Snellen Marion "Cub" Johnson

Snellen Marion "Cub" Johnson

Male 1827 - 1900  (72 years)

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  • Name Snellen Marion "Cub" Johnson 
    Born 27 Oct 1827  Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Jun 1900  Lonetree, Uinta, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 12 Jun 1900  Johnson Cemetery, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I26  My Family Tree | Collett-Williams, Raynor-Armstrong
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2015 

    Father Willis F. Johnson,   b. 1 May 1806, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1853, Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Nancy Reddick Greer,   b. 9 Aug 1805, Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1878, Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married Abt 1825 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Hunt Greer,   b. 26 Feb 1836, Chambers County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1925, Lonetree, Uinta, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 21 Jan 1856  La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Johnson,   b. 6 Jun 1854, Milam County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1854, Rich County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Willis Johnson,   b. 6 Jul 1857, Ryow, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1922, Rich County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. Nathaniel Hunt Johnson,   b. 3 Sep 1859, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Snellon Marion Johnson,   b. 5 Jan 1863, Utah County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1947, Teton County, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     5. Mary Wilmirth Johnson,   b. 3 Jan 1864, Utah County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1940  (Age 76 years)
     6. Nancy Catherine Johnson,   b. 7 Mar 1867, Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1891  (Age 24 years)
     7. Thomas Jefferson Johnson,   b. 3 Mar 1869, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1871, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     8. Newton DeWitt Johnson,   b. 23 Oct 1871, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1947, Cassia County, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     9. Sally Ann Johnson,   b. 25 Oct 1873, Rich County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1953  (Age 79 years)
     10. John Lycurgus Johnson,   b. 14 Apr 1876, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1932  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lydia Rebecca Baker,   b. 9 Jun 1841, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1934, Robertson, Uinta, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 26 Jul 1862  Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 1 May 2014 
    Family ID F232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Oct 1827 - Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Jan 1856 - La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Jul 1862 - Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jun 1900 - Lonetree, Uinta, Wyoming, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Jun 1900 - Johnson Cemetery, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Snellen Marion 'Cub' Johnson Picture
    Snellen Marion 'Cub' Johnson Picture
    Source: Picture of photograph at Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum located at 186 South 500 West, Vernal, UT 84078. Picture was altered from original (cropped, filled in).

    Documents
    1860 US Census for Snellen Marion Johnson
    1860 US Census for Snellen Marion Johnson
    Home in 1860: 14th Ward, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory
    S M Johnson 31
    Sarah Johnson 25
    Willis Johnson 3
    Nathaniel Johnson 10/12
    1850 US Census for Willis and Nancy Johnson
    1850 US Census for Willis and Nancy Johnson
    Willis Johnson 45 North Carolina Farmer $2,500
    N R Johnson 44 Georgia
    S M Johnson 18 Georgia
    S A Johnson 15 Georgia
    M W Johnson 13 Alabama
    A S Johnson 11 Alabama
    James Johnson 9 Alabama
    H V Johnson 8 Alabama
    Nancy Johnson 7 Alabama
    L P Johnson 11 Texas
    W S Johnson 3 Texas
    J C Parker 36 Texas

    29 October 1850
    1840 US Census for Willis and Nancy Johnson
    1840 US Census for Willis and Nancy Johnson
    Family Head Name: Willis S Johnson
    Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Chambers, Alabama
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
    Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
    Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
    Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
    Total Free White Persons: 6
    Total Slaves: 1
    Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 7
    Deseret News Newspaper article 11 June 1856
    Deseret News Newspaper article 11 June 1856
    John Sprouse has purchased the stock of Snellen Marion Johnson. John will marry Snellen Marion's mother about 9 months later.

    Deseret News, Business Notices, 11 Jun 1856, p 7. Courtesy of the University of Utah
    1870 US Census for Snellen Marion Johnson
    1870 US Census for Snellen Marion Johnson
    Home in 1870: Laketown, Rich County, Utah Territory
    Snellen M Johnson 40
    Sally Johnson 30
    Willis Johnson 12
    Snellen M Johnson 10
    Mary Johnson 8
    Catherine Johnson 6
    Jefferson Johnson 4

    Living next door to Lycurgus and Cora Johnson and Nancy Reddick Greer Johnson Sprouse and Alonzo and Victoria Blair and and now the street from Baylus and Nancy Sprouse.
    Allday case 2332 vs Johnsons - Suit over slave named Allen of Willis Johnson
    Allday case 2332 vs Johnsons - Suit over slave named Allen of Willis Johnson
    Texas Ranger. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 37, Ed. 1, Friday, February 25, 1859

    Lancaster, J., editor. Texas Ranger. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 37, Ed. 1, Friday, February 25, 1859, Newspaper, February 25, 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth48854/ : accessed March 11, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, Austin, Texas.
    Washington County, Texas District Court Minutes for Sarah Allday vs Thomas Irvin
    Washington County, Texas District Court Minutes for Sarah Allday vs Thomas Irvin
    8 October 1858 - 13 October 1860
    1830 US Census - Willis Johnson
    1830 US Census - Willis Johnson
    Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Capt Britain C Tyars District, Troup, Georgia
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
    Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
    Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
    Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
    Total Free White Persons: 5
    Total Slaves: 4
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9
    1838 Town of Wickersville census in winter of 1838
    1838 Town of Wickersville census in winter of 1838
    One of the largest of the early settlements in Chambers County, Alabama numbered nearly two thousand at the time this census. It was located on the Creek "Horse Path" where the trail crossed the Osligee.

    The Willis Johnson, William Greer and Widow Mangrum families are living near each other (see middle column, near bottom).

    William D. Greer is an older brother (born 18 June 1800) of Nancy Reddick Greer. Jane Greer (born 13 March 1787) is the older sister of Nancy Reddick Greer and had married a Thomas Mangham. Thomas's father was Solomon and he also had a brother named Solomon.

    Source: The Reason for the Tears by Bobby L. Lindsey, 1971, pgs. 250-251.
    DeWitt County Land Grants Map
    DeWitt County Land Grants Map
    Mexican War Badge for Snellen M. Johnson
    Mexican War Badge for Snellen M. Johnson
    Bill of Sale for Slave (Allen)
    Bill of Sale for Slave (Allen)
    $1,300 for slave named Allen, 26 years old
    Grantors: Nancy R. Johnson, S. M. Johnson, Sarah Ann Allday, Mary W. York
    Grantee: Thomas G Irvin

    Headstones
    Snellen Marion 'Cub' Johnson Headstone
    Snellen Marion "Cub" Johnson Headstone
    Find A Grave Memorial# 27621842

    Histories
    Journal Excerpt of Edward Stevenson
    Journal Excerpt of Edward Stevenson
    Source: http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneerdetails/1,15791,4018-1-17776,00.html
    Johnson-Greer-Davis Connection
    Johnson-Greer-Davis Connection
    A genealogical book compiled by June Belcher Roberts showing the ancestry of Cora Myrtle Johnson and the connections to the Greer and Davis lines. Many photographs, stories, and histories are included in this book of 230 pages.
    Autobiography of Dickson Hamblin Greer Excerpt
    Autobiography of Dickson Hamblin Greer Excerpt
    Source: http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneerdetails/1,15791,4018-1-17776,00.html
    Sylvester Henry Earl Diary Excerpt
    Sylvester Henry Earl Diary Excerpt
    Source: http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneerdetails/1,15791,4018-1-17776,00.html
    William Brockerman Wright Diary Excerpt
    William Brockerman Wright Diary Excerpt
    Source: http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysources/1,16272,4019-1-69,00.html
    William Wallace Johnson - Progressive Men of Wyoming - Pages 849-850
    William Wallace Johnson - Progressive Men of Wyoming - Pages 849-850

    This biography recounts the heritage and life of William Wallace Johnson, son of Snellen M. Johnson and Rebecca Baker, grandson of Willis and Nancy Johnson. William also recounts the life of his parents and grandparents although some of the statements are incorrect.

    Published in 1903
    A History of Rich County by Robert E. Parson
    A History of Rich County by Robert E. Parson
    Johnson, Snellen M. "Cub" pgs. 104,328

    Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah State Historical Society, Rich County Commission, c1996
    Sarah Hunt Greer Johnson by William N Greer
    Sarah Hunt Greer Johnson by William N Greer