Myra Daniels (Barnam) Johnson (1886 - 1974)

Born 14 Jul 1886 in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Howard Eckler Johnson — married 10 Sep 1913 in Otsego County, New York

Died 6 Jun 1974 at age 87 in East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan

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Biography

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Myra was born in 1886. She was the daughter of Sylvester Barnam and Lizzie Daniels. She passed away in 1974.

Her obituary from the The Freeman's Journal (Cooperstown, NY), June 25, 1974, Page 10]:

"Mrs. Myra D. B. Johnson, 87, widow of the late Dr. Howard E. Johnson of East Lansing Michigan, died at her home on June 8th after a short illness. Born in Cherry Valley on July 14, 1886, she was the daughter of Sylvester W. and Mary E. Daniels Barnum. Funeral Services were held in East Lansing on Tuesday, June 11th and burial was made in the Cherry Valley Cemetery on June 17th at 2 p.m., the Rev. Mervyn Morse, pastor of the Congregational Church of Southhampton, Mass. officiated. She is survived by a daughter: Mrs. Carl (Elizabeth) DeZeuw of Fayetteville, N.Y. and two sons: Dr. David Johnson, Okemos, Mich., and Dr. Richard Johnson of East Lansing, Mich., by thirteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Arrangements in Cherry Valley were by the Ottman Funeral Home."

Sources

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&indiv=try&h=3552297
• 1900 United States Federal Census living in Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7602&h=56304399&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525
• 1910 United States Federal Census living in Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7884&h=111197340&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7602
• New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 - Myra Daniels Barnum and Howard Sylvester Johnson on 10 Sep 1913 in Otsego, New York - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61377&h=900195229&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=3171
• 1920 United States Federal Census living in East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6061&h=17808747&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7884
• Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 - birth of son Richard - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9093&h=1202412932&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2442
• 1930 United States Federal Census living in East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6224&h=14488211&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061
• 1940 United States Federal Census living in East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2442&h=81265471&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6224
• Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996 - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3171&h=1047834&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6224
• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3693&h=31238032&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=61377
• Find a Grave Index - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175904722
• [The Freeman's Journal (Cooperstown, NY), June 25, 1974, Page 10]