Nelson JohnsonAge: 42 years1844–1887
- Name
- Nelson Johnson
- Given names
- Nelson
- Surname
- Johnson
 Birth | December 5, 1844 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 years)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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 22 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 22 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 24 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 |
 Marriage | Pernecia Emeline Cheek — View this family February 3, 1875 (Age 30 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Bertha Elizabeth Johnson February 21, 1876 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Randolph Johnson July 25, 1878 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #3 | Edmund Franklin Johnson March 9, 1881 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Henry Nelson Johnson December 4, 1883 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Ophelia Johnson April 20, 1886 (Age 41 years) |
 Death | April 29, 1887 (Age 42 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Levita Cemetery |
| Family with Pernecia Emeline Cheek |
| himself |
Nelson Johnson Birth: December 5, 1844 — Jutland, Denmark Death: April 29, 1887 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Pernecia Emeline Cheek Birth: August 19, 1849 30 23 — Missouri, United States Death: June 10, 1922 — Coryell, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: February 3, 1875 — Williamson, Texas, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Bertha Elizabeth Johnson Birth: February 21, 1876 31 26 — Coryell, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: May 23, 1904 — Stamford, Jones, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
James Randolph Johnson Birth: July 25, 1878 33 28 — Taylor, Williamson, Texas, United States Death: July 1, 1967 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Edmund Franklin Johnson Birth: March 9, 1881 36 31 — Texas, United States Death: April 16, 1926 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Henry Nelson Johnson Birth: December 4, 1883 38 34 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: June 27, 1972 — Coryell, Texas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Ophelia Johnson Birth: April 20, 1886 41 36 — Coryell, Texas, United States Death: December 19, 1976 — Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States |
| Charles Henry Martin Jaye + Pernecia Emeline Cheek |
| wife’s husband |
Charles Henry Martin Jaye Birth: October 7, 1852 — Fidelity, Jersey, Illinois, United States Death: September 2, 1916 — Spur, Dickens, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Pernecia Emeline Cheek Birth: August 19, 1849 30 23 — Missouri, United States Death: June 10, 1922 — Coryell, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: May 6, 1888 — |
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11 months step-son |
Lawrence Sullivan Ross Jaye Birth: April 20, 1889 36 39 — Coryell, Texas, United States Death: January 31, 1972 — Rockdale, Milam, Texas, United States |
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23 months step-daughter |
Dora Lois Jaye Birth: March 15, 1891 38 41 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States Death: April 10, 1967 — Texas, United States |