Family Group Sheet
NameJohn W. R. Johnson
Birth24 Feb 1827, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death29 Aug 1909, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialJohnson-Coffee Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherZachariah Richard Johnson (1798-1876)
MotherDelilah Evans (-~1848)
Other spousesLizzie
Marriageabt 1848, Kentucky
SpouseNancy Lee
Birth19 Aug 1827, Kentucky
Deathaft 1870, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialJohnson-Coffee Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Children
Birth2 Dec 1850, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death10 Jan 1938, Maysville, Mason Co., Kentucky
SpouseJohn Robert Littleton
Birth23 Dec 1853, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death22 Oct 1942, Baird, Callahan Co., Texas
Birth25 May 1867, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death25 Aug 1929, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseHebe Rachel Porter
Notes for John W. R. Johnson
He is buried between his two wives, under a stone inscribed John W. R. Johnson, Feb 24, 1827 - Aug 29, 1909.
Census
1850 census of Carter Co., Ky, enumerated 13 Sep, lists as family #330:
John W. R. Johnson, 23, farmer; Nancy, 22; James, 1. All born in Kentucky.
1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 1 Aug, lists on p. 34 as family #249/254:
J. R. Johnson, 33, farmer; Nancy, 32; Amandy S., 8; Nelly A., 6; Melvina J., 2. All born in Kentucky.
The next household is that of Z. P. Johnson, age 28.
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 5 July, lists on p. 10 as family #65:
Johnson, John, 43, farmer; Nancy, 42; Nelly, 15; Melvina, 12; Bob Lee, 3; Helphinstine, George, 15, farm laborer; Johnson, Elizabeth, 25, black, domestic servant. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy Fork precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 31 as family #232/274:
Johnson, J. W. R., 53, farmer; W. Lizzie, 26, wife; Robert, 13, son; Coble, Joanna, 35, sister-in-law, widowed, James W., 13, nephew; Susan A., 8, niece; Robert L., 4, nephew. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is that of Phelps Johnson, age 44.
The 1900 census lists J. W. R. Johnson, 73, b. Feb 1827, widowed, as a boarder with his son Robert E. L. Johnson, although the relationship is not recorded.
John W. R. Johnson, 23, farmer; Nancy, 22; James, 1. All born in Kentucky.
1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 1 Aug, lists on p. 34 as family #249/254:
J. R. Johnson, 33, farmer; Nancy, 32; Amandy S., 8; Nelly A., 6; Melvina J., 2. All born in Kentucky.
The next household is that of Z. P. Johnson, age 28.
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 5 July, lists on p. 10 as family #65:
Johnson, John, 43, farmer; Nancy, 42; Nelly, 15; Melvina, 12; Bob Lee, 3; Helphinstine, George, 15, farm laborer; Johnson, Elizabeth, 25, black, domestic servant. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy Fork precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 31 as family #232/274:
Johnson, J. W. R., 53, farmer; W. Lizzie, 26, wife; Robert, 13, son; Coble, Joanna, 35, sister-in-law, widowed, James W., 13, nephew; Susan A., 8, niece; Robert L., 4, nephew. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is that of Phelps Johnson, age 44.
The 1900 census lists J. W. R. Johnson, 73, b. Feb 1827, widowed, as a boarder with his son Robert E. L. Johnson, although the relationship is not recorded.
Notes for Nancy Lee
Her gravestone says Nancy wife of J. W. R. Johnson, born Aug 19, 1827, with no death date.
