William Thomas “Tom” JohnsonAge: 60 years1859–1920
- Name
- William Thomas “Tom” Johnson
- Given names
- William Thomas
- Surname
- Johnson
- Nickname
- Tom
 Birth | July 1859 26 22 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 26, 1860 (Age 12 months) |
 Death of a father | Martin Van Buren Johnson September 1860 (Age 14 months) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Marriage of a parent | James Henry Tilley — Emaline McGehee — View this family estimated 1867 (Age 7 years) Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Leander A “Lee” Tilley February 28, 1868 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a sister | Milley J Johnson before 1870 (Age 10 years) Note: She was listed in the 1860 Census but not in the 1870 Census. |
| Census | August 12, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Lewis Tilley November 22, 1874 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John McGehee about January 1875 (Age 15 years) Note: Probate Court established Ann McGehee as the Administrator of John McGehee's estate on January 20, 1875. This would suggest he probably died sometime in January 1875. |
| Birth of a half-brother | Eugene Evander Tilley April 1, 1876 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Alifair Elphine “Katie” Maxwell — View this family July 22, 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Anna McGehee about 1884 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Martin E Johnson June 1886 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Florry M Johnson February 11, 1891 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | John Noah Johnson March 1893 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Samuel D Johnson January 1896 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a mother | Emaline McGehee September 11, 1899 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Hattie Elizabeth Johnson October 1899 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Adeline Johnson 1899 (Age 39 years) Note: Nancy's son, James B Chambers, was listed in the 1900 Census as an Orphan living with his half-brother (Eugene E Tilley). This suggests that Nancy died before 1900. |
| Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Florry M Johnson January 19, 1905 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Eugene Evander Tilley February 24, 1909 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1910 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Leander A “Lee” Tilley July 21, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 58 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | about 1920 (Age 60 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Martin Van Buren Johnson Birth: December 1832 46 34 — Missouri, United States Death: September 1860 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Emaline McGehee Birth: April 7, 1837 37 22 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: September 11, 1899 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 4, 1854 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Adeline Johnson Birth: 1856 23 18 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: 1899 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Milley J Johnson Birth: 1857 24 19 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: before 1870 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Thomas “Tom” Johnson Birth: July 1859 26 22 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: about 1920 — Arkansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with James Henry Tilley |
| step-father |
James Henry Tilley Birth: September 15, 1834 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States Death: October 11, 1913 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Emaline McGehee Birth: April 7, 1837 37 22 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: September 11, 1899 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1867 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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14 months half-brother |
Leander A “Lee” Tilley Birth: February 28, 1868 33 30 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: July 21, 1910 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years half-brother |
James Lewis Tilley Birth: November 22, 1874 40 37 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: May 12, 1946 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months half-brother |
Eugene Evander Tilley Birth: April 1, 1876 41 38 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 24, 1909 — Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Alifair Elphine “Katie” Maxwell |
| himself |
William Thomas “Tom” Johnson Birth: July 1859 26 22 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: about 1920 — Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Alifair Elphine “Katie” Maxwell Birth: March 1859 22 19 — Lewisburg, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: about 1930 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 22, 1878 — Van Buren, Arkansas, United States |
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8 years son |
Martin E Johnson Birth: June 1886 26 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Florry M Johnson Birth: February 11, 1891 31 31 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: January 19, 1905 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years son |
John Noah Johnson Birth: March 1893 33 34 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Samuel D Johnson Birth: January 1896 36 36 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Hattie Elizabeth Johnson Birth: October 1899 40 40 — McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Emeline McGehee - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Tilley - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas “Tom” Johnson - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas “Tom” Johnson - Household
McLaren, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas “Tom” Johnson - Household
East Side of Moniltan and Cleveland Road St Vincent, Conway, Arkansas
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