Charles Ryland Scott Family
Ancestors and Descendants
Person Page 993
Rufus Johnson
M, b. 9 November 1821, d. 24 December 1885
Parents
| Father |  Nicholas Johnson (b. 1793, d. 24 October 1835) |
| Mother | Margaret Ann Jordan (b. 7 January 1794, d. 22 February 1881) |
Children with Sarah Elizabeth Thrash (b. 17 March 1827, d. October 1870)
| Son | Lucius N Johnson (b. 6 July 1845, d. 10 April 1933) |
| Son | James H Johnson (b. 5 September 1847) |
| Son | John W Johnson (b. 22 September 1847) |
| Daughter | Mary Jane Johnson+ (b. 18 November 1849, d. 9 July 1921) |
| Daughter | Martha Ann Johnson+ (b. 8 January 1852) |
| Daughter | Elizabeth Dorah Johnson+ (b. 3 February 1854, d. 1932) |
| Son | John Thomas Johnson (b. 20 February 1856) |
| Son | Rufus A Johnson (b. 26 May 1857) |
| Son | Benjamin Hill Johnson+ (b. 25 January 1859, d. 4 May 1944) |
| Daughter | Missouri Elizabeth "Zubie" Johnson+ (b. 19 January 1862, d. 11 January 1954) |
| Pedigree Chart | |
| Included in charts - lists | Descendants of Nicholas Johnson b. ca 1713 Descendants of Nicholas Meriwether - Jamestowne Resident 1661, 1666 Clerk of General Court 1655 Descendants of Thomas Meriweather b. 1714 Gaines - Descendants of Bernard Gaines b. 1650 Harvie - Descendants of John Harvie b. 1704 Marks - Descendants of Hastings Marks b. 1694 |
| Relationship | Great-granduncle of Carol Jay Gilstrap 3rd great-granduncle of Isaac Silas Vaughn 3rd great-granduncle of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 3rd great-granduncle of Joseph Ryland Scott 3rd great-granduncle of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 3rd great-granduncle of Orly Marie Vaughn 3rd great-granduncle of Avital Catherine Vaughn |
Biography
| Anecdote | Judge Rufus developed dementia and attacked W.E. one day, bullets went flying, W.E. was injured and Judge Rufus died of one of the many shots (I have the Meriwether Vindicator article). W.E. and Missouri had 2 boys, Claude Early and Willie Eddie (my grandfather). Attached is a photo of them as boys.... Claude is sitting. I knew Uncle Claude as a child. My father always used to visit him when we were in Moultrie visiting my grandmother. Willie Edwin died early at the age of 39 and I highly suspect is was from consumption. My grandfather Willie Eddie DID die at 29 from consumption. I would suspect that it originated from Georgia Turner. TB can be contracted and lay dormant in your blood for a long time before it becomes active. So sad. Anyways, my grandfather was the Assistant Fire Chief for the Moultrie Fire Department and then became the Deputy Sheriff of Colquitt County under Sheriff Boyd. I also have photos. He and my grandmother lived in the newly built Moultrie Jailhouse with my Aunt Mabel, Uncle Eddie (named Willie Edwin), my dad Jack and my Aunt Etta who was born "in jail". My grandparents and my parents are buried in the Westview (Old Moultrie) Cemetery. | |
| Birth | 9 November 1821 | Rufus Johnson was born on 9 November 1821 in Troup, Georgia, United StatesBGO.1 |
| Marriage | 17 October 1844 | He and Sarah Elizabeth Thrash were married on 17 October 1844 in Meriwether, Georgia, United StatesBGO.2 |
| Residence | 1850 | He lived Age: 28 in Militia District 673, Troup, Georgia, USABGO, in 1850.3 |
| Residence | 1 March 1856 | He lived in Meriwether, Georgia, United StatesBGO, on 1 March 1856.4 |
| Residence | 1860 | He lived Age: 38 in Meriwether, Georgia, United StatesBGO, in 1860.5 |
| Residence | 1870 | He lived in Meriwether, Georgia, United StatesBGO, in 1870. Age: 44; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 900; RealEstateValue: 800; Occupation: Merchant6 |
| Residence | 1880 | He lived Age: 59; Occupation: Farmer; EnumerationDistrict: 083; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Self in Meriwether, Georgia, United StatesBGO, in 1880.7 |
| Death | 24 December 1885 | He died on 24 December 1885 at age 64 in Greenville, Meriwether, Georgia, United StatesBGO.1 |
| Last Edited | 2 August 2019 |
Citations
- [S1239] Ross Family Tree, Rufus M Johnson
- [S288] Ancesrty.com, Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
- [S239] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Militia District 673, Troup, Georgia; Roll: M432_84; Page: 147B; Image: 179
- [S1238] Ancestry.com, U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
- [S242] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: M653_130; Page: 457; Family History Library Film: 803130
- [S240] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: M593_165; Page: 341B; Family History Library Film: 545664
- [S360] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1213, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: 157; Family History Film: 1254157; Page: 274C; Enumeration District: 083