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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Needham Johnson: Birth: 22 MAY 1834 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA. Death: AFT 1903 in Confederate Home, Higginsville, Missouri

  2. Hugh Johnson: Birth: ABT 1835 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA. Death: BEF 1897 in Madison County, Missouri, USA

  3. William D Johnson: Birth: ABT 1836 in Madison County, Missouri, USA.

  4. Elizabeth Johnson: Birth: ABT 1838 in Madison County, Missouri, USA. Death: BEF NOV 1873 in Madison County, Missouri, USA

  5. Wilson Johnson: Birth: ABT 1839 in Madison County, Missouri, USA. Death: 11 JAN 1863 in Battle of Hartsville, Missouri

  6. Joseph B. Johnson: Birth: AUG 1841 in Madison County, Missouri, USA. Death: 07 AUG 1921 in Oregon County, Missouri, USA

  7. David Daniel Johnson: Birth: 30 JUN 1844 in Madison County, Missouri, USA. Death: 15 JAN 1913 in Alton, Oregon County, Missouri, USA

  8. Uriah Johnson: Birth: ABT 1849 in Madison County, Missouri, USA.

  9. Hiram Johnson: Birth: ABT 1855 in Madison County, Missouri, USA.


Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Allen Johnson: Birth: ABT 1869.

  2. Jasper Johnson: Birth: 27 FEB 1869 in Madison County, Missouri, USA. Death: 12 APR 1930 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA

  3. Lillie Jane Johnson: Birth: 27 MAY 1870 in Madison County, Missouri, USA. Death: 06 APR 1961 in Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA


Notes
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Note:   Uriah Johnson raised livestock and as a farmer raised crops of wheat and corn as commodities for sale and also served his own needs as a blacksmith. The assets of his estate included an extensive collection of blacksmith tools, several modern gang plows, and a threshing machine which indicates that he operated a rather large farming enterprise. On November 21, 1873, Uriah Johnson executed his Will in his home which was located on the banks of the scenic St. Francis River in Madison County, Missouri. A few days after making his Will he died on December 5, 1873.
  Even before the outbreak of the Civil War there was a significant political division of opinion between members of our family. An incident took place on November 10, 1856, between Noble Johnson and Needham Johnson, one of the sons of Uriah Johnson and Nobles nephew. An argument must have occurred during a family gathering at the home of Noble Johnson and Needham pulled a knife and attempted to stab and cut his uncle Noble. The record does not indicate the subject of disagreement but it is entirely possible that Bleeding Kansas or the recent election of James Buchanan as President on November 4th could have been the trigger that caused a discussion to erupt into violence. After a Grand Jury hearing an Indictment was issued charging Needham Johnson with felonious assault. Among the witnesses who were served by Sheriff James M. Spiva to appear and testify during the jury trial was Green Low, a nephew of Noble Johnson by virtue of his mother being Elizabeth (Pinkerton) Low, Joseph D. Johnson, Wilson Johnson, William Johnson, Polly Johnson, William Smith, William Graham, William Sinclair, Uriah Johnson, and the victim Noble Johnson.
  The breach in our family continued with the commencement of formal war as all the sons of Uriah Johnson who were of age to served joined forces with the Confederacy and the sons of Noble Johnson enlisted with the Union. As the fighting wore on it came to the attention of the Office of Provost Marshal in St. Louis that Needham Johnson, Hugh Johnson, and Joseph Johnson were either sympathetic with the South or had joined their forces. Ultimately, Uriah Johnson was compelled to post a bond to assure his loyalty with the Union but in February of 1865 his sureties contacted the Provost Marshall in Fredericktown and expressed their desire to be freed from the bond. In fact Uriah Johnson had been a citizen prisoner and was held at Pilot Knob on July 13, 1864, and on special order was required to post a bond in the amount of $2,000.00 for his good conduct which was to be guaranteed by two sureties when he was released. Uriah was finally able to secure a bond on March 11, 1865, with the assistance of his relative Crawford Pruett who served as one of the sureties. William Evans served as the second surety.
  The web of martial law and the investigative arm of the Provost Marshal also ensnarled Hugh Johnson and his brother Joseph Johnson. On September 5, 1864, Hugh Johnson was served by proxy in Ray County, Missouri, ordering him to appear before the Military Commission in Jefferson City. In addition, on February 23, 1865, a report was forwarded by the Office of the Provost Marshal located in Fredericktown for instructions concerning the forfeiture of the personal property of Hugh Johnson and Joseph Johnson, as well as the personal property of Uriah Johnson and Needham Johnson as they were sureties. The charges against Hugh Johnson included the allegation that he was in violation of his bond because he had accepted a commission in the Rebel service. Before action was commenced regarding the violation of the terms of the bonds of Hugh Johnson and Joseph Johnson, the war was effectively ended with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. For Missouri the final turning of the tide against the Southern cause occurred with the Battle of Westport on October 23, 1864, when the forces under the command of former Missouri governor and now General Sterling Price were defeated and the Confederacy lost its military power west of the Mississippi. Missouri saw the fourth greatest number of battles during the Civil War. When you add the guerilla actions by non-military units like Quantrill’s Rangers or those who rode with the psychopath “Bloody Bill” Anderson, as did the 16-year-old Jesse James, Missouri ignominiously ranks near the top. On April 15, 1865, the same day that President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Booth, Hugh Johnson signed an Oath of Allegiance at Fort Craig, near Valverde, New Mexico, signifying the end of warfare between the descendants of David and Margaret [Davis] Johnson.
  Notes from a manuscript © 2007 All rights reserved


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