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 spousesNancy Lee
Marriagebef 1880, Kentucky
SpouseLizzie
Birth13 Jul 1854, Kentucky
Death26 Jun 1896, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialJohnson-Coffee Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
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.
