Belzora Bettzard JohnsonAge: 32 years1836–1868
- Name
- Belzora Bettzard Johnson
- Given names
- Belzora Bettzard
- Surname
- Johnson
- Married name
- Belzora Bettzard Gray
 Birth | 1836 49 38 |
 Birth of a sister | Belfame “Bell” Johnson February 1840 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Benton Johnson about 1842 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eleanor Jane Johnson about 1845 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a father | William H Johnson about 1845 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 years)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 |
| Census | December 11, 1850 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | John Gray Jr. — View this family February 26, 1854 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Frances A Gray about 1855 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 21 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca Shemwell June 1857 (Age 21 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Elbert Gray 1858 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a brother | Martin Van Buren Johnson September 1860 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Margaret Gray October 10, 1862 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Gray Jr. October 24, 1863 (Age 27 years) Cause: Confederate Prisoner of War |
| Military | Belzora Johnson Helping John Gray 1863 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 25 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | Ransom Hood about 1867 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 31 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 31 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Benton Johnson about 1868 (on the date of death) |
 Death | 1868 (Age 32 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William H Johnson Birth: July 1786 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1845 — Wayne, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Anna McGehee Birth: about 1798 27 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1884 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1831 — Missouri, United States |
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Margaret E Johnson Birth: about 1830 43 32 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Martin Van Buren Johnson Birth: December 1832 46 34 — Missouri, United States Death: September 1860 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years herself |
Belzora Bettzard Johnson Birth: 1836 49 38 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: 1868 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Belfame “Bell” Johnson Birth: February 1840 53 42 — Missouri, United States Death: 1900 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas Benton Johnson Birth: about 1842 55 44 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1868 |
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4 years younger sister |
Eleanor Jane Johnson Birth: about 1845 58 47 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1878 — Arkansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with John Hood Sr |
| step-father |
John Hood Sr Birth: July 1786 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 1836 — Wayne, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Anna McGehee Birth: about 1798 27 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1884 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: April 29, 1816 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Osburn P Hood Birth: 1818 31 20 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 21, 1895 — Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Martha Jane “Patsy” Hood Birth: January 10, 1820 33 22 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: after 1884 |
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11 years half-brother |
John Hood Jr Birth: between 1825 and 1830 38 27 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years half-brother |
Ransom Hood Birth: about 1828 41 30 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1867 |
| Family with John Gray Jr. |
| husband |
John Gray Jr. Birth: about 1828 28 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1863 |
| herself |
Belzora Bettzard Johnson Birth: 1836 49 38 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: 1868 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: February 26, 1854 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Frances A Gray Birth: about 1855 27 19 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
William Elbert Gray Birth: 1858 30 22 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: December 5, 1926 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Mary Margaret Gray Birth: October 10, 1862 34 26 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: November 19, 1911 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - William H Johnson - Household
Wayne, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Anna McGehee - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Gray Jr. - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas
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