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Subject: [SouthernTrails] Morris Johnson
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 20:26:22 EDT


Mr. Wyly, I wonder if you know where Morris Johnson's ancestors were from. My
3rd g-grandmother, Anny/Amey JOHNS(T)ON had a brother called Morris. She was
born about 1775-1780 and lived in Edgefield Co, SC. Morris was older. There
were other Morrises in the family tree, and both Morris JOHNSONs and Moore
JOHNSONs (also spelled JOHNSTON) in Edgefield Co in the early 1800s. Their
father was David and their mother seems to have been Rachel (surname
unknown). I believe they came to Edgefield from Virginia. Lots of Scots in
this area -- Anny/Amey married one whose surnamed was HAZEL.

I have another line of JOHNSONs who were in Hill Co. TX in the 1860s. My
g-grandfather, William Henry JOHNSON (grandmother's side of the family) was
born there in March 1861. Found him, I think, on the 1870 census, age 9,
with an older bro. Jeremiah, born in Ark. before the war, and a younger
sister, Catherine, born after the war, and a mother, Dorean. No father
listed. Mother says she was from NC. Nearest neighbors were GUSTs --
(GUESTs?) also from NC. Later census records say the parents were born in
AL, though.

If any of these JOHNSONs sound familiar, I would love to place them in some
sort of extended neighborhood and discover if they connect to any of the
other JOHNSONs in Hill Co. I'd also like to find out which "Southern trail"
they took to get there.

Regards,
Barbara Schenck

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