Lazarus Johnson (1723 - 1799)

Born 1723 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Outland) Johnson — married 15 Aug 1747 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1799 at about age 76 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Taken from a cached copy of the Montgomery Memories Feb 2020 "Nifty at Ninety" For this month’s edition of Nifty at Ninety…we meet Joseph Johnson.The son of Timothy Duck Johnson and Michel Binford, Joseph was born on September 20, 1823 in Dinwiddle, Virginia. Quaker genealogy records document that Timothy was repeatedly assessed militia fines in the early 1800s. It is presumed that he was fined for refusing to serve, which was likely because of his Quaker faith. He paid the charges with bushels of corn. The family left Virginia in 1828. For a time they stopped in Warren County, Ohio. By 1829 they were in Montgomery County, Indiana. It is wondered what impression the journey from Virginia to Indiana left on young Joseph. Joseph’s paternal grandparents were Joseph and Martha (Duck) Johnson. The couple was born and lived throughout their lives in the Isle of Wight, Virginia. According to Virginia Land, Marriage and Probate Records, Joseph’s father was Lazarus Johnson. Lazarus was the son of Robert and Priscilla (Mann) Johnson. Lazarus married Mary Outland on October 15, 1747. The Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy provides November 12, 1799 as Lazarus’ death date. Although the progenitor of the Johnson family in the Colonies could not be confirmed, the family had deep roots among the Quaker community in the Isle of Wight. Martha Duck’s family was also from the Isle of Wight. Members of the Duck family came to the Isle of Wight in the mid-1600s. Martha’s parents were Timothy and Sarah (Copeland) Duck. Her paternal grandparents were William and Margery Duck. Joseph’s maternal family was from Charles City, Virginia. His fifth great-grandparents were Joseph and Nancy (Snead Le Grande) Binford. We do not know the progenitor of the family, but Binford is English in origin. Like the Johnson family, the Binford’s were Quakers. Joseph’s grandfather, Peter, came west with the Johnson family when they mi-grated to Indiana. He died in Montgomery County on August 28, 1841 and was interred in the Binford Cemetery, which is located southwest of Garfield. It is the resting place for many Montgomery County Quaker families. The Johnson family farmed in Union Township. The 1850 census tells us that Joseph, at the age of 26, was living on the farm with his parents and brother Timothy. Michel died on February 27, 1855. She was interred in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Joseph married Jemima Cox on August 18, 1858. Joseph and Jemima married at the Sugar River Monthly Meeting. Jemima was born in Randolph County, Indiana, the daughter of Elijah and Rachel (née Thomas). They were born in North Carolina.The Cox and Thomas families came to Randolph County where Elijah and Rachel married at the New Garden Monthly meeting, held in Wayne County on October 21, 1820.Joseph and Jemima first child, Tacy, was born in 1859. Joseph’s father Timothy died that year. Their other children were William Edward (born in 1862), and Rachel (born in 1868). Joseph farmed in Union Township. As they were raising their children, the town of Crawfordsville was growing and changing. There was no shortage of things to do. In 1875, a bowling alley was set up downtown. At the fairgrounds, you could watch horse racing. In 1884, the Crawfordsville Star reported that Robb’s Skating Rink was “drawing large crowds every night.” Another rink was opened at the corner of Market and Green Streets.We don’t know if the Johnson family joined in the fun given the strictures of their faith, but its interesting to imagine Joseph, who came to Indiana when it was a wilderness, experiencing the monumental changes that took place around him.In 1891, William married Bobby Quigg. They made their home in Jasper County, Missouri. Jemima passed on January 16, 1892. The Christian Worker, a Quaker publication, reported her passing. She was buried at the Greenlawn Cemetery near Darlington. After her death, Joseph continued to live on the farm on Overcoat Road. The 1910 census reported that he was living with his daughter Rachel, who was single, his niece Lucinda, and his grandson Claude Quigg. Claude, the son of Tacy and her husband Francis Swain Quigg, was working the farm for his grandfather. After Joseph’s death, for a time Rachel worked for the Leroy Miller family as a companion. In her dotage, she lived with Rena Quigg, Tacy’s daughter. Joseph died on May 18, 1914. He was interred next to Jemima in the Greenlawn Cemetery at Darlington. Joseph’s obituary was provided in The American Friend. “Joseph Johnson, son of Timothy D. and Michal Johnson, was born in Dinwiddle County, Virginia, September 20, 1823 and died after several months suffering incident to old age, May 18, 1914, in his ninety first year. He is survived by a son and two daughters.” Given his life-long commitment to his faith, we are assured that he rests in peace. 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Lazarus was born about 1723. Lazarus Johnson ... ^[1]

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1. ↑ Entered by Nivosum X, Jul 31, 2011

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Lazarus /Johnson/^[2][3][4][5]

Birth

1723

Isle Of Wight, Virginia, USA^[6][7][8]

1723

Isle of Wight Co., Virginia^[9]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1723

Death

12 NOV 1799

Isle Of Wight, Virginia, USA^{[10][11][12][13]}

Marriage

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15 AUG 1747

Pagan Creek Meeting House, Isle Of Wight, Virginia, USA^[14]

Sources

• Source: S1 Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S2 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R1

1. ↑ Entered by Nivosum X, Jul 31, 2011
2. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Robert Johnson
3. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Lazarus Johnson
4. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Outland
5. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Robert Johnson
6. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Robert Johnson
7. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Lazarus Johnson
8. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Robert Johnson
9. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Outland
10. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Robert Johnson
11. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Lazarus Johnson
12. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Outland
13. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Robert Johnson
14. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Lazarus Johnson

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Allen McGrew for creating WikiTree profile Johnson-17763 through the import of McGrew_2010-01-09_2013-03-22.ged on Mar 22, 2013.

Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Allen and others.