Joseph Benjamin Johnson

1854 - 1926  (72 years)

• Name	Joseph Benjamin Johnson
  Nickname	Benson
  Born	13 Feb 1854	Mason County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jun 1926	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Buried	Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Death Record Name: Joseph Benton Johnson Sex: Male Death Date: 10 June 1926 Death Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 72y 3m 27d Cemetery: Shinn Cem Birth Date: 2/13/1854 Birth Place: Mason Co Marital Status: M Informant: GW Johnson, Ripley Cause: Heart trouble Death Record Name: Joseph Benson/Johnson Sex: Male Death Date: 10 Jun 1926 Death Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 72y3m27d Cemetery: Shinn Cem Birth Date: 2/13/1854 Birth Place: Mason County Marital Status: M Informant: MC Staats
  Person ID	I4464	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Isaac W Johnson,   b. 1824, Maryland ,   d. Between 1860 and 1870  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Rachel Casto,   b. 1827, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	30 May 1844	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: May 30, 1844 by Geo Casto Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Isaac W Johnson Rachel Casto 1850 Jackson, VA # 404-408 Poor Farm written in Col 2 Johnson Isaac 26 M Farmer Ma Johnson Rachel 23 F Va Johnson Margaret 5 F Va Johnson Catherine 2 F Va Johnson John 8/12 M Va Murphy Joseph 18 M Farmer Va McGold Fidly 74 M Ireland X X Pauper Roach Catherine 43 F Va X X Idiot Hall John 46 M Va X X Insane Edmend Sarah J 11 F Va Edmend Susanna 44 F Va Susanna McDade, widow of John D Casto, and William Edmond, m 3/23/1838 1860 Jackson, VA # 463-431 Isaac W 35 Rachel 30 Margaret 18 Catherine 16 B (m) 15 [Benjamin] David 13 [Ages must be wrong for these last 3 kids!] Melissa 11 Edmunds, Jane 25 JCMR shows Joseph B, 19 in 1871, is son of Isaac & R 1870 Union, Cabell, WV # 104-104 Johnson, Joseph 77 NJ Rachel 46 VA Joseph 16 Va Mary 18 Va David 14 Va Malissey 12 Va Martha 5 Va Melvena 4 Va Burns, Daniel 34 Va 1880 Census Place: Cologne, Mason, West Virginia Rachil JOHNSON Self F W W 55 WV Occ: House Keeping Fa: WV Mo: WV David JOHNSON Son M M W 23 WV Occ: Farmer Fa: WV Mo: WV Sarah JOHNSON DauL F M W 20 WV Occ: House Keeping Fa: VA Mo: OH Berlin JOHNSON GSon M S W 2 WV Fa: WV Mo: WV Alice JOHNSON Dau F S W 16 WV Fa: WV Mo: WV Melvina JOHNSON Dau F S W 13 --- Fa: --- Mo: ---
  Family ID	F1419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Victoria 'Jennie' Southall,   b. Feb 1855, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Nov 1871	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	JCMR Johnson, Joseph B, 19, Jackson Southall, Jane Victoria, 16, Mason Isaac & R William & C 11/23/1871 1880 Washington, Jackson, West Virginia B. JOHNSON Self M M W 28 WV WV WV Jennie Wife F M W 26 WV VA VA Hattie Dau F S W 9 WV Collumbus Son M S W 7 WV Della Dau F S W 5 WV Josephine Dau F S W 11/12 June WV 1900 Jackson County Ripley Dist # 130-138 James B Johnson, 4/1853 m 27y WV WV WV Jane J, w, 2/1855 10-7 WV VA VA Adelia da, 10/1877 James H s 4/1883 George W, s, 1/1888 Lulie P da 4/1890 Bachtel, John, bd, 3/1874 WV WVWV 1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV Johnson, Joseph B 56 md age 36 Jane V 54 md age 36 9-5 children George W son 23 s Lulia P da 21 s Bachtel, Gay gs 13 1920 Jackson Co, WV Fairplain Prec of Ripley Dist #34-33 Johnson, J B 64 Jane V 63 Sharp, Lula, 31 dau Sharp, C M 37, sil Orell O, 1, gs 1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV #165-166 all WVWVWV Sharp, Cornelius M 49 md age 36 Lula P 42 md age 30 Oral O son 11 Margaret V da 9 Harry L son 6 Cornelius jr son 4 9/12 Leo D son 1 9/12 Johnson, Virginia V mil 74 wd An article in "Jackson County, WV, Past and Present 1990" by granddaughter Margaret Johnson Karr, states his middle name was Benjamin and he was called Benson. Also shows another son, George Wilson (2nd) with no dates, he may have been one of the children who died before 1900 census. She does not list James as a child, nor does she list Ida Mae, but has Josephine "Jossie" married to Martin Parkins. Based on the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Jennie gave birth to either 9 or 10 children, and as of 1900, had 7 living. I suspect Josephine and George Wilson both died before 1900. If I add him as a child, the total would be 9, but there are errors in the article, and the child count is not the same on both censuses, so I am leaving him off since there is no other proof.
  Children	1. Hattie Estella Johnson,   b. Apr 1872, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1954  (Age ~ 81 years)   2. Columbus Austin Johnson,   b. 9 Oct 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 29 Dec 1947  (Age < 74 years)   3. Della B Johnson,   b. 19 Oct 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1961, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 85 years)   4. Josephine Johnson,   b. Jun 1879, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 20 years)   5. Ida Mae Johnson,   b. 19 Apr 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Apr 1952, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 71 years)   6. James H Johnson,   b. Apr 1883, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 Mar 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 21 years)   7. George Washington Johnson,   b. 6 Dec 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 1948, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years)   8. Lula Pearl Johnson,   b. Apr 1890, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1970  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F4605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S1205] Census. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.