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From: "Cathy Garrett" <>
Subject: [TXCHEROKEE] Jeremiah F. Johnson, b 1820 TN, d 1899 TX
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 13:34:29 -0500

Timeline for Rev. Jeremiah F. Johnson, Baptist Minister, and family. Additions, suggestions, clarifications solicited and appreciated.

1820 Jeremiah is born in Tennessee on Mar 26

1820-1844 Where was he?

1823 Harriet Newman is born in GA/AL on June 3

1844 Perry Co, AL, Apr 21, marries Harriet Newman
1845 St Clair Co, AL, son John Newman Johnson born in June
1847 _______Co, AL, daughter Abigail born in June

1850 Cherokee Co, Al, census, p. 200, listed as John N. Johnson, wife Harriet, 9 yr old William, 6 yr old John, 4 yr old Abigail. Where did William come from?

1857 James E. Newman is deeded land in Lauderdale Co, MS from John Shackelford and his wife Phoebe.

1860 Rankin Co, MS census p. 950,951.
Daughter Abigail marries Thomas E. Williams, marriage performed in Rankin Co, MS, by Rev. James Newman. (Brother of Harriet?)
Family of J.W. Williams on p. 951 of this census also. Was this father of Thomas E. Williams?
40 year old Virginia born Rev. James E. Newman (M.E. minister) is listed on 1860 census in Lauderdale Co, MS with wife Mary, 35, Virginia, 12, Mary, 10,
William, 6, Ann, 4, Thomas F., 2, 28 year old Dr. Lee Shackelford living with Newman family.
Also on 1860 census Lauderdale Co, MS is G.A. Freeman family where 15 yr old John N. Johnson is living.

1861, Feb, Son-in-law Thomas E. Williams joins CSA, 6th Reg, Miss Infantry,
Son John N. Johnson joins Co. F, 4th Texas Reg, Hood's Brigade. Where did he enlist? Why was he not in a Miss. unit?
Lee Shackelford is a CSA surgeon assigned to 37th Reg, Miss Infantry.

1863 JFJ performs marriage ceremony of Sarah Brinson and S. D. Byrd in Rankin Co, MS.
August 8, Thomas Foster Newman dies, son of Rev. J.E. Newman, buried at Sageville Methodist Cem, Lauderdale Co, MS. Was this his church?

1865, May 28, John N. Johnson marries Elizabeth Churchill "Betsy" Crutcher in Culpeper Co, VA. Military records indicate he was captured in the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864, Paroled in Ashland, VA April 1865. When and how did he meet Betsy Crutcher?

1866 Jeremiah and Harriet on Simpson Co, MS census, p. 6, same page as families of J.W. Byrd and C.J. Brinson

1866, Nov 28, Lauderdale Co, MS, daughter Abigail marries John W. Mooney. Was her first husband Thomas E. Williams killed in Civil War?

1866-1870 Jeremiah is mentioned in minutes of Liberty Baptist Association as being involved with Bethel, Ebenezer (letter of dismission Dec. 1867) Buckatunna, and Mt. Zion Baptist Churches. Elected pastor of Mt. Zion in Clarke Co, MS in November 1868. May have lived in Whynot, Lauderdale Co, it's where the Mooney's lived per 1860 census.

1867, July 23, Virginia Newman marries Dr. Lee Shackelford in Lauderdale Co, MS.

1870 Lauderdale Co, MS census, p. 4, family 47, listed as Jerre M. Johnson with wife Harriet and a 22 yr old white female Jane Irby. Who is Jane Irby? Others on same page: family 48) son John N. Johnson with wife Elizabeth, dau Harriet, son William; family 49) John W. Mooney with wife Abigail (Johnson), son Augustus (wrongly listed as dau Augusta). On p. 23 is the family(43) of Dr. Lee Shackelford and wife Virginia and their 1 yr old son T. Reid Shackelford, also a 42 yr old Earline Shackelford. Family 44, p. 23, Robert E. Coleman family.

1870, March, Jeremiah and son-in-law John W. Mooney make $100 loan from Robert E. Coleman and Thomas W. Coleman in Lauderdale Co, MS. Collateral is 9 yr old mousey gray mare mule, 30 acres, and corn and cotton crops.

1870, Dec 15, Jeremiah performs marriage ceremony of Eliza J. Neumun and D.H. Carr in Hale Co, AL. Was Eliza related to Harriet? Did he and Harriet move back to Alabama?

1871-1877 Where was Jeremiah? John and Betsy moved to Maryland between the birth of their 3rd child Mildred Virginia in MS 1871 and their 4th child John Newman Johnson, Jr. born in MD 1873.

1877-79 Jeremiah and Harriet are in Houston Co, TX - Pastor Lone Star and Augusta Ch

1880 Jeremiah and Harriet on Houston Co, TX census, 13 yr old gson John Mooney lives with them.
John's wife Betsy dies in Jan. in Fauquier Co, VA after the birth of their 6th child Charles Thomas Johnson Dec 1879.

1880-1882 Jeremiah and Harriet are in Houston Co, TX Pastor Augusta Church
John marries Annie L. They move to Mississippi, probably around Copiah County. John's dau Penelope marries Jim Barron abt 1883, Crystal Springs, MS

1883 Jeremiah - Houston Co, TX Pastor Crockett Church
1885 Jeremiah - Houston Co, TX Pastor Augusta Church
1888 Jeremiah - Houston Co, TX Pastor Crockett Church

1889 John moves from Miss. to Tex. buys land in Anderson Co, TX from S. T. Stanaland.

1889-91 Jeremiah - Houston Co, TX Pastor Grapeland Church

1890 Jeremiah and Harriet on Houston Co, TX census

1892-93 Jeremiah - Houston Co, TX Pastor Belott Church

1894-99 Jeremiah - Trinity Co, TX Pastor Groveton Church

1899 Jeremiah - Trinity Co, TX dies, buried at Glenwood Cem, Groveton, surrounded by Pennington graves, were they related?

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