Moses Robert Johnson

Male 1862 - 1948  (85 years)


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  • Name Moses Robert Johnson 
    Born 9 Mar 1862  Monroeville Twp, Colusa, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Jan 1948  Roberts, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried 17 Jan 1948  Lewisville Cem, Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I8710  Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 

    Father William Robert Johnson,   b. 22 Feb 1816, Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1899, Hamilton, Butte, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Tharp,   b. 6 Mar 1825, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1906, Cheney, Spokane, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 1846  Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F2418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Mabel Williams,   b. 15 Oct 1877, Cambria, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1972  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1894  Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Children 
     1. Minnie Lenore Johnson,   b. 23 Sep 1895, Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1918  (Age 23 years)
     2. William Robert Johnson,   b. 20 Dec 1896, Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1909, Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
    +3. Mabel Evelyn Johnson,   b. 25 Sep 1898, Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1951, Mud Lake, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    +4. Mildred Ila Johnson,   b. 11 Aug 1900, Maddox, Chouteau, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1974, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +5. Hugh Cameron Johnson,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Maddox, Chouteau, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1978, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +6. Kyle Dayton Johnson,   b. 26 Nov 1903, Maddox, Chouteau, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1974, Mud Lake, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +7. Alice Afton Johnson,   b. 27 Oct 1905, Maddox, Chouteau, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1990, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +8. Benjamin Sherwood Johnson,   b. 1 Jun 1907, Maddox, Chouteau, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1970, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     9. Gladys Ella Johnson,   b. 5 Oct 1908, Maddox, Chouteau, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1909, Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +10. Royal Francis Johnson,   b. 4 Jul 1911, Roberts, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1993, Adair, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F2419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1894 - Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jan 1948 - Roberts, Jefferson, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1862 BIRTH: CA,Colusa Co-Monroeville Twp: Moses Robert Johnson bn 9 March 1862

      1870 CENSUS: OR,Umatilla Co-Pendleton,Willow Creek Prec,14 June,Dw#101: Moses R Johnson 8/CA, son of William and Elizabeth Johnson

      1880 CENSUS: OR,Umatilla-Alta,Lower Buttercreek,June 19, Dw 174/177: Moses R Johnson 18/CA (PA,KY) single laborer, son of William and Elizabeth Johnson

      1894 MARRIAGE: ID,Jefferson Co-Lewisville: Moses Robert Johnson md Sarah Mabel (Kitty) Williams 25 Dec 1894 at Sarah's parent's home, md by the Reverend Petitte
      Children: Minnie Lenore bn 1895; Wm Robert bn 1895 (7?); Mabel Evelyn bn 1898; Mildred Ila bn 1900; Hugh Cameron bn 1902; Kyle Dayton bn 1903 (Joyce's father); Alice Afton bn 1905; Benjamin Sherwood bn 1907; Gladys Ella bn 1908; Royal Francis (Mick) bn 1911

      HIST: In the Footsteps of the Pioneers, The Story of Pilot Rock-McKay Basin, 1862-1962, pg 302:
      "Mose and Jim Johnson lived in or near the vicinity of California Gulch. They came and settled there some time before 1878. Either one or both were married, since Mrs Douglas Belts, writing in the "Reminiscences of Oregon Pioneers," stated tat she went to Harmony School, and two of her classmates were Lydia Johnson and Anna Johnson. Mrs Mary Ramsdell in the "Reminiscences" told that 'After getting home, we got the second word about the Inidans; Mose and Jim Johnson coming on a dead run to warn us.
      The Indians were coming from the Grande Ronde, they said, so we started for Pilot Rock, Mose and Jim riding along on either side of us."

      1930 CENSUS: ID,Jefferson Co-Roberts: Anc Img 10,11 pg 5B,4-21,Dw100,102:
      JOHNSON, Moses R-head 68/CA (PA,IL)md at 32,laborer-odd jobs;
      Kitty-wife 51/MN (Wales,PA)md at 16 no occ; Mildred KNIGHT-
      dau 20/MT (CA,MN)md at 21 no occ; Elsie-gdau 7/NV (OR,MT);
      Irene-gdau 6/OR; Robert gson 2 6/12-MT; Hugh JOHNSON-son
      28/MT md at 25-stockman; Ethan A-dau in law 18/MT (MO,MT)md
      at 16 no occ; Royse-son 13/ID laborer on canal; Kyle-son 26/MT
      laborer-stock; Gladys NELSON-gdau 12/ID (ND,ID)

      HIST: Oct 2003 letter from Joyce Spaulding to Pam Wagner pg 6: "Mose Johnson and his four sons, Hugh, Kyle, Ben and Mick were all well known horsemen and cowboys. They won prizes in rodeos in bronc-riding, bareback riding and relays. They operated cattle ranches in the Robert and Mud Lake areas, Jefferson Co, Idaho for some 40 yrs."

      1948 DEATH,BURIAL: ID,Jefferson Co-Roberts: Moses Robert Johnson died 15 Jan 1948 in Roberts (at home); buried 17 Jan at Lewisville Cem, Lewisville,Jefferson Co, ID


      HIST: July 1997 letter from Joyce Spaulding to Pam Wagner: "My grandfather, Moses Robert Johnson, virtually lost track of all his sisters. I know that 1-2 of them were in the San Francisco earthquake. I found 2 of them (I believe) in old marriage records the last time I was in Salt Lake City. I sent for copies of the marriage licenses and believe they are the correct people."

      Ask Joyce re:
      1. Obits: Moses Robert Johnson, Sarah Mabel (Kitty)Wms Johnson, Robert Wm Johnson, Mabel Evelyn Johnson Ellis, Mildred Johnson Bresee, Hugh Cameron Johnson, Kyle Dayton Johnson, Alice Afton Johnson, Benjamin Sherwood Johnson, Gladys Ella Johnson, Royal Francis Johnson (& spouses). Kenneth Wayne Johnson, Gladys Evelyn Rutledge, Carole Jeanne Johnson, Irene Knight. (most from Post Register, Idaho Falls ID and Rigby Star, Rigby ID)


      ORD: FS/IGI 2-04: Moses Robert Johnson b 9 Mar 1862, Sacramento CA, died 15 Jan 1948-no place shown. Md Sarah Mable Williams 25 Dec 1894, Lewisville,Jefferson,ID. SS: 2 Jul 1999 Logan by member after 1991. Does not show children.
      Bap: 27 Apr 1956 End: 12 Mar 1959 IFall, father William Johnson; mother Elizabeth Thalph, Relative or proxy: Sarah Williams Johnson. Source: 442715/26472

  • Sources 
    1. [S191] Family Rcds: SPAULDING,Joyce Johnson.
      "Moses Robert Johnson bn 9 Mar 1862 in Monroeville Twp,Colusa Co,CA"
      July 1997 letter from Joyce, family group record in possession of Pam Wagner

    2. [S191] Family Rcds: SPAULDING,Joyce Johnson.
      "Moses Robert Johnson dd 15 Jan 1948 in Roberts,Jefferson Co, ID (at home)"
      July 1997 letter from Joyce, family group record in possession of Pam Wagner

    3. [S422] Internet: Ancestry.com.
      Moses Robert Johnson 1948, Certif# 000255, Jefferson Co-Roberts City; date of death: 15 Jan 1948 Date of birth: 9 Mar 1862
      Idaho Death Index 1911-1951

    4. [S191] Family Rcds: SPAULDING,Joyce Johnson.
      "Moses Robert Johnson was buried 17 Jan 1948 in Lewisville Cem, Lewisville,Jefferson, ID"
      July 1997 letter from Joyce, family group record in possession of Pam Wagner

    5. [S191] Family Rcds: SPAULDING,Joyce Johnson.
      "William Robert Johnson md Elizabeth Thorp in 1846, Peoria,Peoria,ILL"
      July 1997 letter from Joyce to Pam Wagner

    6. [S191] Family Rcds: SPAULDING,Joyce Johnson.
      "Moses Robert Johnson md Sarah Mabel Williams 25 Dec 1894 at her parent's home in Lewisville,Jefferson Co, ID"by Reverend Petitte.
      July 1997 letter from Joyce, family group record in possession of Pam Wagner

    7. [S197] Ancestral File, Film #1394375.
      Moses Robert Johnson (AF# BZ21-ON) md Sarah Mable (Kitty) Williams (AF#407QDX) 25 Dec 1894, no place shown
      Family Search on Internet, Submitted by Selma Grimmit, Moreland ID AF#83-092627