William R Johnson (abt. 1840 - 1885)

Born about 1840 in Oregon

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Ann (Smith) Johnson — married 13 Dec 1866 in Oregon, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1885 at about age 45 in HIllsboro, Washington, Oregon, United States

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Biography

William Johnson was born in Washington.

William Johnson was an Oregonian.

William R Johnson was born in 1840, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States. He was the son of John Johnston Sr. (age 34) and Jesse Joyce Beck, (age 28).

He married Nancy Ann Smith on 13 October 1866, in North Plains, Washington, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.

He lived in Washington, Oregon, United States for about 20 years and Columbia Precinct, Washington, Oregon, United States in 1880.

William was shot by Nancy's brother "Tang" Smith on 26 January 1885.

He died from the shooting, on 3 February 1885, in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States.

In the 1850 census William Johnson (age 11) was in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1]

In the 1860 census William Johnson (age 20) was in Washington, Oregon, United States.^[2]

In the 1870 census Wm Johnson (age 30) was the head of household in Washington, Oregon, United States.^[3]

In the 1880 census William Johnson (age 40), Farmer, was the married head of household in Columbia Precinct, Washington, Oregon, United States.^[4]

William R Johnson died on 3 Feb 1885 and was buried in Vadis, Washington, Oregon, United States.^[5]

This person was in a record.^[6]

Research Notes

• Profile Manger comment: "I believe before it was either Oregon Territory or Washington Territory (believe before 1840).

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004191673; FHL microfilm: 20298; Image number: 281; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00956-6
   FamilySearch Record: MHHW-J41 (accessed 14 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-68T3-MQX
   Name: William Johnson; Census Date: 1850; Census Place: Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States; Birth Date: 1839; Birth Place: Oregon Territory; Race: White; Age: 11 years; Source House Nbr: 317; Record Nbr: 11487; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 14; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170969; FHL microfilm: 805056; Image number: 492; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01799-7
   FamilySearch Record: MDQV-QJF (accessed 14 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS6-9TD8
   Name: William Johnson; Race: White; Census Date: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Oregon, United States; Birth Date: 1840; Birth Place: Washington Ter; Record Nbr: 18425; Age: 20; System Of Record: SLS.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 58; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 004278486_004_M9CN-85S; FHL microfilm: 000552787; Image number: 58; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01580-0
   FamilySearch Record: MF81-15N (accessed 14 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XHLQ-JMF
   Name: Wm Johnson; Race: White; Census Date: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Oregon, United States; Birth Date: 1840; Birth Place: Oregon; Relationship To Head: Head; Age: 30; Record Nbr: 11072; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00037; Digital film/folder number: 005162037; FHL microfilm: 1255084; Image number: 649; Sheet number: 321; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: MNC5-V4R (accessed 14 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBZ-XTD
   Name: William Johnson; Census Date: 1880; Census Place: Columbia Precinct, Washington, Oregon, United States; Birth Date: 1840; Birth Place: Oregon, United States; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Occupation: Farmer; Age: 40 years; Source Person Nbr: 0; Relationship To Head: Head; Record Nbr: 1696069; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.
5. ↑ Burial: "Find a Grave Index"
   FamilySearch Record: QVK4-41KV (accessed 14 April 2024)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #31069739
   Name: William R. Johnson; Burial Place: Vadis, Washington, Oregon, United States of America; Birth Date: 1840; Death Date: 03 Feb 1885; Age Years: 45; Photo Included Flag: Y; Misc Note: Contains Biography.
6. ↑ William R Johnson's obituary and headstone
   Find a Grave memorial# 31069739
   (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31069739 : 29 November 2015)
   William R Johnson's obituary and headsone

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #31069739 contains the obituary and an article about the shooting death of William R Johnson.
• FamilySearch Person: L2S9-LYK

• United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch : 14 June 2019), Oregon > Washington> Washington County, part of > image 41 of 91; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch : 24 December 2015), Oregon > Washington > Columbia > ED 126 > image 7 of 9; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #31069739 contains obituary and article about the shooting death of William R Johnson.
• FamilySearch Person: L2S9-LYK