Martha Jane Johnson (1837 - 1889)

Born 18 Sep 1837 in Lowndes Co, AL

Ancestors

Wife of Jefferson Cook — married 12 Dec 1858 in Lowndes Co, AL

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1889 at age 51 in AL

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Biography

Martha Jane Johnson. ^[1] Jane Cook. Frances Johnson. ^[2] Found multiple versions of name. Using Martha Jane Johnson .

Born 18 SEP 1837. Lowndes Co, AL. ^[3]

Died 26 APR 1889. AL^[4]

Ancestors of Interest: @SUB1@.

Buried EST 28 APR 1889. Cauthen Cemetery, Crenshaw Co, AL. ^[5]

Marriage Husband Jefferson Cook. Wife Martha Jane Johnson. Child: William Henry Cook. Child: Rufus Jefferson Cook. Child: Frances J. Cook. Child: Mary Catherine Cook. Child: Cullen Andrew Jackson Cook. Child: Lucretia Elvira Cook. Child: Martha Jane Cook. Marriage 12 DEC 1858. Lowndes Co, AL. ^[6]

Husband William Jackson Johnson. Wife Frances Carroll. Child: Elvira Johnson. Child: @I433@. Child: William Jackson Johnson. Child: Jackson Johnson. Child: Mary Johnson. Child: Rufus G. Johnson. Child: Martha Jane Johnson. Child: Cullen Johnson. Child: Ruffen Johnson. Child: Frances J. Johnson. Marriage 26 DEC 1824. Wilcox Co, AL. Note: The marriage record in Wilcox Co states that she was "Mrs. Francis Carroll" in one place (in the reocrd of the marriage having been performed by the JP, at which time she would have already been married). In the marriage bond, she was referred to as "Miss Frances Carroll.". 3 Further evidence that Carroll was the maiden name of Frances comes from an old letter in which two sisters of Frances are mentioned, Margaret Stevenson and Sarah Wood. Both of these women appear in the marriage records of Wilcox Co as Carrolls--Margaret Carroll (married Benjamin Stevenson) and Mary Carroll (married Jesse Stroud). Therefore, it is almost certain that Frances's maiden name was Carroll and was the daughter of Dempsey Carroll Jr.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S69
2. ↑ Source: #S69
3. ↑ Source: #S68
4. ↑ Source: #S68
5. ↑ Source: #S297
6. ↑ Source: #S70
7. ↑ Source: #S73

• Source: S297 Tombstones of Cauthen Cemetery
• Source: S68 Cauthen Cemetery Gravestones
• Source: S69 Personal knowledge of Sallie Cook Athey Note: Personal notes based on interview, plus written notes provided by Sallie Cook Athey. The dates provided were probably based on her personal knowledge of her own generation and that of her parents, with the remainder obtained from cemetery records.