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Elizabeth Johnson

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Elizabeth Johnson

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
22 Dec 1836 (aged 33)
Jackson Township, Parke County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Mansfield, Parke County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.6576361, Longitude: -87.116325
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Elizabeth was the wife of Francis M. Johnson.

To the best of my knowledge, these are Elizabeth Johnson's children:

*Alexander F. Johnson - born abt. 1823 in Virginia. Alexander married Rebecca Taylor on February 16, 1843, in Vermillion County, Illinois. Rebecca Taylor was born about 1821/1822 in North Carolina. Parents of Sarah M., Samantha Jane and Pamelia C. Johnson. Rebecca (Taylor) Johnson died on June 12, 1878. She was 56. Alexander F. Johnson married Eliza Parsons on November 28, 1878, in Vigo County, Indiana. Parents of George W. and Franklin Benjamin Johnson. Alexander F. Johnson died November 21, 1885, in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Alexander F. Johnson FAG#35419213 is buried beside his first wife Rebecca FAG#40086716. They are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Links to:
Alexander F. Johnson
Rebecca Johnson

*Sarah Margaret Johnson - Birth Year: abt. 1826 Birthplace: Virginia. Married George W. Branson. Home in 1850: District 85, Parke, Indiana. M. Caroline Johnson, age 3, was born in 1837.

* David J. Johnson - born in 1827 in Virginia. Married Sarah Ann Crafton on August 23, 1889, in Parke County. Home in 1870: Widner, Knox, Indiana. He was the father of Nancy, Francis M., William R. and Mary E. Johnson. Widower in 1880. Married Cilia Collins on July 22, 1880, in Knox County, Indiana.

* Barbara "Barbary" Jane Johnson - born abt. 1828 in Virginia. Married John M. Moore on April 12, 1849, in Parke County, Indiana. Barbary Jane (Johnson) Moore died on December 19, 1862. She is buried in the Cottage Grove Cemetery in Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas.

*Mary Elizabeth Johnson Birth: April 30, 1830 Birthplace: Virginia. Married David R. Harney on June 13, 1847, in Parke County, Indiana. Parents of Infant, Henry C., George H., David Wesley, Susan Jennie and James M. Harney. David R. Harney was a Union Civil War soldier. He died on July 6, 1863, from wounds in Port Hudson, Louisiana. Married James Hillhouse Martin on September 9, 1869, in Parke County, Indiana.

* John B. Johnson - Born 14 Nov 1831 Birthplace Virginia - Died April 25, 1846 - Aged 14 ys. 5 ms. & 4 ds. Buried in Johnson Family Plot in Jackson Township, Parke County Indiana.

* Nancy Ann C. Johnson - born in 1833 in Virginia. Nancy Ann C. Johnson married James E. Cardwell on March 4, 1852, in Parke County, Indiana. She married James Ball on April 2, 1857, in Parke County, Indiana. She was James Ball's 3rd wife. Parents of Elizabeth Alice and Dr. James T. Ball. James Ball died on May 17, 1862. He is buried in New Discovery Cemetery - FAG #25508060. Nancy A. was removed to Knox County, Indiana where she became the wife of Horace A. Edwards abt. in Sullivan County, Indiana. Nancy later moved to Sullivan County. Mother of Franklin C. and Sarah T. Edwards.

(Nancy A. Johnson Ball and Horace A. Edwards Marriage, Abt. 1864 • Sullivan County, Indiana.)

Parke County, Indiana - Decedent: Ball, James, Date Filed: 29 Jul 1863, Index of Probate Box 38 - Widow - Nancy Ball. Children - David Ball, Mary C. married to Jacob C., Sarah. Minor children - William, Dennis, Elizabeth A. & James T. Ball

* Susan C. Johnson - born in 1835 in Indiana. Married James Ellis on January 15, 1857, in Parke County, Indiana. Parke County, Indiana, Probate Box 45, Johnson, Francis - Date Filed: 20 May 1863 - now Susan C. Morgan.

*James Johnson - born in Indiana. He married Jane Coleman on March 5, 1846, in Parke County, Indiana.

Bureau of Land Management: Crawfordsville Indiana: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Jackson Township, Parke County

Issue Date: 4/1/1848 State:IN Meridian: 2nd PM Twp - Rng:014N - 007W Section: 24 Aliquots: SE¼NW¼ County:Parke Total Acres: 40.00

Issue Date: 5/10/1848 State: IN Meridian: 2nd PM Twp - Rng: 014N - 007W Section : 24 Aliquots: SW¼NW¼ County: Parke Total Acres: 40.00
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In the 1980s a neighbor, Mr. Walter Tucker told Gregg and Debra Schrader about a pioneer cemetery in the dense woods across the county road from their house. At the time the many acres of the woods were fenced for horses. Debra and her children Aaron and Brett set out to find the cemetery. They found the weathered headstones and footstones strung about a small area on a ridge in the woods. Over the years Debra and Gregg walked to the neglected site and stacked the decaying grave makers against the fence post.

In June 2019 Gregg and Debra went to the cemetery after loggers had cut trees during the summer of 2018. They had communicated to the loggers about the cemetery when they started in the hopes that they would not damage the gravestones. They found several trees in close proximity cut but no damage was found to the gravestones.

In the summer of 2021, Gregg and Debra purchased a headstone. Along with the help of Lee Creed, they cleared the dense underbrush around the burial site. They mixed and poured a cement pad covering the three graves and placed the new headstone.

Note: The cemetery is on private property and it is advised not to enter without the approval of its owner.
Elizabeth was the wife of Francis M. Johnson.

To the best of my knowledge, these are Elizabeth Johnson's children:

*Alexander F. Johnson - born abt. 1823 in Virginia. Alexander married Rebecca Taylor on February 16, 1843, in Vermillion County, Illinois. Rebecca Taylor was born about 1821/1822 in North Carolina. Parents of Sarah M., Samantha Jane and Pamelia C. Johnson. Rebecca (Taylor) Johnson died on June 12, 1878. She was 56. Alexander F. Johnson married Eliza Parsons on November 28, 1878, in Vigo County, Indiana. Parents of George W. and Franklin Benjamin Johnson. Alexander F. Johnson died November 21, 1885, in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Alexander F. Johnson FAG#35419213 is buried beside his first wife Rebecca FAG#40086716. They are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Links to:
Alexander F. Johnson
Rebecca Johnson

*Sarah Margaret Johnson - Birth Year: abt. 1826 Birthplace: Virginia. Married George W. Branson. Home in 1850: District 85, Parke, Indiana. M. Caroline Johnson, age 3, was born in 1837.

* David J. Johnson - born in 1827 in Virginia. Married Sarah Ann Crafton on August 23, 1889, in Parke County. Home in 1870: Widner, Knox, Indiana. He was the father of Nancy, Francis M., William R. and Mary E. Johnson. Widower in 1880. Married Cilia Collins on July 22, 1880, in Knox County, Indiana.

* Barbara "Barbary" Jane Johnson - born abt. 1828 in Virginia. Married John M. Moore on April 12, 1849, in Parke County, Indiana. Barbary Jane (Johnson) Moore died on December 19, 1862. She is buried in the Cottage Grove Cemetery in Humboldt, Allen County, Kansas.

*Mary Elizabeth Johnson Birth: April 30, 1830 Birthplace: Virginia. Married David R. Harney on June 13, 1847, in Parke County, Indiana. Parents of Infant, Henry C., George H., David Wesley, Susan Jennie and James M. Harney. David R. Harney was a Union Civil War soldier. He died on July 6, 1863, from wounds in Port Hudson, Louisiana. Married James Hillhouse Martin on September 9, 1869, in Parke County, Indiana.

* John B. Johnson - Born 14 Nov 1831 Birthplace Virginia - Died April 25, 1846 - Aged 14 ys. 5 ms. & 4 ds. Buried in Johnson Family Plot in Jackson Township, Parke County Indiana.

* Nancy Ann C. Johnson - born in 1833 in Virginia. Nancy Ann C. Johnson married James E. Cardwell on March 4, 1852, in Parke County, Indiana. She married James Ball on April 2, 1857, in Parke County, Indiana. She was James Ball's 3rd wife. Parents of Elizabeth Alice and Dr. James T. Ball. James Ball died on May 17, 1862. He is buried in New Discovery Cemetery - FAG #25508060. Nancy A. was removed to Knox County, Indiana where she became the wife of Horace A. Edwards abt. in Sullivan County, Indiana. Nancy later moved to Sullivan County. Mother of Franklin C. and Sarah T. Edwards.

(Nancy A. Johnson Ball and Horace A. Edwards Marriage, Abt. 1864 • Sullivan County, Indiana.)

Parke County, Indiana - Decedent: Ball, James, Date Filed: 29 Jul 1863, Index of Probate Box 38 - Widow - Nancy Ball. Children - David Ball, Mary C. married to Jacob C., Sarah. Minor children - William, Dennis, Elizabeth A. & James T. Ball

* Susan C. Johnson - born in 1835 in Indiana. Married James Ellis on January 15, 1857, in Parke County, Indiana. Parke County, Indiana, Probate Box 45, Johnson, Francis - Date Filed: 20 May 1863 - now Susan C. Morgan.

*James Johnson - born in Indiana. He married Jane Coleman on March 5, 1846, in Parke County, Indiana.

Bureau of Land Management: Crawfordsville Indiana: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Jackson Township, Parke County

Issue Date: 4/1/1848 State:IN Meridian: 2nd PM Twp - Rng:014N - 007W Section: 24 Aliquots: SE¼NW¼ County:Parke Total Acres: 40.00

Issue Date: 5/10/1848 State: IN Meridian: 2nd PM Twp - Rng: 014N - 007W Section : 24 Aliquots: SW¼NW¼ County: Parke Total Acres: 40.00
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In the 1980s a neighbor, Mr. Walter Tucker told Gregg and Debra Schrader about a pioneer cemetery in the dense woods across the county road from their house. At the time the many acres of the woods were fenced for horses. Debra and her children Aaron and Brett set out to find the cemetery. They found the weathered headstones and footstones strung about a small area on a ridge in the woods. Over the years Debra and Gregg walked to the neglected site and stacked the decaying grave makers against the fence post.

In June 2019 Gregg and Debra went to the cemetery after loggers had cut trees during the summer of 2018. They had communicated to the loggers about the cemetery when they started in the hopes that they would not damage the gravestones. They found several trees in close proximity cut but no damage was found to the gravestones.

In the summer of 2021, Gregg and Debra purchased a headstone. Along with the help of Lee Creed, they cleared the dense underbrush around the burial site. They mixed and poured a cement pad covering the three graves and placed the new headstone.

Note: The cemetery is on private property and it is advised not to enter without the approval of its owner.

Inscription

ELIZABETH
Wife of
F. M. Johnson
DIED
Dec. 22, 1830
Aged 33ys. &
9 D



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