Year: 1830

1 Male 0-4 - Ezra

1 Male 5-9 - Anson

1 Male 30-39 - Elijah

1 Female 0-4 - Malina

1 Female 5-9 - Hulda

1 Female 20-29 - Mildred

[Brøderbund Family Archive #316, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840, Date of Import: Jun 12, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.316.1.6225.88]

Individual: Johnson, Elijah

County/State: Daviess Co., IN

Page #: 006

Year: 1840

2 Males under 5 - Alfred & Norvin

1 Male 5-10 - Nelson

1 Male 10-15 - Ezra

1 Male 15-20 - Anson

1 Male 40-50 - Elijah

1 Female 10-15 - Malina

1 Female 15-20 - Hulda

1 Female 30-40 - Mildred (Matilda 8 seems to be left out)

Mrs. Sarepta Johnson Summers.

DAR ID Number: 66147

Born in Washington, Ind.

Wife of Richard Summers.

Descendant of Lieut.-Col. James Johnson.

Daughter of Anson B. Johnson and Mary Clark, his wife.

Granddaughter of Elijah Johnson and Mildred Horrall, his wife.

Gr-granddaughter of James Johnson and Elizabeth Lindsey, his wife.

James Johnson (1752-1833) was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the 1st battalion, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania militia, 1780. He was born in Pennsylvania; died in Vincennes, Ind.

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Mrs. Edith Summers Bultmann.

DAR ID Number: 93069

Born in Washington, Ind.

Wife of George Bultmann.

Descendant of Lieut.-Col. James Johnson, as follows:

1. Richard Summers (b. 1855) m. 1877 Sarepta Johnson (b. 1860).

2. Anson Johnson (b. 1820) m. Mary Clark (1829-94).

3. Elijah Johnson m. Mildred Horrall.

4. James Johnson m. Elizabeth Lindsey.

James Johnson (1752-1833) was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the 1st battalion, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania militia, 1780. He was born in Pennsylvania; died in Vincennes, Ind.

Also No. 66147.

Cemetery Records of Old Bethel Cemetery, Daviess Co, Indiana, read:

Johnson, Mildred D. 17 Feb 1855, Age 52y, 11m, 11d

Buried Old Bethel Cemetery, Washington Township.

[Brøderbund Family Archive #317, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.317.1.17028.132]

Individual: Johnson, Mildred

County/State: Daviess Co., IN

Location: Veale Twp

Page #: 122

Year: 1850

Johnson, Lenson 07 SC

Johnson, Alfred 09 SC

Johnson, Norvin 12 SC

Johnson, Nelson 14 SC

Johnson, Matilda 18 SC

Johnson, Ezra 21 Farmer SC

Johnson, Mildred 48 SC

The census taker mistakenly has all the residents of this household born in SC, rather than just Mildred Horrall Johnson.

Burial: February 1855, Daviess County, Indiana (Old Bethel Cemetery)

Marriage Index: IL, IN, 1790-1850

Daviess County Indiana

Johnson, Elijah Spouse : Horrall, Millie

Marriage date : Feb 17, 1820

Daviess County, Indiana Index to Death Records A-Z 1882-1920

Johnson Anson M W 91 Oct 4 1912 Washington CH- 744

[Brøderbund Family Archive #317, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.317.1.16902.87]

Individual: Johnson, Anson B.

County/State: Daviess Co., IN

Location: Veale Twp

Page #: 122

Year: 1850

Johnson, Emily 02 Ill Veal

Johnson, Eliza 27 Ind Veal

Johnson, Anson B 29 Cooper Ind Veal

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 24, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.11461.39]

Individual: Johnson, Anson B.

Age: 39 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Veal

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0630

Census Line Number: 16A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Job: Carpenter

Job Code: 430 - Carpenter

Real Property: $400

Personal Property: $300

Head of Household: Y

Literate: Yes

Family Number: 0137

Dwelling Number: 0139

1870 Census of Daviess County Indiana, Washington Twp, p. 344

407-403

Johnson, Anson 48 m w Brickmason 1500 IN

Mary 40 f w Keeping house OH

Sarepta 10 f w IN

Aaron 4 m w IN

Marietta 1 f w IN

1880 Census of Daviess County Indiana, Washington Twp, p581

165-183

Johnson, Anson B. w m 60 Head mar Brickmason IN PA PA

Mary w f 52 Wife mar Keeping House OH KY NC

Marietta w f 11 Dau single At school IN IN OH

Summers, Richard w m 25 Son in Law mar Laborer IN IN IN

Sarepta w f 20 Dau mar IN IN OH

Ethel? C. w f 2 Granddaughter s IN IN IN

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IGI Record Anson B. JOHNSON Sex: M Event(s): Born: 1 Dec 1820

Daviess Co.', 'Indiana Parents: Father: Elijah JOHNSON Mother: Mildred HORRALL

From the Washington Democrat, October 5, 1912: ³Anson B. Johnson Dies At 92. Anson B. Johnson, the oldest member of one of the first families of southern Indiana and probably the oldest native born citizen of Daviess county, died at 9:30 o¹clock Friday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Richard Summers on south Meridian street with whom he had been making his home for the last ten years. Mr. Johnson was ninety-two years old and was born December 1, 1820, on the farm now owned by John G. Shanks, three and a half miles south of the city. The weight of years began to show on Mr. Johnson almost a year ago and all this summer he complained more or less. He was taken ill last Monday and since then he gradually grew weaker until life was extinct. It was simply a wearing out of his constitution that caused his death. A day or so ago Mr. Johnson told those gathered about his bedside that he could feel himself going, that he was just gradually wearing out. His life had been at low ebb ever since Monday and it was only the remarkable constitution that had enabled him to stand ninety-two years that prolonged his life during the last six days. Anson B. Johnson was the oldest of nine children born to Elijah and Mildred Johnson. He was a descendant of one of the first settlers on Indiana territory. His grandfather on the paternal side, James Johnson, was born in Pennsylvania in 1752 and he with nine other families settled in Vincennes in 1785 when that city was nothing but a French village of a few hundred population. He had served as a colonel in the Revolutionary war and was given a land grant of 400 acres in Illinois. He also served in the militia in the troublesome times of Indiana¹s earliest history. John M. Horrall, Mr. Johnson¹s grandfather on his maternal side, was born in South Carolina in 1780 and settled in Daviess county in 1812 on a farm on the Petersburg road south of Washington. Born on what is now the Shanks farm south of Washington in 1820, Mr. Johnson grew to be a man before the vast forests of this country had disappeared. He assisted in clearing the old Johnson farm south of this city. When the forest yet abounded with game, his hunting instincts were strong until age disabled him for the sport. Many an exciting tale had he told of his hunting experiences on Daviess county soil and during his later days he was wont to take down his old fashioned rifle and take a walk through the woods in search of squirrel and he always bemoaned the loss of the deer and wild turkeys which used to be so plentiful. At the age of twenty-two Mr. Johnson married Eliza Hunter, a daughter of Ross Hunter, and early pioneer of this county. Seven children were born to the union, only one of whom is living, she being Mrs. Emily Walker. While living with his first wife his occupation was that of a farmer alternating with that of a mason. His first wife having been dead for some time he married Mary Clark of Lawrence county, Illinois, on March 8, 1859. He then moved to Washington and for nearly a half a century worked as a brick mason. To this last union five children were born, two of whom are living. They are Mrs. Richard Summers and Mrs. Ettie Smith of Illinois. At the age of fifteen years Mr. Johnson associated himself with the Methodist church and lived a devoted working member until a short time before his death when illness incapacitated him. He was the oldest member of the First M. E. church of this city. For over seventy-five years he loved his church and worshipped with his people. Mr. Johnson was a man who abounded in charity. His home was open to the needy; he gave as freely as he received; he never doubted; he was a positive man in his opinions; when he espoused a cause he was immovable until convinced that he was wrong. In politics he first affiliated himself with the Whigs then later with the republicans. He voted at every election from that of William Henry Harrison to William Howard Taft. Mr. Johnson was a cheerful disposition; he bore his part and what came to him without a murmur and he believed that every cloud had its silvery lining. To those who knew him Mr. Johnson¹s death will be a great loss as his religious convictions were so marked and his life so exemplary that a person could not help but be benefited by his acquaintance. Mr. Johnson also leaves two brothers, Alfred E. Johnson of this city, and Lenson Johnson of Los Angeles, Cal., and a sister, Mrs. Mahulda Singleton of Vincennes. The funeral services will be conducted from the Summers home Sunday afternoon at 2 o¹clock by Rev. Hayden H. Allen and interment will be made in Oak Grove cemetery.²

Burial: Aft. October 04, 1912, Daviess County, Indiana (Oak Grove Cemetery)

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IGI Record

Anson B. JOHNSON

Sex: M

Marriage(s):

Spouse: Eliza HUNTER

Marriage: 18 Dec 1842

Daviess', 'Indiana

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 24, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.11545.14]

Individual: Johnson, Mary

Age: 31 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Illinois

County: Daviess

Township: Veal

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0630

Census Line Number: 17A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Real Property: $0

Personal Property: $0

Literate: Yes

Family Number: 0137

Dwelling Number: 0139

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Anson JOHNSON

Sex: M

Marriage(s):

Spouse: Mary CLARK

Marriage: 8 Mar 1859

Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois

Mrs. Nancy Matilda Horrall.

DAR ID Number: 66145

Born in Daviess County, Ind.

Wife of Nelson Horrall.

Descendant of Lieut.-Col. James Johnson.

Daughter of William Thomas and Malina Johnson, his wife.

Granddaughter of Elijah Johnson and Mildred Horrall, his

wife.

See No. 66147.

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.22017.22]

Individual: Thomas, Melina

Age: 35 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Washington

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0655

Census Line Number: 04A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Real Property: $0

Personal Property: $0

Literate: Yes

Family Number: 0470

Dwelling Number: 0472

[Broderbund Family Archive #302, Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850, Disk 1, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.302.1.29586.29]

Individual: Thomas, William

Year: 1850

State: IN

County: Daviess

Location: Washington Township

National Archives Series Number: M432

National Archives Microfilm Number: 140

Census Page Number: 103

Thomas, Julia 02 Ind Wash

Thomas, Malina 24 Ind Wash

Thomas, William 24 Farmer Ind Wash

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.22035.27]

Individual: Thomas, William R.

Age: 34 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Washington

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0655

Census Line Number: 03A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Job: Farmer

Job Code: 001 - Farmer

Real Property: $3200

Personal Property: $3200

Head of Household: Y

Literate: Yes

Family Number: 0470

Dwelling Number: 0472

Marriage Index: IL, IN, 1790-1850

Daviess County Indiana

Thomas, William R. Spouse : Johnson, Malina B.

Marriage date : Feb 23, 1848

Daviess County, Indiana Index to Death Records A-Z 1882-1920

Johnson Nelson M W 73 Jan 24 1908 Washington CH- 73

"A HISTORY OF KNOX AND DAVIESS COUNTIES, INDIANA". 1886.

GOODSPEED PUBLISHING COMPANY. CHICAGO. DAVIESS COUNTY, IN. WASHINGTON TWP. P.781

NELSON JOHNSON, a representative of one of the first Indiana families, farmer, and one of the leading stockmen of this county, vice-president of the Daviess County Agricultural Society, was born in Veal Township, this county, January 3, 1835, son of Elijah and Mildred (HORRELL) Johnson, and of Scotch descent. Of eight children he is the sixth. At one year of age he was, by his parents, removed to where he now lives, on what is know as the old Johnson homestead, which consisted of eighty acres. He came into possession of the homestead in 1855. He engaged in farming in early life, and has since continued, and now owns 285 acres of good land. For fifteen years he has been paying attention to stock and stock raising, and has made several trips to Canada in stock interests. He has many fine Cotswold sheep and Clydesdale horses. He was married, in 1854, to Miss Martha E. HUMMER, a native of Knox County. They have five children: Theodore, William S., Hayden H., Emmons and Dovie. He is a Republican, and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at fourteen years of age. His wife is a member of the same church. He has been very successful and is one of the representative farmers of the county. Data Entry Volunteer: Diana Flynn

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.11561.34]

Individual: Johnson, Nelson

Age: 25 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Veal

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0631

Census Line Number: 38A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Job: Farmer

Job Code: 001 - Farmer

Real Property: $1500

Personal Property: $1000

Head of Household: Y

Literate: Yes

Family Number: 0148

Dwelling Number: 0150

1870 Census of Daviess County Indiana, Washington Twp, p291

28-27

Johnson, Nelson 35 m w Farmer 18000 2000 IN

Martha 31 f w Keeping house IN

Theodore 15 m w IN

William 12 m w IN

Hayden 10 m w IN

Herbert 4 m w IN

Dora 8/12 f w Oct IN

1900 Census of Daviess County Indiana, Washington Twp, p.338

Johnson, Nelson Head w m Jan 1834 65 m 5 IN IN SC Farmer

Elizabeth Wife w f July 1851 49 m 5 0-0 OH OH OH

Thomas, Pearl w f May 1882 12 s IN IN IN At school

Thomas, John w m Oct 1890 9 s IN IN IN At school

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.11541.27]

Individual: Johnson, Martha

Age: 23 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Veal

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0631

Census Line Number: 39A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Real Property: $0

Personal Property: $0

Literate: Yes

Family Number: 0148

Dwelling Number: 0150

WPA Index to Daviess County Indiana Marriages

Johnson, Nelson m. Mary E. Miller Feb 20, 1895

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.11562.27]

Individual: Johnson, Norvin

Age: 23 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Veal

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0622

Census Line Number: 17A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Job: Farm Laborer

Job Code: 002 - Farm Laborer

Real Property: $0

Personal Property: $250

Head of Household: Y

Literate: Yes

Married Within Year: Yes

Family Number: 0073

Dwelling Number: 0075

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.11497.46]

Individual: Johnson, Hannah

Age: 17 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Veal

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0622

Census Line Number: 18A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Real Property: $0

Personal Property: $0

Literate: Yes

Married Within Year: Yes

Family Number: 0073

Dwelling Number: 0075

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.11455.17]

Individual: Johnson, Alfred

Age: 20 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Washington

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0655

Census Line Number: 08A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Job: Farm Laborer

Job Code: 002 - Farm Laborer

Real Property: $0

Personal Property: $0

Head of Household: Y

Literate: Yes

Family Number: 0470

Dwelling Number: 0472

A.O.Fulkerson. History of Daviess County Indiana. Bowen. 1915. p374-376.

Alfred E. Johnson was born on a farm four miles south of the city of Washington, in Daviess county, on March 27, 1840, the son of Elijah and Mildred (Horrall) Johnson, the former a native of Indiana, born in Vincennes in 1796, and the latter a native of South Carolina, born in 1808, who were the parents of nine children, namely: Anson B., who died at the age of ninety-two, Hulda, who died in July, 1914, at the age of nearly ninety-two, was the wife of William Singleton; Malina, who died at the age of eighty-six years, was the wife of William R. Thomas; Ezra, who died in 1853, at the age of twenty-four; Matilda, who died at the age of sixty-two, was the wife of J.B. Houts; Nelson, who died at the age of seventy-four; Norvan, who died at the age of seventy-four; Alfred E., the subject of this sketch, and Lenson, who died in California in 1913, at the age of sixty-nine years and six months. Elijah Johnson was a farmer and a great hunter, his prowess as a deerslayer having been widely recognized throughout this section. He came to Daviess county in 1816 and was married in 1820. He died in 1848, being crushed to death by a falling tree. His wife died in 1855. Both were devout Methodists, and all their children were members of the same church. All were old line Whigs and later Republicans, the husbands of the girls being members of the same party. The eldest son, Anson B., who lacked a few days of being ninety-two years old, voted for every Republican President from Harrison to Taft, except that, up to 1860, the presidential candidates were Whigs. Elijah belonged to the old territorial militia. Alfred E. Johnson's paternal grandparents were James and Polly (Lindsey) Johnson, natives of Pennsylvania who came to Indiana in 1785 and settled in the then small village of Vincennes. James Johnson was a lieutenanct-colonel in the Revolutionary army, attached to a Maryland brigade. Both he and his wife were buried at St Francisville, Illinois; he at the age of eighty-three and she at a somewhat younger age. They were the parents of fourteen children: JohnL., William, Friend, Joshua, James, Elijah, Reuben, Abner, George, Rebecca, Maria, Polly, Sally, and one whose name is lost to the present generation. Mr. Johnson's maternal grandparents were John M. and Polly (Horrall) Horrall, first cousins and natives of North Carolina, the former of whom was born in 1780. He and his wife came to Daviess county in 1812, four years before Indiana became a state, and settled on the farm now owned by the Shanks heirs, three miles south of Washington, where he died. His widow went to Illinois with a son-in-law, and died in that state. They were the parents of six children: Jason, Mildred, William, Nancy, Elvira, and one who died in infancy. Alfred E. Johnson was born and reared on his father's farm in Washington township. He attended the old-fashioned subscription school, which had a big writing desk, made from a board, extending entirely across the side of the room. Later he attended the county public schools. At the age of twenty-one Mr. Johnson enlisted as a Union soldier in the Civil War, and served three and on-half years. He enlisted as a member of Company E, Fifty-eighth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and later was attached to Companies D and C, Twenty-fourth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He participated in many battles, and was wounded slightly at the battle of Champion's Hill, Mississippi. After the war Mr. Johnson farmed until 1897, when he retired and moved to Washington. He bought a nice home at 621 West Main street, where he still resides. On October 13, 1870, Alfred E. Johnson was married to Frances E. Batchelor, daughter of John T. and Indiana (Purcell) Batchelor, both of whom belonged to pioneer families of this county, and to this union were born five children, Hugh Clinton, Lena, Elva Myrtle, Edith Llewellyn, and Grant C. Hugh Clinton carried the mail for eighteen years and is now a piano tuner. He married Maud L. Winterbottom and they have two children. Malcolm and Norma. Lena died at the age of two and on-half years. Elva Myrtle married E.R. Wright, a conductor in the service of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company, living at East St. Louis, Illinois. Edith L. is bookkeeper for the Vose Piano Company in Chicago, Illinois, and receives a spledid salary. Grant has a fine position witht he Burroughs Adding Machine Company and travels out of Chicago. Mrs. Johnson was born in Daviess County, Indiana, on August 10, 1854. Her father was born in Ohio and her mother in Indiana. They died in Daviess county, he at the age of sixty-nine, and she at the age of seventy-five. They were the parents of eight children, Sarah J., Minerva, Martha, Enoch, John, Mary, Laura, and Frances. Mrs. Johnson's paternal grandparents were William and Catherine (Buher) Batchelor, natives of Ohio, who were among the pioneer settlers of this county. Subsequently they moved to Iowa, where they died. They were the parents of eight children, John, George, Catherine, Rachel, William, Abel, Julia, and Sarah. Mrs Johns's maternal grandfather was Jesse Purcell, a native of North Carolina and a pioneer in Daviess county, who lived to be ninety-two years of age. He and his wife were the parents of eight children, Indiana, Rachel, Benjamin, William, Charlotte, Prudence, James and Hiram. Mrs. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and for more than forty consecutive years Mr. Johnson was an officer in the church. He has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for fifty years. He is a Republican, and was a school director for ten consecutive years; also serving one term of three years as a member of the board of education in Washington. He was elected to one term of four years in the city council of Washington. No man in Daviess county is more highly respected or merits more honor that Alfred E. Johnson, a man who has lived a consistent life and who has taken a worthy interest in important public matters.

"A HISTORY OF KNOX AND DAVIESS COUNTIES, INDIANA". 1886. GOODSPEED PUBLISHING COMPANY. CHICAGO. DAVIESS COUNTY, IN. WASHINGTON TWP. PAGE 781

ALFRED E. JOHNSON, farmer, was born in Washington Township, March 27, 1840, son of Elijah and Mildred (HORRELL) Johnson. The family is of Scotch origin, and the father was born in what is now Knox

County, Ind, in 1796, and the mother in South Carolina, in 1802. The grandfather was Peter Johnson, a Pennsylvanian, born in 1758, and immigrated to what is now Indiana in 1790. He was a Revolutionary

soldier and died in Daviess County at a ripe old age. The mother died in 1855. Alfred E. grew to manhood on the old Johnson homestead, and secured a common school education. In July, 1861, he enlisted in Company I, Twenty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for three years or duiring the war. He was at the siege of Vicksburg, Champion Hills, Edwards' Ferry, Jackson, Miss., and Mobile. He was wounded at Champion Hills and received his discharge in 1865. He has since farmed and owns

seventy-four acres of well-improved land. He was married, October 13, 1870, to Miss F. E. BACHELOR, a native of Washington township, born in 1854. They have four children, viz.: Hugh C., Elva M., Edie L. and Grant C. He is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been a member of the I.O.O.F. since 1864. Data Entry Volunteer: Diana Flynn<ivie@tima.com>

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.11515.28]

Individual: Johnson, Jenson

Age: 17 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Washington

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0655

Census Line Number: 09A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Job: Farm Laborer

Job Code: 002 - Farm Laborer

Real Property: $0

Personal Property: $0

Literate: Yes

School Within Year: Yes

Family Number: 0470

Dwelling Number: 0472

"A HISTORY OF KNOX AND DAVIESS COUNTIES, INDIANA". 1886. GOODSPEED PUBLISHING COMPANY. CHICAGO. Knox County. Vincennes Township. pp353-354.

LENSON JOHNSON, a representative of one of the first ten American families who settled at Vincennes, Indiana, and proprietor of the telephone exchanges at Vincennes, Columbus, Shelbyville, Seymour. Washington and Greensbnrg, Indiana, and Olney,Illinois, is a native of Daviess County, Indiana, born August 29, 1841, and is the youngest of eight children born to Elijah Johnson, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. He was educated in the Washington schools, and worked on a farm till seventeen years of age. In 1861 he enlisted in Company D. Twenty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served four and a half years in the war of the Rebellion. He was wounded at the battle of Shiloh, and participated in the

battles of Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, Champion Hill, Port Hudson and in the Red River expedition and at Blakely. He was honorably discharged in 1865. Three years later he began general merchandising in Washington, and continued there until 1871, when he came to Vincennes and engaged in the agricultural

implement business. In 1880 he began the telephone business, and continued building lines until 1882. He was the founder of the Telephone Exchange, and one of the founders of the Vincennes Electric Light and Power Company. He was married in 1867 to Mary Warren, by whom he is the father of their two children: Mattie and Cora. Mrs. Johnson died in 1869, and in 1873 Mr. Johnson took for his second wife Miss Alice Bishop, a native of Vincennes. They have five children: Charles, Lee, Roscoe, Blaine and Ethel. Mr. Johnson is quite an inventor, and has secured about twenty patents, the principal one of which is the self-oiler for wagons. He is a Republican and a Mason, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 24, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.11582.15]

Individual: Johnson, Serepta

Age: 4 Month(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Veal

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0630

Census Line Number: 20A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Real Property: $0

Personal Property: $0

Literate: Yes

Family Number: 0137

Dwelling Number: 0139

Mrs. Sarepta Johnson Summers.

DAR ID Number: 66147

Born in Washington, Ind.

Wife of Richard Summers.

Descendant of Lieut.-Col. James Johnson.

Daughter of Anson B. Johnson and Mary Clark, his wife.

Granddaughter of Elijah Johnson and Mildred Horrall, his wife.

Gr-granddaughter of James Johnson and Elizabeth Lindsey, his wife.

James Johnson (1752-1833) was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the 1st battalion, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania militia, 1780. He was born in Pennsylvania; died in Vincennes, Ind.

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Mrs. Edith Summers Bultmann.

DAR ID Number: 93069

Born in Washington, Ind.

Wife of George Bultmann.

Descendant of Lieut.-Col. James Johnson, as follows:

1. Richard Summers (b. 1855) m. 1877 Sarepta Johnson (b. 1860).

2. Anson Johnson (b. 1820) m. Mary Clark (1829-94).

3. Elijah Johnson m. Mildred Horrall.

4. James Johnson m. Elizabeth Lindsey.

James Johnson (1752-1833) was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the 1st battalion, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania militia, 1780. He was born in Pennsylvania; died in Vincennes, Ind.

Also No. 66147.

Mrs. Lillian H. Armstrong.

DAR ID Number: 66144

Born in Washington, Ind.

Wife of William Butler Ogden Armstrong.

Descendant of Lieut.-Col. James Johnson.

Daughter of Nelson Horrall and Tillie Thomas, his wife.

Granddaughter of William Thomas and Malina Johnson, his

wife.

See No. 66147.

Mrs. Cleo Horrall Read.

DAR ID Number: 66146

Born in Washington, Ind.

Wife of Louis Inglis Read.

Descendant of Lieut.-Col. James Johnson.

Daughter of Nelson Horrall and Tillie Thomas, his wife.

See No. 66147.

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.22017.4]

Individual: Thomas, Matilda

Age: 2 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Washington

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0655

Census Line Number: 07A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Real Property: $0

Personal Property: $0

Literate: Yes

Family Number: 0470

Dwelling Number: 0472

[Broderbund Family Archive #304, Ed. 1, Census Records: Indiana, 1860, Date of Import: May 25, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.304.1.11586.10]

Individual: Johnson, Theadore

Age: 4 Year(s)

Ethnicity: White

Birthplace: Indiana

County: Daviess

Township: Veal

Post Office: Washington

State: IN

Census Page Number: 0631

Census Line Number: 40A

National Archives Series Number: M653

National Archives Microfilm Number: 251

Real Property: $0

Personal Property: $0

Literate: Yes

Family Number: 0148

Dwelling Number: 0150

1900 Census of Daviess County Indiana - Washington Twp, p. 97

508 Meridian Street 240-264

Johnson, Theodore Head w m July 1855 44 m 21 IN IN IN Liveryman

Frances Wife w f July 1860 39 m 21 2-2 IN IN IN

Jennie Dau w f Dec 1881 18 s IN IN IN At School

Roy Son w m Dec 1890 9 s IN IN IN At School