Sylvanus Johnson1

#2011, (29 January 1870 - 16 November 1952)
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of William David Lewis
Father*Pitts Johnson1 (1849 - 1937)
Mother*Lucinda B Combs1 (1853 - 1939)
Birth*29 January 1870He was born on 29 January 1870 at Posey Co., IndianaG.1 
20 July 1870He appeared on the census of 20 July 1870 in the household of Pitts Johnson at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; nei father Franklin.2 
8 June 1880He appeared on the census of 8 June 1880 in the household of Pitts Johnson and Lucinda B Combs at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; also Mary Wilkey (16), sister-in-law.3 
Death11 February 1937He reported the death of Pitts Johnson on 11 February 1937 at St. Mary's Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IndianaG.4 
Death11 March 1939He reported the death of Lucinda B Combs on 11 March 1939 at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.5 
Death*16 November 1952He died on 16 November 1952 at Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IndianaG, at age 82.6 

Citations

  1. [S261] Rev. William W. Johnson, compiler, Records of the Descendants of David Johnson of Leominster (Milwaukee: Godfrey & Crandall, 1876), p 51. Hereinafter cited as David Johnson of Leominster.
  2. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Pitts (20), farming; Lucinda (17).
  3. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Pitts (30), farmer; Lucinda (27).
  4. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011/2017, Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Local No. 137, Reg. No. 7402. Pitts Johnson, b. IN 23 Dec 1849, son of Franklin Johnson, b. MA, and Dorcus Duckworth, b. KY; retired farmer, husb. of Lucinda Johnson, res. Mt. Vernon IN; d. St. Mary's Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co. IN, 11 Feb 1937, age 87y 1m 18d, fractured neck; inf. Sylvanus Johnson, res. Mt. Vernon; bur. Bellefontaine Cemetery, 13 Feb 1937, online Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011, Local No. 19-45, Reg. No. 10143. Lucinda Johnson, b. IN 28 Jun 1853, dau. of John Combs, b. KY, and Elizabeth Russell, b. IN; housewife, wife of Pitts Johnson, res. 831 Locust St., Mt. Vernon, Posey Co. IN; d. at res. 11 Mar 1939, age 85y 8m 13d, aortic insufficiency; inf. Sylvanus Johnson, same res.; bur. Bellefontaine Cemetery, 14 Mar 1939.
  6. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011, Local No. 1544, Reg. No. 36845. Sylvanus Johnson, b. Mt. Vernon IN 28 Jan 1870, son of Pitts Johnson and Lucinda Combs; wid., retired, res. Locust St., Mt. Vernon IN; d. Evansville, Vanderburgh Co. IN, 16 Nov 1952, age 82, fractured right femur; inf. Harold Johnson, res. 328 E. 10th St., Mt. Vernon IN; bur. Bellefontaine Cemetery, 18 Nov 1952.