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Henry Clay Johnson
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Birth: Apr. 7, 1847
New York, USA
Death: Mar. 13, 1926
Custer County
Nebraska, USA

Henry Clay and Nancy Katherine (Johnston) Johnson were married 4 Sep 1873 in Dodge County, NE; he was born in NY & she in OH, they are found in 1880 in Platte Valley, Douglas County, NE, along with children Charles, Myrtle & William. He was the son of Elias Johnson.

By 1885 they had moved on to Arcadia Precinct, Valley County, NE, with and had two more children, George 2 yrs old and Harry born in 1885 who only lived three years. Arcadia in 1885 was a new town. Three years later in 1888, the area suffered one of the worst blizzards of the century; it was the year their youngest child, Harry, died.

In 1900, twenty years later, Henry and Katie along with children Charles, Myrtle,and George are found on Ponca Reservation, Noble County, Oklahoma. Son William E."Bud" is found in Johnson Co., WY.

In 1910, they moved back to Nebraska and are living in Myrtle, Custer County, NE per the 1910 Census. Henry Clay Johnson is 63 head of house, married once, for 36yrs born in NY and parents both born in NY. He is doing general farming and owns the farm, free of mortgage. Kate is 54, married once for 36 yrs, and says she was born OH, her father born OH, and her mother born Ireland (later she gives Scotland).

In 1920, they are residing in Arcadia, Valley County, NE. Henry C. is 72 and Catherine is 63. Henry dies in 1926.

Ten years later, in 1930 Kate, a widow, is with her daughter, Myrtle and her husband Henry in Clarksburg, Yolo Co., CA. Kate is 74 and will die the next year in 1931, possibly in California.


 
 
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 Parents:
  Eli Johnson (1816 - ____)
  Lucy Truman Johnson (1819 - 1898)
 
 Spouse:
  Nancy Katherine Johnston Johnson (1856 - 1931)*
 
 Children:
  Charles Henry Johnson (1874 - 1950)*
  Myrtle Alberta Johnson Hudson (1875 - 1948)*
  William Eli Johnson (1878 - 1959)*
  Harry T. Johnson (1885 - 1888)*
 
*Calculated relationship
 
Inscription:
Henry C.
Johnson
Apr 7, 1847
Mar 13, 1926
Father
 
Burial:
Lee Park Cemetery
Custer County
Nebraska, USA
 
Created by: PhotoGrapherInTheWoods
Record added: Sep 18, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 58865893
Henry Clay Johnson
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Henry Clay Johnson
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Henry Clay Johnson
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From your son, Wm. "Bud" Johnson', family with love.
- PhotoGrapherInTheWoods
 Added: Sep. 18, 2010
 
 
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