Truman's birthplace was probably Attica, New York as were his three brothers. Truman Johnson (1816-1886) married Cynthia Royce (1822-1908). The 1850 and 1860 censuses provide us with a challenge concerning Truman because they contain considerable erroneous information. However, based upon the presence of Cynthia in both, we can be fairly certain that he was the Truman Johnson farming in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan in 1850 and the Freeman Johnson working as a toll gate keeper a decade later in Greenfield, Wayne County. By 1870 Truman had joined the other members of his family in Oneida Township, Eaton County and was working in dry goods. By 1880 the couple was residing in Grand Ledge and Truman was a druggist and grocer. At the turn of the century the widow Cynthia Johnson claimed that she had borne four children, all of whom were then still living. Those four were Ann Louisa (1843), Amelia Marie (1847), Calvin Royce (1852) and Mattie (1857).
Truman's birthplace was probably Attica, New York as were his three brothers. Truman Johnson (1816-1886) married Cynthia Royce (1822-1908). The 1850 and 1860 censuses provide us with a challenge concerning Truman because they contain considerable erroneous information. However, based upon the presence of Cynthia in both, we can be fairly certain that he was the Truman Johnson farming in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan in 1850 and the Freeman Johnson working as a toll gate keeper a decade later in Greenfield, Wayne County. By 1870 Truman had joined the other members of his family in Oneida Township, Eaton County and was working in dry goods. By 1880 the couple was residing in Grand Ledge and Truman was a druggist and grocer. At the turn of the century the widow Cynthia Johnson claimed that she had borne four children, all of whom were then still living. Those four were Ann Louisa (1843), Amelia Marie (1847), Calvin Royce (1852) and Mattie (1857).
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