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Husband: Benjamin J Johnston
Born: 1791/1792 in Knox Co, TN
Married: 09 DEC 1819 in Knox Co, TN
Died: 16 DEC 1866 in Monroe Co, TN
Father: Robert Johnson
Mother: Rachael Burnett
Spouses:
Wife: Jemima Edington
Born: about 1800
Died: 1840/1850 in Monroe Co, TN
Father: John Luke Edington
Mother: Sarah Tipton
Spouses:
Children
01 (M): Perry Johnston
Born: OCT 1824 in Monroe Co, TN
Died: after 1900 in Cherokee Co, NC
Spouses: Mary Williams; Rutha Laney
02 (F): Eliza Johnston
Born: 1826/1827 in Monroe Co, TN
Died: after 1850 in Monroe Co, TN
Spouses:
03 (F): Evaline Johnson
Born: 02 MAY 1832 in Monroe Co, TN
Died: 23 MAY 1918 in Cherokee Co, NC
Spouses: Lt John Grant
04 (F): Manerva Johnston
Born: 1833/1834 in Monroe Co, TN
Died: after 1870 in Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
Spouses: Jesse Williams
05 (M): William Johnston
Born: 1838/1839 in Monroe Co, TN
Died: after 1860 in Monroe Co, TN
Spouses:
06 (F): Amanda Johnston
Born: 1840/1841 in Monroe Co, TN
Died: 1870/1876 in Graham Co, NC
Spouses: William M Williams
Additional Information

Benjamin J Johnston:

Notes:

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Uncle.;

!CENSUS:1800 * Lost for TN;

!CENSUS:1810 * Lost for TN;

!CENSUS:1820 * Lost for Eastern TN;

!CENSUS:1830 Monroe TN 132 Benjamin JOHNSON 30-39 (1790/1800)
"100001-10001";

!TAXLIST:1836 Monroe Co, TN 17th Civil District -
Benjamin JOHNSTON, 320a, $2,000 tax $6.50. 1 poll, tax 50cents;

!CENSUS:1840 Monroe Co, TN pg 152 Benjamin JOHNSTON age 30-39 (1800/10);
"100101-1210001";

!CENSUS:1850 Monroe Co, TN 17th Civil District pg 105B # 1471/1471
Benjamin JOHNSTON, 58 (1791/92), Farmer, $2000, born TN
Eliza, 23
Manervy, 16
William, 11
Amanda, 9;

Monroe Co., TN Chancery Court Record No.553 Inj. Bill Filed 15 May 1855 Benjamin Johnson vs Samuel Edington Petition to sell land. Benjamin Johnson has Jesse Williams (1856 Cherokee N.C. age 26) and William Williams (1856 Cherokee Co., N.C. age 52) as sons-in-law (or is this Wm. the father of Wm. the son-in-law?), also has son Perry,31 in 1856 of Blount Co. also Edington is bro-in-law of Benj. Johnson but his wife, Benjamin's sister, is dead. 1856: witness John Grant, 26, is husband of one of Johnson's daus. Abraham Hicks of Blount Co. is 2nd cousin to Saml. Edington and to Benj. Johnson's children. (From Genealogy York);

!CENSUS:1860 Monroe CO, TN 17th District pg 299B # 1576/1576
B. J. JOHNSON, 68, Farmer, TN
William, 21;

!DEATH:16 Dec 1866 per Jo Ann Giles;

Jemima Edington:

Notes:

!CENSUS:1820 * Lost for Eastern TN;

!CENSUS:1830 Monroe TN 132 w/Benjamin JOHNSON 20-29 (1800/10);

!CENSUS:1840 Monroe Co, TN pg 152 w/Benjamin JOHNSTON age 40-49 (1790/1800);

!CENSUS:1850;

(02) Eliza Johnston:

Notes:

!CENSUS:1830 Monroe TN 132 w/Benjamin JOHNSON age 0-4 (1825/30);

!CENSUS:1840 Monroe Co, TN pg 152 w/Benjamin JOHNSTON age 10-14 (1825/30);

!CENSUS:1850 Monroe Co, TN 17th Civil District pg 105B # 1471/1471
Benjamin JOHNSTON, 58 (1791/92), Farmer, $2000, born TN
Eliza, 23
Nancy, 16
William, 11
Amanda, 9;

(05) William Johnston:

Notes:

!CENSUS:1840 Monroe Co, TN pg 152 w/Benjamin JOHNSTON age 0-4 (1835/40);

!CENSUS:1850 Monroe Co, TN 17th Civil District pg 105B # 1471/1471
Benjamin JOHNSTON, 38 (1811/12), Farmer, $2000, born TN
Eliza, 23
Nancy, 16
William, 11
Amanda, 9;

!CENSUS:1860 Monroe CO, TN 17th District pg 299B # 1576/1576
B. J. JOHNSON, 68, Farmer, TN
William, 21;

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