Othniel Johnson1

#5685, (4 April 1778 - 5 March 1851)
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*Lieut. Josiah Johnson1 (1746 - 1827)
Mother*Martha Taylor1 (1756 - 1825)
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Family

Anna Elmer b. 1783, d. 1867
Children 1.Loa Johnson10 (1801 - )
 2.Homer Johnson10 (1802 - 1843)
 3.Thetis Johnson+10 (1804 - )
 4.Martha Johnson10 (1806 - )
 5.Patience Johnson10 (1809 - 1809)
 6.____ Johnson10 (1810 - 1810)
 7.Anna Johnson+10 (1811 - 1868)
 8.William Wallace Johnson10 (1813 - )
 9.Marion A Johnson10 (1816 - 1869)
 10.Edwin Johnson10 (1818 - )
 11.Oswin Johnson10 (1820 - )
 12.Lovice Johnson10 (1822 - 1825)
 13.Samira Johnson10 (1826 - )
Birth*4 April 1778He was born on 4 April 1778 at Hampshire (now Franklin) Co., MassachusettsG.1 
1790He appeared on the census of 1790 in the household of Lieut. Josiah Johnson and Martha Taylor at Buckland, Hampshire Co., MassachusettsG; nei. David Johnson.2
1800He appeared on the census of 1800 in the household of Lieut. Josiah Johnson and Martha Taylor at Buckland, Hampshire Co., MassachusettsG; (nei. David Johnson.)3
Marriage*between 1800 and March 1801He married Anna Elmer, daughter of Gedediah Gad Elmer and Anna Phillips, between 1800 and March 1801 at Buckland, Massachusetts.4 
1810He and Anna Elmer appeared on the census of 1810 at Buckland, Hampshire Co., MassachusettsG; neis. Joshua and Joshua Jr.5
1820He and Anna Elmer appeared on the census of 1820 at Buckland, Hampshire Co., MassachusettsG.6 
1830He and Anna Elmer appeared on the census of 1830 at Buckland, Franklin Co., MassachusettsG.7 
28 August 1850He appeared on the census of 28 August 1850 at Buckland, Hampshire (now Franklin) Co., MassachusettsG.8 
Death*5 March 1851He died on 5 March 1851 at Buckland, Franklin Co., MassachusettsG, at age 72.9 

Citations

  1. [S1027] The Essex Institute, compiler, Vital Records of Buckland Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1934), online AmericanAncestors.org, pp. 27–29.
  2. [S268] 1790 U.S. Federal Census, image viewed online Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.com. Josiah; 4 f (Martha, Mary, Martha, Sylvia); 1 m (16+) [Othniel, poss.], 3 m (<16) [Rufus, Josiah Jr, Leander].
  3. [S269] 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Josiah (45+); F (45+) [Martha]; 3 m (16-25) [Othniel, Rufus, Josiah Jr], m (10-15) [Leander]; f (16-15) [Mary], f (10-15) [Martha, Sylvia], 5 f (<10) [Abigail, Susanna, ____, Lydia, Lovice].
  4. [S1027] The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Buckland, p. 81. Anna Elmer (Elmore), of Buckland, dau. of Gad, and Othniel Johnson of Buckland, son of Josiah and Martha (Taylor), marr. ca. 1800, citing family records from genealogy of the Taylor family. Vital Records of Ashfield, p. 172, has Anna of Ashfield and Othniel of Buckland, intentions recorded Apr 1801.
  5. [S238] 1810 U.S. Federal Census. Othniel (26-44); F (16-25) [Anna]; m (<10) [Homer], 3 f (<10) [Loa, Thetis, Martha].
  6. [S115] 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Othniel (26-44); F (26-44) Anna); m (16-17) [Homer], 2 m (<10 [William, Edwin]; f (16-25) [Thetis], 2 f (10-15) [Martha, ____], 2 f (<10) [Anna, Marion].
  7. [S116] 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Othniel (50-59); F (30-39).
  8. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Othniel (72), farmer, b. MA; Anna (67), b. MA.
  9. [S773] Massachusetts Death Records 1841-1915, images, Deaths registered in the Town of Buckland, 1851, sh. 174, img 177/613; Othniel Taylor, d. Mar 5 in Buckland, age 72y 11m 1d, of consumption; married, occ. mason, son of Josiah and Martha Johnson, online Ancestry.com.
  10. [S261] Rev. William W. Johnson, compiler, Records of the Descendants of David Johnson of Leominster (Milwaukee: Godfrey & Crandall, 1876), p 9. Hereinafter cited as David Johnson of Leominster.