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Subject: [JOHNSON] John Henry Johnson 1839-1877
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 10:14:48 EST

My great, great uncle,John Henry Johnson was hung for murder at Armley Gaol,
Leeds, Yorkshire on April 3rd 1877. He murdered Amos Waite in Bradford,
Yorkshire on December 26th 1876.

Between about 1865 and 1875 he lived in the States, probably Pennsylvania,
but this is not certain. He was joined there by his wife, Mary Jane Johnson,
formerly Toothill, and their son Fred Johnson, born in Bradford on 4th May
1861. John Henry and Mary Jane lived apart prior to his return to England and
although contacted before his execution, she declined to return to England.

I have been unsuccessfully trying for ten years to trace where the family
lived in America and if there are any descendants of Fred. All current
reports both in the press and Trial documentation only refer to his being in
America and fail to name any specific place. It is known that he continued
his Freemason membership in the States.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated

Steve Allatt

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