The Shemwell Family

Belzora Bettzard JohnsonAge: 32 years18361868

Name
Belzora Bettzard Johnson
Given names
Belzora Bettzard
Surname
Johnson
Married name
Belzora Bettzard Gray
Birth 1836 49 38
Birth of a sisterBelfame “Bell” Johnson
February 1840 (Age 4 years)
Census June 1, 1840 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Benton Johnson
about 1842 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterEleanor Jane Johnson
about 1845 (Age 9 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam H Johnson
about 1845 (Age 9 years)
Census December 11, 1850 (Age 14 years)
MarriageJohn 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 grandfatherOsborn 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 grandmotherRebecca 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)
Census July 16, 1860 (Age 24 years)
Death of a brotherMartin 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 husbandJohn Gray Jr.
October 24, 1863 (Age 27 years)

Cause: Confederate Prisoner of War
Military
Belzora Johnson Helping John Gray
1863 (Age 27 years)

Death of a half-brotherRansom Hood
about 1867 (Age 31 years)

Death of a brotherThomas Benton Johnson
about 1868 (on the date of death)

Death 1868 (Age 32 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1831Missouri, United States
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
4 years
herself
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Thomas Benton Johnson
Birth: about 1842 55 44Missouri, United States
Death: about 1868
4 years
younger sister
Mother’s family with John Hood Sr - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: April 29, 1816Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
half-brother
2 years
half-sister
11 years
half-brother
John Hood Jr
Birth: between 1825 and 1830 38 27Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death:
4 years
half-brother
Family with John Gray Jr. - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 26, 1854Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States
22 months
daughter
Frances A Gray
Birth: about 1855 27 19Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death:
4 years
son
5 years
daughter

Belzora Bettzard Johnson has 48 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (48)

Parents John McGehee +
1Robert McGehee18221870
2Epps McGehee18281853
Parents John McGehee + Milly
1Emaline McGehee18371899
4Tennessee McGehee18431918
6Thomas McGehee18481864
Parents Moses Knighton + Martha “Patsey” McGehee
2Plato Knighton18421863
Parents Joseph C Allen + Martha “Patsey” McGehee
1Sarah Ann Allen18261894
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Nancy McGehee
2David Pruitt1844
4Nancy J Pruitt18501929
Parents Joshua Epps + Sarah “Sally” McGehee
1Lucinda Epps18311900
2Joshua Daniel Epps18321920
3William Epps18341889
4John A Epps18351913
5Mary Epps18371863
6Thomas A Epps18381909
7Carroll Estel Epps18391889
8Obadiah R Epps18391899
9Martha Epps18421884
Parents James Madison Daugherty + Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee
3Rebecca Daugherty18381852
Parents George Washington Daugherty + Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Census1840 United States - Census transcript - William H Johnson - Household

Wayne, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexM0M5M10M15M20M30M40M50M60M70M80M90M100F0F5F10F15F20F30F40F50F60F70F80F90F100M0M10M24M36M55M100F0F10F24F36F55F100
William H Johnsonhead53M53
Anna Hoodwife42F42
Martin Van Buren Johnsonson7M7
John Hood Jrstepson15M15
Ransom Hoodstepson12M12
Belzora Bettzard Johnsondaughter4F4
Belfame “Bell” Johnsondaughter0F0
Margaret Johnsondaughter10F10
Unknown Female #2??15-20F

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Anna McGehee - Household

Union, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Ann Johnsonhead52FW
Ransom Johnsonson22MW
Van Buren Johnsonson19MW
Belzora Johnsondaughter14FW
Belfame Johnsondaughter10FW
Benton Johnsonson8MW
Jane Johnsondaughter5FW

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - John Gray Jr. - Household

Union, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Gray Jr.head32MWFarmerTN
Belzora Bettzard Graywife23FWCooksMO
Frances A Graydaughter5FWAR
William E Grayson2MWAR