Joseph Paschal JOHNSON

Male 1857 - 1925  (68 years)


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  • Name Joseph Paschal JOHNSON 
    Born 17 Jun 1857  Wealthia, Buckingham Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Freeman Cemetery, Bramwell Baptist Church, Bramwell, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jun 1875, Buckingham, Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Frances BRYANT,   b. 18 May 1812, Buckingham Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1869, Buckingham Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1840  Buckingham Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1995  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katherine Hannah HAMMOND,   b. 26 Jun 1870, near Maybeury, McDowell Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1926, Bramwell, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1891  Maybeury, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. Paschal Marquis JOHNSON,   b. 19 Sep 1892, Maybeury, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Sep 1965, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Nannie Zellette JOHNSON,   b. 22 Feb 1894, Maybeury, McDowell Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1979, Oceanside, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +3. Helena Katherine JOHNSON,   b. 15 Aug 1896, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1969, Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co. NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Frances Bryan JOHNSON,   b. 27 Apr 1898, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Nov 1903, Mercer Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     5. William Hammond JOHNSON,   b. 7 May 1903, Mercer Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1976, Roanoke, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     6. Jane Wealthia JOHNSON,   b. 23 Apr 1905, Ennis, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1963, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     7. Mary Elizabeth JOHNSON,   b. 17 Jan 1907, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1907, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. Inez Kathleen JOHNSON,   b. 4 Apr 1908, Ennis, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Nov 1977, Roanoke, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +9. Eileen Isabel JOHNSON,   b. 13 Oct 1915, Hiawatha, Mercer Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1996, Salem, Roanoke Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2011 
    Family ID F1958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S69] Johnson Family Bible.

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