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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThomas Eaton Swann Papers, Johnson-Joneshe i he GREE BERRY H. Johnson died 1821 still puzzles me. If he aes L CHEE HeODTe Wie ‘Beem to be connected with BENS. II, then I wonder if he hg@@ any connection with SUSANNAH JOHNSON who m. JOHN GAITHER the son of BEN@. II? At one time we thought he might be Greenberry HEZ- EKIAH JOHNSON, Today your last letter suggests Greenberry HOWARD. Then there is our Foun DENT JOHNSON, and we have no children for them. There was also the d@ceased bro., JEREMIAH JOHNSON, and by their father's whl] we know JEREMIAH had children. I need to do more work on my JOHNSON -té ily. So far, — have not run across the name HINE that I can remember, The name SAIN comes in my WALTER Gaither family, twice. His had be? 7 pon, BASEL manpied ELEANOR SAIN. Then BASIL and ELEANOR had a son, GEO. July 29, 1957 Dear Mr. Swann, This Johnson line is getting more interestng, especially with the additions in your last letter. I have made charts, as I call them, of all the data you sent, which makes it easier to keep in my files for reference. Will send you typed copies toddy, if you care to keep them for reference also, or to include them with your family con- nection, The Benjamin Jr. and Sr. must be father and grandfather of my Richard Manlus. “ er how I could prove that? I am not trying to get in D.A.R. or any other organization - but would like to be able to prove that my Richard M. was the son. The only other Richard M., that I have found, was V. Pres. of the U.S. and he was born earlier, and is credited with killing Tecumseh - about the time my-Richard was born. I was expecting to find such names as Joseph, Benjamin, Walter, Robert, Absolem, Richard, etc. Benjamin is the only one that seems connected from that score. Perhaps Amelia (Gaither) Johnson nan- ed her children for the Gaithers, but the only ones Perry Johnson sent, do not include any of these names either. Perhaps I told you that Aunt Bettie(Johnson) Summers had a son, JOHN, who died young.. From what Mother told me, there were many old families - friends of the Johnsons and Gaithers, who came out to Texas, together, from N.C. The Homer Wilsons and Collins came with them, I am positive. After a brief stop in St. James or Bteelville, Mo., they came on to Texas. I am wondering if your John and Anna could have gone to Mo., earlier. The Johnsons settled near Old Troy, in Texas, in what is now Bell’ Co. Since Bell, Falls, and McClennan Cos. oorner at this point, I have not checked the land records except for Falls Co., and there is nothing there, so they must be in Bell or McClennan Cos. Jennie Collins was the best friend of my grandmother, ?ar- geret F. or " Maggie " Johnson. Jennie m. a German, Frederick Meyers, and moved to Waco; then Maggie Johnson m. Richard Hs or " Dick " Patrick at Jennie's home, Maggie and Dick had two children, Evalyne Amelia, and Robert Hy. Dick d. 1887 when Mother was age 2 and Robert age 6 months, but Mother mentioned her father as if she had always known him. He had bought her a huge square piano before he died. I learned to play on the same piano before I was 7. Later, Maggie remarried to Samuel Price and had two sons, but she died when the 2nd one was three weeks old, so my Mother was an orphan and much that she told me of her Johnsons was fron childhood memories. And she continued to search for that chest that she saw them take away the day her mother died. It seems that the relatives helped themselves to everything they could move, as Dick and Maggie had been fortunate and had accumulated quite a bit before he died. There was a reason for the actions of the relatives though. Not one of them had much regard for Maggie's 2nd husband =~ he had used her money to pay his debts, and refused to get a lawyer when she had begged that he do s0 (because she knew she was dying.) ; Mother remained with the Johnsons, living a short while with (Gr.) Uncle Joe, but returned to (Gr.) Uncle Robet. Walter Johnson, the bachelor, and kept hose for him on the ranch so she could be with her bro., Robert. So many of these old families were childless, and they tried every means to adopt Mother, but she refused to leave her bro. Later, (Gr.) Uncle "Bob" persuaded her to go to Waco to live with Jennie (Collins) Meyer, an aristocrat if I ever saw one, where there were more educational advantages. Mother attended Business College, and met Dad _when she gisited here, where her Patrick grandparents lived, and they also m. at Jennie Meyer's home - as Maggie and Dick had done. } This is about all I know of my Johnson family. Your 5¢ stamp on this envelope saves 7¢ for the Christian Brotherhood Hour BE SURE TO SEND YOUR REQUESTS FOR PRAYER AND COUNSELING. Here is my persena!l letter to yeu: Yoru vf pele: | ES Jin ati J Please do “nol. v write below this line Ytltwie, /by. ke YOUR GIFT makes s big 3 Pee f ate \ ZEEE te — to « ee eee U-e Fé. t JOHNSON Family’ Benjamin Ay Johnson Sr. bought land - 208 acres ? from Jacob N Estate. Benjamin A. Johnson Sr. ? Trustee of Prather Meeting House. 1 ; came Mt. Bethel ? Benjamin Johnson Sr. ca 1812 and could he and his wife be buried at Mt. Bethel? Penjamin A. Johnson Sr. and wife Elizabeth gave 104 a, to son Benj. A. Johnson Jr. on Little Dutchman Creek. Benjamin A. Jr. sold this land (104 a.) to Ezra Swann. "yY ' ¢ross Little Dutchman Creek just before reach- ing Mt. Bethel, from Statesville. The Johnson land was just a little way down the creek where you have to cross it." (Mr. Swann.) ? “Trinity Church land must have belonged to Mary, wf of 3en}. Johnson Jr., amd after selling 104 a. to Swann, they probably moved there (Trinity land?) for a few years." (Mr. Swann.) Benjamin A. Johnson Jr. was back at Mt. Bethel area and bought 127 a. from Ben Summers, beginning on bank of So. Yadkin River. (wit: wm. I. Summers & Baker Johnson. ) This was about the year his father died, 1812. & Johnson Jr. bought of Burgess Gaither, a part of the Geo. Hall tract. Botfi of Ghese tracts - 1°27 a. from Ben. Summers & the Hall tract he bought from Gaither - were sold in 1825. Back to Trinity area?’ What happened to them for the next 21 yrs.? Benjamin A, Johnson Jr, buried at Mt. Betnel. Wife, Mary Johnson, buried at Mt. Bethel. R. M. Johnson, son of Benj. A. Johnson Jr., sells homenlace to John 0. NMeLelland - 2 a. reserved Lyceum School and Trinity Church. % Ss Yack bt foods Apes ceed ape gh Oh ae ; | ‘ ee a et : a #9 bs on ua Trem puE © ® i ctr pee ~ 8 ce ® 43 © oO = < eet 2 sa agate pare te ys ( OL Ane, a Y w /7~] pe we 1999-9 K RA ns fo mo beel j baht > a } ~ ¥ a t a : ht cacseg~ 0 Elza FO hee) tant ee gf f N = peee » Packed... ai pas + et ald a . A weer | hie dren —— \ Of ~ THIS James HED Son, ak JAS. Eb. igie % Ce MOL TEGrr ery z — CHILDREN BEx~rarmin Jo un sen (SR) b cn (TG dw : bug, 2- JnMEF Jonson 6-4-1748 4. 10-10 - (834 bve; SNO e y | BEN IAMLN A, ROE MAR Kind — BLIZADaATH & en ripe / 4, ar rer nis. Cvs) Weed: MARYLAND : Somes: b < —_ CHnOREN 1. ELiwom JoWW Sow b d a HicKS 2. RUTH Jou NM SON b. d. M. SenNeTT g. Janes JOHNSON b. ie~1d- 1770 4. B-ti- (841 MM. «=A SSANDRA SouTHCROFT %ASe JOH SON b.4-11- 775d. 7-8- tee mM. 0 = SRRAH LoveLacH 5. BEWIAM IN A. BUNSONCIR) b. L-F-ITTTS H-9- (SHE M. MARY SOuTHeROFT 6. ty DI JOUM Son b. d. Mm. «asus oleic 7. JR RENIN JOHNSON b. d.?* me IBID OM, $. Raeua. JOuN Son b. d. M THe OLBer 4. OWN Bawr Jouusen —b. d. ". pee aiant ©. Dakek JOUNSON b d. gevIEE BaensAnin a. Jounson (JR) — “ManReizD — ae SouTHGROPT > TR x mK se: 180 ? Me! 1979 a meet oes 3 5-25 16.53 Buelep MT. BeTvel—N.c. — CHILPRAN — LVeRLINDD JONSON b. dé. AE UZDETHT. JOHNSON bit-5- 1806 A 3-3)- 1663 HEN eS | SCREBRNDER JOHNSON b.8-19-18.09 4.14 -15-MGH orcrer bo TO Trex. oe qt. tr 7 & M FIRRy Lize JOM SOM b la-Ba- Ii) 4. -30-169) ro Terms Wire Em WRRRRN F, JOHNSON b. 7-9-1914 4. 5- 14~ 195% CD18 BHMALING Jotun SON b.2-8-18 17 4 M. Qe@mebeety Summers J. FiChARD MANLWS JOHNSON b 0-4-1919 6. 11-S- 18% AHS AMELIA QAITHIF® Si POUBO THBTHA JOWNSOM 6 4-4-2345 30-896 M1353 WiLii|M #. JURHEY Gen. II _ BEANE JOHNSON, Sr. ad. Born: Buried: Will dated: Apr. 12, 1812 - 5 : - Children - a Ala | Ftena- Johnsen . 0d. ad, Ruth Johnson b. . a. © Janes Johnson d. | Asa Johnson 1 d. m,. Sarah Lovelace BENJAMIN JOHNSON 1846 me HAMEL D1, ay Lydia Johnsen oT Lovelace Jeremiah Johnson | te Rachel Johnson JOHN DENT JONSON Baker Johnson The will of BENJAMIN JOHNSON Sr. gives the above information, recoras -Yredell Co., N.C. He mentions children of Jeremiah, deoc'd., presuned be a son} Execs: Wrasmus Lovelace and son, Benjaming it: Zephaniah fvwa and Joseph Albea. Data collected by Mr. T.. Swann, Rt.1, Box 147, Statesville, i!.v. ” __EBIANTN JONSON kK. ore pg 98, tte Johnson n Ruth Holman 8 Feb 173 1/2 “Way? lower Dscdndant ge". °°7 Benientn from "Old Kgntucky Entries & Deeds" bg 112= Benjamin (all in Fay@tte Co, ) 5,000 acres 10,000 acres Benj. & Cave,4,500 acres - 8 5 9551 acres in 1784, on North Johnson Payette Co, Ky. 1782 ware tlkhorn, surveyed Jes ssamine Creek, surveyed watercourse. 3) irveyed n Hickman not on a JOHNSON FAMILY Gen.I ( Gen.II( Benjamin Johnson Sr. Gen,.II Cassandra VARA) Peete EFG _ BENJAMIN JOHNSON Jr. - married - naucx/ ao f b. 1777 b. 1779 d. 1846 ad. 1853 Borns Born: Buried: Mt,.Bethel Methodist Ch. Yd. Buried: Mt. Bethel Resided: . Iredell CO<, ! Ne e Will dates Aug. 25, 1544; Proved: August 1546 _* Ghildren Valinda Johnsen db. Elizabeth P. Johnson b. Cassandra Johnson be /F og Mary G. Joéimson b. DS, Warren F, Johnson (Fig a. IHL nit zh Lydia 5. Johnson be JS) G.:) | Onrete Co a | RICHARD M. JOHNSON b.10= 961819 d.11— 5<1575 m. AMBELEA GAITHR 7 [oc Ponto Tabitha A. Johnson db. /g23 9 4./9) 2 eB Lei Yrres _ The will of BENJAMEN JOHNSON Jr. gives the above information, recarded in Statesville, Iredell 0o., N.C. Execs: Perry Tomlinson and Warren F.Johnson; Wits J.F. Bell and W.H. Holden. Data collected by Mr. T.E. Swann, Rt.1!, Box 147, Statesville, %.C.. i. AU ba te ie a ers - wb € a ib we | eens eee ie ap ray," Sp wea LY Ptts C22 <Z. Zt ae Og eae I & ® lek oo ALD ED t-Aot/ 41-14 Leaou <7 yg. ya. <td the «sf o~ erlZ 2 PL Je) £4 CS FEF : . SL w- _—o Yereele fin ge > Gre peo sine 4 oe 7. fea “Zk. ¢/ faces! C : ~P , Z.. / — 4 LH, LUO ale Zz f--+ 02 - A a Cd - Ons PP CAA Y ”~ cl UIVA . LLL! tty (Jipritt—py — ak: Dies rncr Plural) ry \ 24k id jae d & E jet — tS. Car 1741 Joe7 Cg, STE d. 2a o 49/2 ona 1 PMa toy & vd Ch 6 . 74, € g CettZ lated Ah. 12, ‘tet, aed Lo &. ¥7, & as / : Ch 4 . CBA Aan abea a2/ b We. Ary cu Sok» i a Se Y 4 4 ug dh 2 “f 3. 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I(ML/iaAad (22 Sie 4Ad fle CXLL 9 VaRLALN | ° / A 7s, VA. 95 tT, f% 2; 01 , { ; f / aos . +adsdsandra, Aclf. with fh } ; wifes Jara th: Asa a, Wikson f aANdL/ i kd 7 j ROWAN ’COUNTU'N, Co Faky 1971 MeCUABINS fovan deed bh 23 ( 304) Sept 28,1814, Cab ALLLNL, wid o (Letign/ Adaac Swann, &. (781, wife Ann Pokinson, Ov Thomas Swan of Md. (raedell bh G@ (359) Dee. 13,1798» Thos Ba Asa Swann (60 acres on So Yadkin. kowan deed bh 16 (714), July 27,1799, Jolm Johnston gold 5/8 acres on (ill Caceh in Forks fn MZ Fleasani graveyard 3 mi. from Clennone: and wif », Lydia ( 1790 - (8169, dau lohn johnsbn, laionr in Revolution, m. Clizahel Rowan; no ved Lo Willia: adorn Co. /enn jaan deed in (8 32 Lor John Dyson Swann . May 35,4807; adm of estate of Loi n pabhti Zephaniah Swai un in. 300 / E ” deetl bh 29 (388) Naan : ,t8eT, Ritha and R ii Fhlening ; (ARK ) COLONIAL ABSTPACTS, BY MNaauden x ( (77) wiki writien jay 90,1170, 2 Bak Lis nore Counin. wife, San, yeas Vathan AL i} eee, C6 Aen, CAS wil; {04 pet AL & Jen A § (OF) PF Wt whe te? ¢,1773 Henny Lai. rn Jonson lo ther in Aid lain Baothers: Jones Jo/nson CNT COUNTY, DEL. WILLS ov ot enjianin Johnson, ‘ &S OF NO & SO CAROLINE >) Cc Thomas Swann to ‘laxzcanedi Chi icCuhLing howan Co abstracts; Fehk (06,1787; a lat © pened a new foand in Hun ti Le ph antah Swan ny Caket & i. riet Banton Dyson, Andrew Tygark, d | re “ROWAN COHNTY WC. ~~ July 1974 roa “ | MEE A DY fg OF Noy 26, (798 eT PLT TIVE ON SEE” Sick wife Cu Pianina ch; Witliam, Elizaheth, Tomas, (saac, Ann lownance, llantha "Allen, Matthew, janes, Mars; Cathenine, Margaret, Cxee wife and Aknoham Fea a 476 , written Feh 20, (802; prok Feh (814 THOMAS SWAIN eloved wife Joico - S ; f, one critling to dau Mantha ("This Thomas Swann bit ee to 40 i Zedehiah Ln Davie Co at (Le gv SX © Mould ing plane to — Asa New Hope Bapt, Ca 4, Ann Cha ean, feathen ved & cow 5. to dau Esther, ” oe furniture 6. Lo son, jesse, all the land, horse, cow, faim and carpentry Lools 7, Lo dau Lida lunnen, fealhen fed, furniture, anc cov. Exec; sons, Asa & Ezaa Witnesses; Chas, Nekson,& Pat: Anderson. (800 (redell cansus: Bai Nane : 45 ri 10 e168 «26 ih8 456 bLave24 Asa Johnson 2a ~) Ben ‘amin fohnson 2 { lohn johnson ( ( dephaniah Swann 3 Benjanin Ohnson ; Asa Swan MeLllP BINS ‘ Rowan daed “hk (0 (74) Nov + p1784 Leph Swann; stake gaant, acres on So Yadkin, al 50 shittings the (00 acres AV P 538) Now ef, (805 Le ph gets 2U0 ace. on Sad craech, 29 ( 260) Feb (, (8c es Hezekiah Taan. wife Susennah (3867 Man 8, (827, dehand Swann of Rowan old (462 ae on south —sdde of hind Puahi Wit: IR VN Flenia; & Baker Johnson so = = jéchand Sw-nn ge Entherina Banhen, Aug (2,18 (2; “4 nec! Wi. Lins fredelt Be Q, Oot 31,1828 Ba Cts pPhell of Rutherford Co, Tenn sold ( 270" acres in iiowan & I node lL, nexi to Rieh. Tagant & John 2. Jo nacn for $50, ( Liid ib a fegacy / LOM OUR nother, élenga Cam p elk who got ii from Thomas Swann of (nodoll July 3,18 14 { Bk €, (44 })-who god it from Lerhaniah Swann Man 24, (802, Lo wéoin ai WXid dan ta! Yoo 4, (784 Rowen dees th 31(290), Se pl (6, (830, lesse Swamm of Clank a lad... : Lo Chas Lovelace of egal 1964 ac. on south ‘aide of Hunting Creech next to T, Nash & Janes Dyson. Proved ian, (834 | , "8 (Gp) Jan 26, (776, Rich. Auten, w. Seach, sold 209fac. on Sills Creek nex Lo The mas Swain. 7 (2(100) Gere, (79d, fiugh ALfLen sells on SéiLf4 Creek On OAiving ine of 7/0 ies Bn ( pant of stite gaunt to said Swanné part conveyed Auten Pe (48) May (3; 13.05! Jacok Freeze ‘bold é39 ac. on Siils next io i, Swanne. " 1t (222) Aus 7; 1787, “Daudd Ba igonky ho’ l 64 iy ac. on So Yadhin on Line of John Raley, loin Reel, i. Beal . . (68) Dee. 25,1770, Alex Nonrrison to Thomas Swann 2094 ae on Si ‘Ls Ca. Nov 4,4777 Thomas Swann took Oath of Fidel Lip wit ouihens on 2nd Ca. - - Thomas Weer of Rowan m. Rosanna’ ; ch Wm H,4.(805, James Ws 4. (80(, lafmiay, £. 18(0 = =< went fo eongia. Manriay 2: pea ie, (792, Martha Swann to Hugh Allen Wit » (785; Sep | leConnaughey, } wife lantha; chy Sanpson, Sanuel, Hugh, 25 josesh, Catherine Swann, Jean litler, kntha Foster, Hany. OM Y. %, eo [F2}- Cx /é eye :. [oe had so * 7 bf Dm ay ee 4— Imam Zl Lop Aurel &- / 362- Oe Sere a / . . Lic ot Ba | phn as : stad f herLY pn 4 eel LE: iE 3 io VES ite ec Z pot ‘a: Bet u (MAB. tee, v ate US ee ow ch ) fA. CAttarnctig )}: Mh erg bc CTH din vow a tA Ge: z-M4.\ng “44 gi. 1 _ yy. ue 7 Vain. bbe : 7 c — hie fiveni Cig a os pte A Kipte ao a Merne t.- - Se 3/1 - 1799, je}. oo iia fe = apse ah At14. 4} - [<m Ba "fe. ag Wra- P o “i ip Inalei dg ~~ Cleese FT Chicch ivy Lin ae Vek Hart. permed, sets. 5 oad @ Rose — ; Q Confer Y Ban nk x IS "< o : oe age (11-01 “dé 4) W1LOL rari a Cloasttd il cae bVyto 1)>O- /Tuf A Cy 1/309. V9 ep WGPL RADIO P. O. Box 598 Winston-Salem, N. (. 27102 July 9, 1958 Dear Mr. Swann °. For most of a week, I gat Staring at the Gaither notes, and then the Howards and Other families that were related, jf thought Mr. Warfield had his wires crossed, or else the Publishers must have mixed up hig records, but any way you look at it the children seem to belong to ¢ parents. Intended to write to Miss Riddel} again, ‘The only way we could ever determine one from another, would be to locate some of Prove which Wa8 which, cleaning, aC@, tornado warnings and Some of that Texas wind Alabama, They Published that 8torm Story as a the truth, On the Subject of Jokes, while I was on this Cleaning Spree, I found a Clipping that I haq Saved since J Was @chila "y Went Crazy", ry was funny then, but it makes renee@ now that we ano try- ing to “feo nt the relationships of the Maryland ang North Carolina an- ceéstors yho intermarrieg 80 much, After reading this, you Will lmow why we ate not making much progress, If I could 1790~1800-1810-1820- would tell us gs in 1840 Censu he sh ave been list- ed with some m y L k NSus every 10 years, at tha her chance that Mrs. ome record of Our family. we did have » and there must have been Other Copies, Do r the Gaither Or both families: prove anything, ' Toney presented his credentials to the of Administrators, and was accepted if he appears Chicago, August 17th, The Torbett Hosp SO they are sending us to Chicago about traveler, but Toney is bribing m 1934, but dig not Would like to be -court or hotel, ck you up, and visit the old cemeteries and - ,DO not let this disturb YOU, as we may not get that Will try to work on these lines again. Until then. Sincerely, | Fost CF Gly, a ee be Donk _o an M é Av Ait yee ry ?) ter N- ) PO geo iz Wt. ye at.o<te~—\ a9 3 eh fit fe. Atece ee | si snaces . : S ve : - : | N-« ee - fee Bh - es 1 Map t- fu- ; 5 ‘- f 936--/ "5 l z wf ol me © + atti I Lt. -_ ¢ ee 2 2 oe | Cf itm J- , 6 callers AAR d t am, 0 We bthaff i 4 ra. , es é fi L f « Gx q- Ge ¥ sul Ost Con tT A a DD eine. fs PS Af “e aft bir eX bt bom. 2 b Peleg Ven oF bel. = edt. ty a Sci Mury a Ha oo e. Cm eee Co pel ee ra cf ah \} ; = ‘ tA tf Nahe? ug Klenk mw Men 13. 1IS4. Toes ; ter i ” a + > Bak ven ( fe Om re € J! tt tA veal \ ”” A ¥. ¢. JO ox Toney) sie. Lott, Texas writes: ‘my @raet-grandparénts, Richard Manlus Johnson, b oct. & é 45, Melia Gaither b Mar. 9, 1982, Five ehilaren si vere 4 ee te ° : “Robert Walter b 1648; “Richard Absie b 1659; ¢ tatesritie, or Liberty Hill XN. C. ‘nen Margaret sie, wer ao oe" — the Johnson famtig chest 9 /) ( 7 i ai : \ \ an 9 Cte C12. WS T20r TA, “|. - iS 7 ee = Add. E Ct. ¢/ Veet Fe VE te do ad 2 ~ ; Yd < wwe, ($30, Vii Bt ee 7h. A a. feats ee ou Rook ata A de. | fue Ach,. RLe pl potinee— (TF 19.7. wee Vhenateme [0 39_ 2b afer jeer a ? ~ thy pee flere. pl ae oy) ae wet Lbanran Cm (bel - B efcla, AH (2AA rte, var / §/3- ~/ 377 We eo “te lk Ag of $Behni hun. . Q-& Tez IA, SEAS... /T3S~ | TAY Che Bn se Offa. Jee rs Gla - (0 Clb daa. Jr ida ebm eoe ~ -_ Jook, View Cte C<, i £¢ Cf i) RE cere Vek ple (é 2. ole op) ole a og f bale / S40 a £te be Z <e hand oe ce Jtf2 i A / fr i a fuk Sd feut ak x Ho = — CRrddrce 4 < $ . WiOl Z as Cle veo Mee . (C21, JS. 4 2 ite e ene i ieee A Ch ¢/ CeJ 4OO8 AD3IHD NI Lon QavHz f eke INVE LOVALENS or NO LON LAY G3Nss) SHDIHD LOVHLENS Genealogy or Paaily Tree of cunes Jornson anu ror “our ‘eneratlions © Mm Ctl GGnow ©. Clk Claes OLUMe i on?” obtained. bs corres ieee in Une .aSG til VouLS U ’ welal personnal earnva Uw 4 LSU i.e "ee Some of the interested parties have falloc to revurn: their Viste acter reneated cu.treaties, hence souvo lictle ‘or sowe fenilics eovld be obtained. Loubtless there are sowe wistutes. Tiere are ee Pay ‘ates Liat Wo rot obtaticd. The exnense of this <e) eae “gy oF the °, fr senerat 2008 3G being borne by ‘Ly youncer. broti. v0" Sty Californi’. -vee,. Los .ingle: Taf if} le ioe "WP, s Sd» i + or biyG cbse: Ghnbo 11Stin® tie recipients of this voliuns vi Q . : 7 me . «ae . _+ 2 ‘ at the coming ze erations will couvinu Suny THA, Benn ount Ys WOOrss nNOvy 2a ver io, Ls Ue cle 213 THI - _ ' Ji aoe UV! Altus Ja‘es Johnson was bor ott w ~ ‘ 17% qi Ai) ere @ yLana Orie tbe ts” ri00 wASUwarg Loreucrart of .aryland, No dates or births, leabiis, ov” narra was could be obtained. ey ere buried at unoii Creck {..cthodist) church in 4: Li os Viadd ch Lin txvede deka AULD ¥ ey wale possLoly Che dates a. Ul GHeLI couvstone e folowing devscenic! OR “Ohnson, no dates. optaliivd curtis Johnson, ao datcs obtained; ee wary oOnarne iD: Leselclah Johnson, no dates obta1 Bd, weed Mary Lupton i: enjoin Johnson, LO Gaces obb.ined; : never nargLed and died i ent ‘enw » “apt oor 3 +0 GU ODGc. 1 Peay } f ene i ¥O%2) L's L900 KODUd' Sr GiiGs Tem. ‘tod verr: Jinsor Ce "IEL5 oN » aaa ok aed 5 * 40021 ee doe f eow Oey 0 Ve-eei.3 co; ui : a ce c, .d “check to Cie above aVeon jc ; Zo ee Fe i material ab related families. And I never exnected Bh about the N,C. family. And did I tell you that I er Sioneal Genealogist for one day, and he charged me meet of paper I sent to you first? So you see I yeu, and you. do mot have to use this on trips. It S may or may not be interested, but with all the informa- am Ws bib ‘you haye of these old families, you could earn a nicé © information. A Mrs. Riggs at Richmond, Ky sharges sy e 9 Ww 5 aa Lb to cover 4 hours search from Madison County Court records. have the information in your files, you can sell the same over to Gifferent people, using mimeographed copies. Th i Mimeographed copies would be valuable, but it is so ‘the complete detés and inscriptions. Court houses a & give mamés of people who will do research, and ads ines are: reasonable - about $2.00, Just thought you with profit! th of you are well, and our best wishes to the Sincerely, Trdg oe Glen. ge you Vilé v he Charged me Se you see 11 the ing JOu could earn Aichmond, ary Om Madison County Court r-¢ your files, YOu can ge}] the imeogranheg Copies, es but it 4, Court houseg + orma ~ a + 1 *NoOurht » €nd our best Wishes in, 2? Ge —* fee ~~ — & 7% rae i . Joe /a- 23-4 X¥RO bee tWH+ te ed . — i/ ae we 5 S=/ , X 6 Y {7 —— é. oe pees Foe « c ait, a _ af J tLe tt Pl Qa bo a ———o L es we ere ee ae AS Sop 5 (— me ptt ‘ e2zt 2: ex a Pannvacz a) te ref Bie JE —_ except pebet a jinr Cerone Tek. ob Hamed bh Daf prrrefP fp Pmadit bovn ty sh- last ae ate or oe eee ae et Fen | aoe + ie eo tase oerig, | te de: ihe es eg ge 0 yp fee Gd, Oe ett Dan ox L ; , Thon. B. Le ob i , abet Jrvte ¥ fil tDree fete | 9 bbtee QTd Gow ta forthe: bother “Mee Vreecee Cec fo oo > ee ee Sa A - fod VN a <@eon.... “ orAAX | : 4 eo . eu. {3 has os ad, & Sf oes ~ piv } ‘ yo 2 ee ve) : : | : “wn rr : j | | Took Gow — ae Jb) yy eae Ss Soma ae fibtn 7 en ZG - Az 5 —4- en ee be + ey ft P 0 = 7 a+ eg . / A wn ete ae Tks : “yp ee | ‘| A PUL 2. e A+ = “~ bok oe i. , J) . a tt ip Appr .. Os 7 + LE ‘(. Loo a \ nth 2 ae g mes oo —- japtaw 3-4-4, neta ee 3 of Te a , WE tts 2 J wo > Se ft vobet a. Aeon, i deen DS. cd pote TOR Li 91 Cent rae — 3 Lye, ney Lt pet. — * lho dan d/ aac eel eee. es abl, 2c ee ote of Coreen lhe--6tp 2. (Ceexepaern / - 8 OX ged drat f $4 . Cie [2 vi0th—2e, i. if A alel ee al roe Lal. te pe < i. odd oo qe tt oe Sa c — é2 ft inte. a i/o oF O. Luu fe o E: h oe ; ote @ oak: 24-4. atmo Keé-a b -¢re a _- ti — A Lo ° ’ a Ad a oe poor t é ’ / y Kt finer Le ee ee — ene tour tr LWA. [Lego e-cetet_ Lark a Qe ci e Fo a / hors 4 Ke Oo, AHarief Ter. e ( J | howe Kat 2-0 cc Se 6 pak ame Lernet Pen | R © yen - Chee z Ce, Is. pat fs on Le~r-tee i > yy gscd. ex oo - : Te ee [, ar ilies QTR K J ater Ty ey hee Powe hans cf hee. }teclig, * sha i as poesia we TS La Pt Bid bse. Editorial Rooms The Country Home THE CROWELL PUBLISHING COMPANY 250 Park Avenue - New York January 15, 19350 Mr. T. E. Swann R.F.D. Elmwood @eWe Carolina ~ ne Dear Mr. Swann: "Osteopath" is right. I will see if we can find for you a esopy of my story about Colonel Richard Mattingly Swann of Tudor Hall, St. Marys County, Maryland. If we can find it, the copy is herewith @nd free. The.Colonel is a grand old boy. If you Write to him direct, he will, I am srue, be very glad to run down pedigrees with you. Sincerely, rere, bor BL Russell Lord, f Associate Editor | Nels Pole tone dare, on _ SF. Jie) io) W Sate Reet 7 ae sie cemneecee i om. Fora Fe ie cnt i )2 nA Neersle ‘cael < | wees 7 iis eee both RabaJ bref nts te er re, A ; pre t Gohan o a ¢ ; by ¢™ “Ls tert Asda Mir toe i "i Cet é 4h J ¥ “s 4+ Ce tte : \ dh. @ ( a PCa om Wes TF Se paler 7. ) bf foot 2 JOHNSON ( ( , «II ( Benjamin Johnoon,Sr. ' ( Cassandra Gen.IIT{ Benjamin Johnson,Jr, Nancy Gen.IV RICHARD MANLUS JOHNSON ~ married « Ba Oct, 9. 1819 May 18, 16843 De Gd. Nov. 5, t875 a, Ju. Borns N.C. Dorn: Source: Bible record ; Source: Buried: Bell Co., Texas, ured Shiloh Cem., 01d Troy. Resided: Iredell, Co., Statesville, li.c. Cane to Texas ; settled near Old Troy. - Children - JOSHPH BiUJA IN JOHNSON b.8—30—01B46 d.10—1221909 2, Frances Robert, }alter Johnson b.5 25410438 -4.10014-1907 io ort Mary "lizabeth Johnson b.4-30-1850 4. Me “Dub" Richard Absie Johnson — b.6— 1-1859 4.. MARGARET FANNIE JOHNSON b.6-12-1862 a. & (There may have been other children born between 1850-59, cce'a, Civil war, the Richard /. Jomson family left North Caralina and 101 Missouri for a ghort time, then to Texas. JOS PH B. JOHISON served Confederate States Army, Co. A. Sth Batt. of Il.c. Jr. Reserves; a Sgt. & month after enlistment. His residence Liperty H112.-N.C.¢ 2 Iredell Cor, N.C. (from“original files of Adj. Gen's. office, as} The following Gata from papers of RICHARD ~ANLUS Jor: Os 1853 Statement of 5S. Reaton & Johnson - General store, Feb.18,1857 Boucht 1 boy, 1! yrs. old 650.00 Ro, Aug.1891857 1.0.U. to Jacob Fraley 593.45 " Mar. 20,1858 1.0.U. to James Clark 1242.60: " Apr. 30,1859 Bought 1 boy « to Joseph Janes, act., 900.00 " West Point, Ga. of Ri. Johnson A Apr.30,1859 Sold 1 boy 11 yrs. m0.00. * May 31860 Sold 2 boys 19yre. and 12 yro, 3000.00 " Sep.28,1867 License issued Long & Johnson, Distillers, Iredcll Cova Salisbury, N.C. Richard M. Jolineon was a partner of John F, Long for sone tine, in the licuas £ « a 4. bee peat Decca tee ceed es L996 ae « Lk Kz < 7... 7 f. £ T= ¢. 4-4.€_. ff. / 2 o /S4/~ af tae Stin (7 era Gkde a i Li C Arve rH Pe. i ae? “ “——e Je Ae 44, de tee ae Be i “ Jee Oba eo | Ben, € coed Sd gx ae F. p a Bh or ad # 4 - Gyece wt i oh J i) ooo AN. <b bial 41+ peat = be tes cen fees Phe i-4 2 } LE fae? ce C2 ior (A, ‘ Ce € ‘ tice EC a x bh ape th olen ae of z ce wz dd? pee — 72 al (j ge : Ce. ible on fe ae ee Hey 1 J ie bine TR D996. 62 pole Mop dbo. a| pene & plUli Cy Thursday vorning Th® annual Blue Marlin Tournament 18 0n here this week and several of the big fish have been Caught. The largest 80 far wrighed 455°lbs. for a change, the weather has been almost perfect for the toufnament. About forty sea going boats are e in in the hunt. Sportemen from a wide Section of the country . The political mess in both state and nation is about as bad as I ever sae it.. | Am afraud’ the Democracs May have another rowdy convention next monthand will go down in defeat again un November/ : fas a e bk Paes mor p ‘ TORNSON ~ Garracm minting GAITHER ¢ Par, 9, 1822 ad. Jul, 27, 1883 Born- Source= Bible record Burlied- Bell Co,, Texas Shiloh Cem Methodist priory partnership - 8, Reaton & JOHNSON — 1853; Sept. 28, 1867, Iredell CO. N.O.9 dated at : . vie ae : “> deete- Gm) Joseph Benjamin Johnsen b,. 8+30+1846 N.C.) m, Frances Richardson Sem | bs Walger Johnéon b, 525-1648 N.C, ho marriage Berrie Jar’ “Lizabe h Johngon. b., 4-30-1850 NeG. m. ” Dub” Summers 4 a. rei Johnsen dD. 6« 1-1859 NO, ii, i 2n Ef tA KY ty RA OHNEON , 6-12-1862 NiO, m, RICHARD HENRY PATRIC eeph B, Johnson's Service: Record, Confederate States Army, Go, OF N.C. dv, Reserves, says he was born Iredell do., N.C, . rty Bill, North Garolina, His Occupation - a farmer, We been other ehildren dec'd., but all of ther Hi Co., N.Oy. If Joseph Benjazin was the firet son, there ic On one he may have been named for a JOSEPH Johnson and a Br. mhem. 1 found several JOSEPH and BENJANINGJohnsons, but only lGher, in N.C, wills, Army Accounts, and State Records - all must have been Es & ty « Some of these may be the ancestors. wea ee . ass hore €xisted @ JOHNSON “ Family Tree " or Hdetory, but it when ny erdmother, Margearet(Johnson) Patrick died, alon« May papers and keepsakes, Another copy may exist, somewhere, os m Be seers, Rou, JOHNSON, however several papers etc. se Pe Gy Se ye Sis tae ae Re agate ig Se rR o% i : fe Ne a & + n . There was an N.C... 48 he kmowledce? comne Ttge 4 Holos » requests; ca 2100. Cy Loe? ». Hit) sho: POMNGON of Andover, Mass. tye she Liste other ne ame ) +e JOHNSON in.the Militia in with our sehncsons. and vour Swenn Paoiricidence, * eel, at Les at autiful old Mre tohern: - U 2 12 rey ermaster, 6th N.C, Avr e291 777} vad ag Cant. Ned, oe at King’s a, sal 23» 1805 ? 28 65 at King *s Mt. Oot. 751780; tia 1779-1781. © ITT63 transf, to tst N,o. isoner at Ghkieoton, May 12, oum,1781¢ served to close of wer, Rao a pt ehcp * 2 wa - ‘ a » Tape ag Tire Oo S$ Growin. A pc 5 a-PCric 6 0 $ 3B 2 2 8 a 3 5 > : £ e § £2 a 8 3 A h-te / F } / — ‘. ; 1 a y 14m, 4 ce < A Lt’ 1. 42t ¢ AWTS A f ; ° ee , , oe i or oe tee i 4 (*pepsores 0g 04 G1D $U0}j2DSUDIA BIOW 4) S4/OSYS AO];W}s Y2OH+y) S1VLOL ——— —s ——————— pees CEE + +——— elena adpnirmeynne eh s we ved beefs i ee {e248 qk 7 | P®s021PUl | 01406); qG0 40040 20410 juewhed | 4 une; 40 (prod woym o4 ‘uno; yo jodjaujad 0s s0ysd sunowo asodind ‘uge; jo @21N0S) © eu a . -— yuewhog A poisiuy u014d)}2280q i, Pabeted (6g Des Fe YVAA ONIANG SLE30 WAVA ONIGNVLSLNO NO SLNAWAVd dO LSI ha LABHSNYON A, VE its cat C0 suewdod se6.0y2 98020)0} pod murig fed ool fore os: it ) bd Wot Cig bo cw PR | ps Bn tf oF fe Pe IIS8— G6 ' Iho Pete pro d- bal}? Bho oS awe ALY oly O ews ica sehLaeck Aa kn . herd gt Lr | . “) e & ie Were ) é f j ' Lb , : hep. — widethccdiiud jf een. ered Le. yy je Cte : (tof? jf eS osc. —L+— 1* | Ke viol —tp-e¢ Capt f 1 ie 5 ep Aa Nance oo oe +e Tala. . "Ss - OP Mafeiis® Bg) Nef OCrdanwiSl 17¢6 - oe oe Fone oes L ga a Ce we (ie (at EU Min. -<~ iA os ae — . y 772 ZL oe A pf Zl oH SMA Ne CN NI Pe REET IMTS RE BE “a ee oy Ct at fe . ~ _? puted 7 a - Va me = ad ol ST oe KR. fA -f ~1 PRLS “HS Dl, blr sind Powe 2 if zs! Cite = MEL jaar. ohn? A, ; iy ihinonciah fo Ds Lp —f od . ag } @&-< — aod Mrs. W, £. Jones of Bell's Cross cake al an ope? house Sunday after- iends called to extend Ielicitations. They munity for .f the 50. years e ormer Alice Perry of Trout- - They have two daughters, Mrs. utt of Mooresville Mrs. Elmer Thomas of Statesville and two sons, w; &, dances, ef Mooresville and. Leroy Janes af Des Moines, lowe. ‘ J-19-/ G6 CORD & LANDMARK Death Claims. Bob Jones, Sr. ' GREENVILLE, S.C. (UPI)— Bob Jones, Sr., one of Christiani- | ; ty’s leading fundamentalists and |founder of the ‘‘world’s most. { unusual university,’ died Tues- | t | day. He was 84. A spokesman at Bob Jones | ° | University gave no cause for death, saying only that it came | ca ‘after a long illness.” fo: : Jones, already an internation- | wi | alty-known evangelist in 1927, | -decided to build a school ‘‘that | fo will dispel the idea that is going | sa | around that if you have old-time | red religion, you have to have a | ple greasy nose, dirty fingernails, | the baggy pants and that you must | ca not shine your shoes.” | Bob Jones College first | | ing started in College Point, Fia., | con with 88 students. It moved later | vac to Cleveland, Tenn., and in 1947 | wo opened in Greenville as Bob | on Jones University. Jones decreed that boys and | Fil girls going to his university had | isle to keep their bodies at least six inches apart and forbade them | eee movies. Drinking was strictly forbid- | den, and sexually integrated groups were no‘ allowed to use | mo the gymnasium, the swimming | for pool or the tennis courts at “the | ,. | world’s most unusual universi- |e is ty. ” |B ; No Negroes attend the school | | be and the university, with Bob | Jones Jr., as president, has told | the government it does not | expect any federal education funds. The elder Jones served as | chairman of the university's | board of trustees until his | retirement in 1964. He was succeeded as chairman by his son in 1947 when the university | here. : Jones traveled about the) nation in evangelist crusades | after the founding of his| university and it was said that on the 50th anniversary of his | is ministry he had preached to | *| more people than any other | ™ | living man. Born one of 12 children in Mi pale County, Alabama, Jones Bi preached for over 70 years, | starting as a revivalist at the | ix heb. 1 IE bac Fe 53 z ee a Un4zwr 60 He Vy aoc a4 > <9 Btw? Det 65- L ide Che htt Ike f= cn Ye Whe Reel pi py yy f 2 a | /% Zo es 3 2 27, Mv oo, ie z ¥ Zz < Pr we o lk eee HC. 2x/oC : me fon eg “22 Ch —t | . 5 eke : ; : 4 T oy 3. FAA attléenwusok ‘a te Le P J Zt oe | SA, ep ~gsest oe sCUro oat ae fo Acie - fy a. -~ : a a ‘ + : J Aa The Conductor from J.C. Jones District ; you have Harding Wagner and Dugan Lackey in the Taylorsville District; you have Philip Wally and Leon Mitchell in the Statesville District; and you have Harold Odom and Sam Berrier in the Mocksville District. You also have Odell Wagner, or engineer , who is, in my opinion, practical engineer, in North Carolina, to take care of any problems that may arise that our district men are not able to handle. These are dedicated and competent people; however, I am of the opinion that they are not going to be able to furnish you with the immediate service that you have been used too at any feasible cost. Don’t call these men and tell them that you have installed an electric stove and want to cook supper - @n it. Don’t call these men and say, “TI have moved a mobile home on my lot and would like to have service today.” Give them ample time to plan their work and carry it out economically. Mr. Rice is undertaking to manage a fifteen million dollar business for you of which you already own better than thirty per cent. He is a busy man, and it is absolutely impossible for him to visit your home, test your voltage, check your meter, hunt for your radio trouble, etc. He has well qualified personnel in the district offices to take care of these matters. However, if at any aot you feel it to go over the head of jour district pestle I am sure that you will be welcome in the office of Mr. Rice. There was some criticism and some ve Co-op maps get larger every yeatl 1971 — Annual Meeting hard feelings in connection with the merger of the Davie EMC and the Cornelius EMC. The most of which, in my opinion, was caused by the lack of understanding the problems connected ith. My personal opinion is that the merger of the two cooperatives was the most advantageous step ever taken by the two cooperatives and will result in great benefits to us in the future. I would like to pay tribute to your cooperative attorney, Bill Pope, who has really engineered us through this merger. I will always be ‘interested in the Cooperative’s business. I am a member you know and I plan to be present at a great many of our Annual Meetings and you can be sure that I will speak out at these meetings if I so desire. You have walked into my office any time that pleased you. You have rung my telephone at any time that you needed me, and I have always done the very best for you that I knew how, and I will Continue to do so any time that you can catch me. With my appreciation and love to everyone of you. Sincerely yours, J.C. Jones 1971 ~ Sei oe at jolly good fellow. 1968 — “The point is”... J.c. Jones and Attorney Bill Crisp. J.C. Jones and Gwyn Piece, North Carolina REA. ae es — Jack Smith, REA Field man; Dave Hamil, REA Administrator: * The Conductor ‘January 1972 A Fond Farewell . . Dear Folks, I have written many letters to you over the three decades, and this be the last letter that I will I am going to retire January 28, 1972, more than thirty-three years of employed by you. I want to sin- thank you for the privilege that ve given me to make some small _ contribution to the tremendous ad- hent of living conditions, etc., of rural people in this section of North ina. things controversial, 1 do not believe that ther is one home or place of business in our entire operating area in which I would not be welcome. In the formative days of our cooperative, 1938, 1939 and 1940, there was indeed a fight by our rural people to secure central station electric service. Being in the midst of this, I would like to pay tribute to such men as Sam Furr, Flake Summers, B. S Sherrill, Gwyn Roberts, Burt Crawford, L. P Bell, Lioyd Deaton, and | could list many, many more. Most of these men are gone. (Congratulations Mr. Sherrill and Mr. Deaton). Such men as those made a great contribution to the rural areas in which we operate. 1 leave our cooperative with ne regrets since I am sure that it is in good hands, and I am doubly sure that if it is not in good hands that you will put it in good hands. You have a dedicated Board of Directors consisting of twenty men. that represent the geographical areas of our cooperative well. They meet once each month and I want to assure you that actions taken by them are, in their opinion, for the general welfare of all the members of Crescent EMC. You have a general manager whom I have known for many years and have e ae is a honest isian gentleman With man y years of experience and dedicated to his job. I y doubt that you will become as personally acquainted with him as you have with me for good reason. There are almost 20,000 of you scattered over an eleven county area in which we have located four operating districts with personnel and equipment to furnish these districts the very best electric service possible. You have Bud Caldwell and Buck Donaldson in the Cornelius | oe mn Nope Aan ff 27 ae 2 /9 $ - 2 /bee Oi ti: Hol BEnx o~< 7L. v ico (Nr. ae K 5 ane r Sear) ee sz Co, 1 lin Si al Reel i. as Ml hh icons sic bis as Pa . 4 oes é “ = = cu 4 ‘= oe so fae ts eS %, = oe y 2 * Ps f a te ae. he b o * ce i 1 ° « = rd & ie Fe ke ie % a : & oe i u ers aS Ee 3 3+ AOL A Tod Ke ene oe ee 7 +) | i Kk S ABNL inn nsaA - Per BO’ " uA Wher overs . Np ae Ya in as i Ha trey VW eX ok TAG jae ae ies Ww aS BO” A ck WA ‘acts. | aN ULE Ad ak Dok eX swe os Wain: UL» Pane Sons Yk rw co | gh) » Ye OWA Ts —_ : idee. Peis 7, ( / Fo -/ 938 % yee nm. Roki rate a x on Fara 'C b Cea. ik / & a I Jereeel. ey of fecafee.l Co