West Virginia Pioneers

James Riley Johnson

Male 1857 - 1942  (~ 85 years)


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  • Name James Riley Johnson 
    Born Feb 1857  Tazewell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Oct 1942  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Riley James/Johnson
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 25 Oct 1942
      Death Place: Cicerone, Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 88y 8m 3d
      Burial Place: Cicerone, W. Va.
      Burial Date: 26 Oct 1942
      Cemetery: Hargus
      Funeral Home:
      Birth Date: 22 Feb 1854
      Birth Place: Clay Co., W. Va.
      Marital Status: W
      Spouse: Pricey J./Gibson
      Occupation: Farmer
      Father: John/Johnson
      Father's Birth Place: Unknown
      Informant: Ivy Johnson, Walton, WV
    Person ID I23297  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2017 

    Family Prisa J Gibson,   b. Jul 1859, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1 Jan 1878  Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 1/1/1878
      Place: Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
      James Riley Johnson, 21, Tazewell Co VA; Clay Co
      Pricy Jane Gibson, 18, Buckingham Co; Nicholas Co

      1880 Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
      Johnson, James R 24 KY KY KY
      Price J 20 wife VA KY KY
      Cora B 1 da WV WV WV

      1900 Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      Johnson, James R 2/1854 m 22y KY KY KY
      Pricey J wife 7/1859 m 22y 13-13 VA VA KY
      Cora B da 2/1879 WV KY VA
      Etta F da 5/1882 WV KY VA F (f) 5/3/1882
      John W sn 5/1882 WV KY VA
      Martha S da 8/1885 WV KY VA
      Lucy L da 2/1887 WV KY VA Ligena (f) 2/12/1886
      Loren sn 11/1888 WV KY VA Loren Sampson 11/6/1888 L 10/5/1888
      Lorenzo sn 10/1890 WV KY VA
      Ivey da 1/1892 WV KY VA Ivy S 1/3/1893
      Loney son 12/1894 WV KY VA
      Odey son 8/1896 WV KY VA
      Dovie da 4/1898 WV KY VA
      Floyd W son 3/1900 WV KY VA

      1910 Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      Johnson, James R 57 m1- 33y KY KY KY
      Pricy J wife 50 m1- 33y 14-13 children KY KY KY
      Ranzy D son 19 WV KY KY
      Ivory S da 17 WV KY KY
      Lonnie B son 15 WV KY KY
      Odie D son 13 WV KY KY
      Dovie M da 11 WV KY KY
      Floyd W so 10 WV KY KY
      Gibson, Celey mil 72 wd 7-5 children KY KY KY

      1920 Harper, Roane, WV
      Johnson, Floyd W 20
      Velma wife 17
      James R father 66 wd
      Lonnie B bo 25
      Odie bro 23
      Dovie sis 21
      Orville neph 8

      Roane County Births for JR & Pricy
      Levey (m) 4/12/1887
      Ira 12/4/1892
      Irvin 12/4/1892
      W (f) 11/20/1901 #14

      Birth Record - delayed
      Name: Loney Briem Johnson
      Birth Date: 02 Dec 1894
      Birth Place: Cicerone, Roane, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Price Jane Gibson, born Buckhannon, WV
      Father: James Riley Johnson, born Tazewell Co, VA
    Children 
     1. Cora B Johnson,   b. Feb 1879, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Johnson,   b. 3 May 1882, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Etta F Johnson,   b. 3 May 1882, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Martha S Johnson,   b. Aug 1885, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Lucy Lougenia Johnson,   b. 12 Feb 1886, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 76 years)
     6. Loren Sampson Johnson,   b. 6 Nov 1888, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Lorenzo Johnson,   b. Oct 1890, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Ira Irvin Johnson,   b. 4 Dec 1892, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Ivy S Johnson,   b. 3 Jan 1893, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Loney Briem Johnson,   b. 2 Dec 1894, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Odie D Johnson,   b. Aug 1896, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Dovie M Johnson,   b. 22 Apr 1898, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1971, Orange County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     13. Floyd W Johnson,   b. Mar 1900, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. W Johnson,   b. 20 Nov 1901, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.