Elhanan Winchester Johnson1

#1987, (8 March 1812 - 20 September 1891)
RelationshipGreat-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*Rufus Johnson1 (1779 - 1842)
Mother*Ruth Phillips1 (1779 - 1842)

Family 1

Mary McKinny Carter b. 1811, d. 1856
Children 1.Minerva C Johnson8 (1833 - )
 2.Ruth P Johnson8 (1836 - 1857)
 3.Elizabeth R Johnson8 (1840 - 1844)
 4.Benjamin R Johnson8 (1843 - 1840)
 5.Permelia M Johnson8 (1843 - )
 6.Anderson N Johnson8 (1845 - 1863)
 7.Indiana Johnson8 (1848 - 1875)
 8.Joseph H Johnson+8 (1851 - 1931)
 9.William M Johnson8 (1856 - 1856)

Family 2

Julia Ann Carter b. 1812, d. 1881
Elhanan Winchester Johnson was also known as Winchester.2 
Birth*8 March 1812He was born on 8 March 1812 at Sempronius, Cayuga Co., New YorkG.1 
7 August 1820He appeared on the census of 7 August 1820 in the household of Rufus Johnson and Ruth Phillips at Sempronius, Cayuga Co., New YorkG; (nei. Samuel Phillips.)3
circa 1822He removed with Rufus Johnson and Ruth Phillips to Farmersville, Posey Co., IndianaG, circa 1822, where Ruth's brother Elisha, his wife and many of his wife's family had settled in 1818–1819.4,5,6,1 
1830He appeared on the census of 1830 in the household of Rufus Johnson and Ruth Phillips at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG, age 15-19; (also unk. f, age 5-9.)7 
Marriage*16 August 1832He married Mary McKinny Carter on 16 August 1832.8 
14 October 1850He and Mary McKinny Carter appeared on the census of 14 October 1850 at Dist. 10, Hamilton Co., IllinoisG; (nei. Sample as "Temple" Duckworth.)9 
Marriage*23 April 1857He married Julia Ann Carter on 23 April 1857 at White Co., IllinoisG; (Jane was the widow of Sample Duckworth.)10 
4 September 1860He and Julia Ann Carter appeared on the census of 4 September 1860 at Twp. 4 S Range 8 E, White Co., IllinoisG.11 
7 June 1870He and Julia Ann Carter appeared on the census of 7 June 1870 at Burnt Prairie, White Co., IllinoisG; (nei. son Anderson.)12 
5 July 1880He appeared on the census of 5 July 1880 in the household of Joseph H Johnson and Jemima Nelson at Hill Shoals Twp., White Co., IllinoisG, father, age 68, helps in house, b. and parents b. NY; (neis. Anderson and Sarah Duckworth, fam. 298.)13 
Death*20 September 1891He died on 20 September 1891 at Enfield, White Co., IllinoisG, at age 79; from various trees. 

Citations

  1. [S261] Rev. William W. Johnson, compiler, Records of the Descendants of David Johnson of Leominster (Milwaukee: Godfrey & Crandall, 1876), p 9. Hereinafter cited as David Johnson of Leominster.
  2. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.
  3. [S115] 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Enumeration date August 7, 1820. Rufus Johnson (26-44); F (26-44) [Ruth]; m (16-18 [Doctor Franklin, 2 m (10-15) [Demetrius, Leander] 2 m (<10) [Elhanan, Hondorus]; Number of Persons Engaged in Agriculture: 4.
  4. [S599] Rev. William W. Johnson, compiler, Johnson Genealogy: Records of the Descendants of John Johnson of Ipswich and Andover, Mass. 1695 - 1892 (North Greenfield, Wisconsin: self-published, 1892), 29, "From Olean Point they sailed down the Alleghany and Ohio rivers on a flat boat to Posey Co., Ind., where they settled in Black township..."
  5. [S737] History of Posey County (Goodspeed) (Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886), p. 410-11. The Johnsons settled on 250 acres at "the Corners" with neighbors Samuel Black, Elisha Ellis, Anson Andrews and Samuel Phillips (prob. bro. of Ruth).
  6. [S46] John C. Leffel, History of Posey County (Leffel) (Chicago IL: Standard Publishing Company, 1913), p. 385, entry for Pitts Johnson. "The founder of the [Johnson] family in Posey county was Rufus Johnson...who brought his family here in 1822." and p. 116 "Farmersville marks one of the oldest settlements on Posey County. The first settlers were Samuel Black, Anson Andrews, Rufus Johnson, Elisha Ellis and Samuel Phillips."
  7. [S116] 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Rufus Johnston (50-59); F (50-59) [Ruth]; 2 m (15-19) [Elhanan (18), Hondorus (16)]; f (5-9) [____].
  8. [S261] Rev. William W. Johnson, David Johnson of Leominster, p 24.
  9. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. E W (38), farmer; Mary (39).
  10. [S47] Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900, online Ancestry.com, Elhanan W. Johnson and Julia Ann Duckworth, marr. White Co. 23 Apr 1857; citing County Court Records, Film # 0977068 - 0977072.
  11. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. E W (48), farmer; "July" Ann (48), b. TN.
  12. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Elhanan (58), farmer, b. NY; Julia [Ann] (57), b. TN.
  13. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Joseph H (27), farming, b. IL, father b. NY, mother b. IN; Jemima, keeping house, b. IL, father b. IN, mother b. TN.