Joseph Paschal JOHNSON b. 17 Jun 1857 Wealthia, Buckingham Co., VA d. 30 Jul 1925 Bramwell, Mercer Co., WV: Appalachian Aristocracy

1857 - 1925 (68 years)

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Name	Joseph Paschal JOHNSON
Born	17 Jun 1857	Wealthia, Buckingham Co., VA [1]
	1900 Census gives his DOB as Jun 1868. Jospeph's son Paschal was the informant on the death certificate. He didn't give the names of Joseph's parents, so he may have been inaccurate on the year of his father's birth.
Gender	Male
Occupation	Mining Superintendent in Pocahontas coal fields
_UID	0473026D4FB04BB38FE13705EFC796734ED1
Died	30 Jul 1925	Bramwell, Mercer Co., WV
	West Virginia Death Certificate http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2126534&Type=Death Mercer Co. WV Vital Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5229277&Type=Death
Buried	Freeman Cemetery, Bramwell Baptist Church, Bramwell, WV
	Freeman Cemetery was next to Bramwell Baptist Church, now Riverside Church. Today this cemetery is known as Historic Oak Hill Cemetery. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115673217
Notes	Buried in Historic Oak Hill Cemetery. CENSUS RECORDS 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph P Johnson Age in 1860: 2 Birth Year: abt 1858 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: District 2, Buckingham, Virginia Gender: Male Post Office: New Canton Household Members: Thomas Johnson 62 Frances Johnson 48 Mary V Johnson 18 George A Johnson 16 Sarah E Johnson 13 Wealthy F Johnson 12 Wm F Johnson 9 Alice Johnson 7 Robert J Johnson 5 Joseph P Johnson 2 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph P Johnson Age in 1870: 10 Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Buckingham Court House Household Members: Thomas Johnson 73 Mary V Johnson 28 Robert J Johnson 12 Joseph P Johnson 10 Thomas Jones 18 [black, farm laborer] George Toney 17 [black, farm laborer] Edward Cox 28 [black, gold miner] John Cox 10 [black, at home] Nannie Cox 12 [black, no occupation] 1880 Census Name: Joseph Johnson Age: 23 Birth Date: Abt 1857 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Marital status: Single Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Works In Bank Months Not Employed: 5 Boarder in household of Tunis T. Dils, who is a mining engineer. This more than likely Joseph P. Johnson, who went to work in mines near Scranton, PA to learn engineering. It took him a while to get a job, so he may have worked in a bank, while boarding with Mr. Dils, who could have gotten him a job as a mining engineer. 1900 United States Federal Census Name: J P Johnson Age: 41 Birth Date: Jun 1868 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Kate Johnson Marriage Year: 1892 Years Married: 8 Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: coal inspector Household Members: J P Johnson 41 Kate Johnson 29 Pachal Johnson 7 Nannie Johnson 6 Helena Johnson 3 Frances Johnson 2 Maggie Turner 18 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph P Johnson Age in 1910: 51 Birth Year: abt 1859 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1910: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Kate Johnson Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Joseph P Johnson 51 Kate Johnson 39 Paschal Johnson 17 Nannie Johnson 16 Helena Johnson 13 William Johnson 7 Janie Johnson 5 Inez Johnson 2 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph P Johnson Age: 62 Birth Year: abt 1858 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Catherine H Johnson Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Joseph P Johnson 62 Catherine H Johnson 49 William H Johnson 16 Jannie W Johnson 14 Inez K Johnson 11 Eileen Johnson 2 months
Person ID	I2796	Master File
Last Modified	14 May 2020

Father	W. Thomas JOHNSON, b. 1 Mar 1798, near Palmyra, Fluvanna Co., VA , d. 07 Jun 1875, Buckingham, Co., VA (Age 77 years)
Mother	Frances BRYANT, b. 18 May 1812, Buckingham Co., VA , d. 7 Mar 1869, Buckingham Co., VA (Age 56 years)
Married	22 Feb 1840	Buckingham Co. VA
Family ID	F1995	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Katherine Hannah HAMMOND, b. 26 Jun 1870, near Maybeury, McDowell Co., WV , d. 1 May 1926, Bramwell, WV (Age 55 years)

Married 24 Dec 1891 Maybeury, WV [1]

Ceremony performed by Rev. John McCracken
McDowell County WV Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11391149&Type=Marriage

Children

+	1. Paschal Marquis JOHNSON, b. 19 Sep 1892, Maybeury, McDowell Co. WV , d. 06 Sep 1965, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV (Age 72 years)
	2. Nannie Zellette JOHNSON, b. 22 Feb 1894, Maybeury, McDowell Co., WV , d. 10 Aug 1979, Oceanside, CA (Age 85 years)
+	3. Helena Katherine JOHNSON, b. 15 Aug 1896, McDowell Co. WV , d. 24 Mar 1969, Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co. NY (Age 72 years)
	4. Frances Bryan JOHNSON, b. 27 Apr 1898, McDowell Co. WV , d. 09 Nov 1903, Mercer Co. WV (Age 5 years)
	5. William Hammond JOHNSON, b. 7 May 1903, Mercer Co. WV , d. 2 Dec 1976, Roanoke, VA (Age 73 years)
	6. Jane Wealthia JOHNSON, b. 23 Apr 1905, Ennis, McDowell Co. WV , d. 28 Dec 1963, Los Angeles, CA (Age 58 years)
	7. Mary Elizabeth JOHNSON, b. 17 Jan 1907, McDowell Co. WV , d. 1 Feb 1907, McDowell Co. WV (Age 0 years)
	8. Inez Kathleen JOHNSON, b. 4 Apr 1908, Ennis, McDowell Co. WV , d. 08 Nov 1977, Roanoke, VA (Age 69 years)
+	9. Eileen Isabel JOHNSON, b. 13 Oct 1915, Hiawatha, Mercer Co. WV , d. 25 Oct 1996, Salem, Roanoke Co. VA (Age 81 years)

Last Modified 25 Oct 2011

Family ID F1958 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources
[S69] Johnson Family Bible.

[S84] The Hammond Genealogy, 1919, Fiske Edwards Hammond, (Self published), pages 45-46.