Their son John W Johnson was born on 20 November 1820 in Benton during the time period when it was still part of old Ontario County. The 1820 Benton, Ontario County, New York census shows that the Johnson family included "5 free white persons."
Benton became part of Yates County in 1823. The 1830 census for Benton, Yates County, New York shows "4 free white persons" in the John Johnson family.
"The family moved to Washtenaw County, Michigan and settled in Lodi Township, just north of Saline, Michigan to be near a daughter who had moved to Michigan earlier."*
The Johnson family and the George Rowley family were both on the 1840 Lodi Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan census. In 1850, John W Johnson farmed and lived with the George and Charity (Early) Rowley family in Fayette County, Iowa.
Their daughter, Lydia Serena Rowley, 23, born in Steuben County, New York, married John W Johnson in the village of Elgin in Fayette County on 25 November 1850.
* Remarks in quotes from member #48216897
Their son John W Johnson was born on 20 November 1820 in Benton during the time period when it was still part of old Ontario County. The 1820 Benton, Ontario County, New York census shows that the Johnson family included "5 free white persons."
Benton became part of Yates County in 1823. The 1830 census for Benton, Yates County, New York shows "4 free white persons" in the John Johnson family.
"The family moved to Washtenaw County, Michigan and settled in Lodi Township, just north of Saline, Michigan to be near a daughter who had moved to Michigan earlier."*
The Johnson family and the George Rowley family were both on the 1840 Lodi Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan census. In 1850, John W Johnson farmed and lived with the George and Charity (Early) Rowley family in Fayette County, Iowa.
Their daughter, Lydia Serena Rowley, 23, born in Steuben County, New York, married John W Johnson in the village of Elgin in Fayette County on 25 November 1850.
* Remarks in quotes from member #48216897
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