Burness Genealogy and Family History

Benjamin S. Johnson^1,2

#38561, b. 11 August 1835, d. 5 October 1882

Benjamin S. Johnson was born on 11 August 1835 in Ohio, USA.^3,2 He was the son of Casper Johnson and Catherine Sells.³ He married Stacy Ann Alexander on 20 October 1858 in Rush County, Indiana, USA.¹ He died on 5 October 1882 in Rush County, Indiana, USA, at age 47.²

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Benjamin S. Johnson and Stacy Ann Alexander

Cansada Johnson+^1,4,5 b. c 1859, d. 1931
Callie Johnson+^1,5,6 b. 23 Feb 1861, d. 26 Apr 1930
Thomas S. Johnson+^1,5,6 b. 31 Aug 1862, d. 18 Jul 1907
Charlotte Johnson^5,6 b. May 1864, d. 1952
Bruce Johnson^1,5,6 b. 25 Mar 1866, d. 1941
Luvine Johnson+^1,5,6 b. 27 Dec 1868, d. 2 Apr 1946
Mary Johnson⁶ b. Sep 1870, d. 1944
Ora Alexander Johnson+^7,6 b. 8 Jul 1872, d. 26 Jan 1942
Charles Johnson⁶ b. 24 Jan 1876, d. 1961
Lelia Johnson⁶ b. Nov 1879

Citations

FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
Find A Grave.
1850 US Census, Indiana.
1860 US Census, Indiana.
1870 US Census, Indiana.
1880 US Census, Indiana.
Death Certificate, Missouri Digital Heritage.

Catherine Johnson¹

#38562, b. July 1838, d. 1924

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Catherine Johnson was born in July 1838 in Ohio, USA.^2,3 She was the daughter of Casper Johnson and Catherine Sells.^3,1 She married Benjamin H. Sells on 8 November 1860 in Rush County, Indiana, USA.⁴ She died in 1924 in Indiana, USA.⁵

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Catherine Johnson and Benjamin H. Sells

Addie E. Sells⁶ b. c 1861
Hortense Sells^6,7 b. c 1862
Harriett Sells^6,7 b. c 1864
Emma Sells^6,7,2 b. c 1866
Sarah Alma Sells^6,7 b. c 1868
Charles Sells^7,2 b. c 1870
Benjamin Casper Sells^7,2,8 b. c 1875
Fanny Sells^7,2,8 b. Sep 1879

Citations

1860 US Census, Indiana.
1900 US Census, Indiana.
1850 US Census, Indiana.
FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
Find A Grave.
1870 US Census, Indiana.
1880 US Census, Indiana.
1910 US Census, Indiana.

Thomas Johnson¹

#38563, b. November 1840, d. 28 September 1916

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Thomas Johnson was born in November 1840 in Ohio, USA.² He was the son of Casper Johnson and Catherine Sells.^1,3 He married Mary Mahan on 26 November 1868 in Rush County, Indiana, USA.⁴ He married Lanzel Wilson on 23 August 1877 in Howard County, Indiana, USA.^5,6 He died on 28 September 1916 in Indiana, USA, at age 75.⁷

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Thomas Johnson and Mary Mahan

William F. Johnson^8,6 b. 1869
Louisa B. Johnson+⁶ b. Sep 1870, d. 1944
Benjamin Johnson⁶ b. c 1871
Willard Seymour Johnson+^6,2 b. Mar 1872
Cora C. Johnson^6,2,9 b. May 1873, d. 10 Dec 1917
James T. Johnson b. c 1875

Children of Thomas Johnson and Lanzel Wilson

Mary Johnson⁶ b. c 1878
Bertha Johnson^2,9 b. Jun 1880
Elsie Johnson^2,9 b. Nov 1884
Minnie Johnson+^2,9 b. Jun 1886

Citations

1850 US Census, Indiana.
1900 US Census, Indiana.
1860 US Census, Indiana.
FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
Ancestry.com, Indiana Marriage Records Index, 1800-1941.
1880 US Census, Indiana.
Ancestry.com, Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882-1920.
1870 US Census, Indiana.
1910 US Census, Indiana.

Sarah J. Johnson¹

#38564, b. circa 1843, d. 1890

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Sarah J. Johnson was born circa 1843 in Ohio, USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Casper Johnson and Catherine Sells.^1,3 She married Charles F. Atwater on 28 December 1864 in Rush County, Indiana, USA.⁴ She died in 1890 in Indiana, USA.⁵

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Sarah J. Johnson and Charles F. Atwater

Kate E. Atwater² b. c 1865
Mary Atwater² b. c 1870
Minnie Atwater² b. c 1872

Citations

1850 US Census, Indiana.
1880 US Census, Indiana.
1860 US Census, Indiana.
Ancestry.com, Indiana Marriage Records Index, 1800-1941.
Find A Grave.

Elizabeth A. Johnson¹

#38565, b. circa 1843, d. 1908

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Elizabeth A. Johnson was born circa 1843 in Ohio, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Casper Johnson and Catherine Sells.^1,2 She married James Branan on 18 February 1869 in Rush County, Indiana, USA.³ She died in 1908 in Indiana, USA.⁴

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Elizabeth A. Johnson and James Branan

Sarah C. Branan⁵ b. c 1870
Mary M. Branan⁵ b. c 1870
Hattie B. Branan⁵ b. c 1873

Citations

1850 US Census, Indiana.
1860 US Census, Indiana.
Ancestry.com, Indiana Marriage Records Index, 1800-1941.
Find A Grave.
1880 US Census, Indiana.

Mary Johnson¹

#38566, b. circa 1845

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Mary Johnson was born circa 1845 in Indiana, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Casper Johnson and Catherine Sells.^1,2 She married John A. Moss on 4 April 1866 in Rush County, Indiana, USA.³

Charts: Johnson Family

Child of Mary Johnson and John A. Moss

Olta B. Moss⁴ b. c 1868

Citations

1850 US Census, Indiana.
1860 US Census, Indiana.
FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
1870 US Census, Indiana.

Harriet Johnson¹

#38567, b. circa 1847, d. 8 April 1934

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Harriet Johnson was born circa 1847 in Indiana, USA.² She was the daughter of Casper Johnson and Catherine Sells.^1,2,3 She married William Purkhiser on 14 November 1876 in Rush County, Indiana, USA.⁴ She died on 8 April 1934 in Indiana, USA.⁵

Charts: Johnson Family

Children of Harriet Johnson and William Purkhiser

Sarah Katherine Purkhiser^6,7,8 b. c 1877
Blanch Purkhiser⁷ b. Apr 1884

Citations

1850 US Census, Indiana.
1860 US Census, Indiana.
1870 US Census, Indiana.
FamilySearch, Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
Find A Grave.
1880 US Census, Ohio.
1900 US Census, Indiana.
1910 US Census, Indiana.

Thomas Edwards¹

#38570, b. circa 1843

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Thomas Edwards was born circa 1843 in Ohio, USA.¹ He was the son of Alexander Edwards and Deborah Johnson.¹

Charts: Johnson Family

Citations

1850 US Census, Ohio.