John Farmer JohnsAge: 56 years1861–1917
- Name
- John Farmer Johns
- Given names
- John Farmer
- Surname
- Johns
 Birth | June 22, 1861 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 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 5 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Nancy Ellen “Nannie” Shelton — View this family estimated 1884 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Roscoe Melvin Johns September 11, 1886 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Earnest Fay Johns February 2, 1889 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Emory Ray Johns December 8, 1890 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Carrie Lee Johns May 21, 1894 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 |
 Census | June 26, 1900 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | Roscoe Melvin Johns August 5, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leo H Blakely — Carrie Lee Johns — View this family November 25, 1915 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Leo H Blakely Jr. July 5, 1917 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 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 |
 Death | July 19, 1917 (Age 56 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sarcoxie Cemetery |
| Family with Nancy Ellen “Nannie” Shelton |
| himself |
John Farmer Johns Birth: June 22, 1861 — Chester, Logan, Illinois, United States Death: July 19, 1917 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Ellen “Nannie” Shelton Birth: November 25, 1868 29 21 — Fayette, Illinois, United States Death: January 5, 1918 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1884 — |
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3 years son |
Roscoe Melvin Johns Birth: September 11, 1886 25 17 — Phelps, Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1910 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Earnest Fay Johns Birth: February 2, 1889 27 20 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: January 30, 1939 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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22 months son |
Emory Ray Johns Birth: December 8, 1890 29 22 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: October 1974 — Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Carrie Lee Johns Birth: May 21, 1894 32 25 — Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: October 20, 1974 — Alva, Woods, Oklahoma, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John F Johns - Household
Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John F Johns - Household
9th. Street Sarcoxie, Jasper, Missouri
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