9. | Nancy Reddick Greer was born 9 Aug 1805, Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia, USA (daughter of John D. Greer and Sarah "Sallie" Hunt); died 9 Oct 1878, Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA; was buried 9 Oct 1878, Fairview, Lincoln, Wyoming, USA. Notes:
James McGaw was an early LDS missionary in Texas in 1848 to the Dallas area of Texas. In 1851 he may have been in Grimes County (borders Washington County) and may have converted the Sprouses. Washington Lafayette Jolley was the caption of the company that left Texas in 1854 to Utah.
Edward W. East mentions Preston Thomas as a missionary in Port Sullivan, Texas and he KEEP A JOURNAL. Preston Thomas was a captain of a wagon train leaving Texas in 1856.
An 1848 missionary companion of James McGaw was William Martindale.
See: http://www.ldschurchnewsarchive.com/articles/19911/First-LDS-bishop-in-Idaho-a-pioneer-for-gospels-sake.html
Preston Thomas's March 14, 1849 letter to Orson Hyde mentions that a number of interesting fact:
- Preston Thomas and William Martindale meet James McGaw at Weston, Missouri (on the Mississippi River)
- Preston Thomas visits is brother Daniel Claiborne Thomas at his home in Burton, Texas (8 miles from Brenham)
- Martindale and McGaw baptized 5 persons east of Burton in the Brazos River (FIND NAMES).
- Preston Thomas baptized a young man in Washington County before going to the settlements on the Guadalupe River to preach.
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Seth M. Blair Journal Entry September 12, 1854 "Sept. 12th Br Me today baptized Jas. Johnson bro of Br S.M. Johnson who was converted by the Lord through my preaching -
13th Today blessed 9 children and baptized 5 - Sarah East (RB) James Sharp, Nancy Johnson and Margarett and Adeline Jones - thus the Lord has blessed his servant and now raised up a church of 24 members with the 9 children blessed no 34 members of the church in this place some of whom are enjoying the gifts etc - for which I pray the Lord to accept the grattitude of his servants _____ to _____ increase the work." (pages 45-46)
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Washington Lafayette Jolley and John Osler were probably the first Mormon missionaries that the Johnson family encountered in 1852(per "Reminiscences of E. W. East).
Henry G. Moyle was probably another early missionary.
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According to the Johnson-Greer-Davis Connection book "After John’s death Nancy was back with her clan ready to strike the trail when the call came from President Brigham Young to go to southern Idaho and northern Utah." John Sprouse died 27 Oct 1858 and on the 27th of June 1860 Nancy is still in the 6th Ward in SLC according to the 1860 census. We don't have record of Nancy north of SLC until the 1870 census.
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1851 Missionary James McGaw arrives in Texas
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1852 John Brown, Preston Thomas, Washington Jolley and William Camp are called to serve missions in Texas.
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1854 William C. Martindale arrived in Texas.
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"The Community of Laketown has always maintained a belief in the value of formal education. The first organized school was held in 1869, and conducted by Nancy Greer Johnson, three months out of the year. Later, around 1876, a bright, well educated young man, Robert Spence, came to Laketown and began teaching."
Source: Laketown Master Plan December 2007, page 7,http://laketownutah.com/uploads/master_plan.pdf
Children:
- Sarah Ann Johnson was born 9 Aug 1827, Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia, USA; died 28 Apr 1916, Owensville, Robertson, Texas, USA; was buried , Owensville Cemetery, Owensville, Robertson, Texas, USA.
- Snellen Marion "Cub" Johnson was born 27 Oct 1827, Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia, USA; died 10 Jun 1900, Lonetree, Uinta, Wyoming, USA; was buried 12 Jun 1900, Johnson Cemetery, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA.
- Mary Willmirth Johnson was born Abt 1832, Chambers County, Alabama, USA; died 21 Jun 1855, Kansas, USA; was buried Jun 1855, Mormon Grove, Kansas, United States.
- Alfred Summers Johnson, Sr. was born 14 Sep 1835, Chambers County, Alabama, USA; died 23 Aug 1891, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States; was buried Aug 1891, Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States.
- James A Johnson was born 13 Oct 1837, Hillsboro, Jasper, Georgia, USA; died 1874, Laketown, Rich, Utah, USA; was buried 1874, Laketown, Rich, Utah, USA.
- Hanna Victoria Johnson was born 13 Oct 1839, Autauga County, Alabama, USA; died 13 Apr 1903, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA; was buried Apr 1903, Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA.
- 7. Nancy Willmirth Johnson was born 22 Nov 1841, San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, USA; died 13 Mar 1902, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States; was buried 15 Mar 1902, Maeser Fairview Cemetery, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States.
- 4. John Lycurgus Johnson was born 25 Aug 1844, Brenham, Washington, Texas, USA; died 29 Jun 1908, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States; was buried 1 Jul 1908, Rockpoint Cemetery, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States.
- Willis Leonidas Johnson was born 1846, San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, USA; was buried 1856.
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