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John Johnson collection

 Collection
Identifier: L283

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, accounts, financial and legal documents, reports, publications, and ephemera from John Johnson and the Johnson family in Marion County, Indiana, ranging from 1853 to 1933, regarding business, family life, politics, and the local freemason lodges, specifically Keyston Lodge No. 251 and Millersville Lodge No. 156.

Dates

  • 1853-circa 1950

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Biographical Note

John Johnson was born on August 22, 1827 to Robert (1784-1854) and Sarah (Guthrie) Johnson (1791-1868), both Irish immigrants, in Ohio. He had three brothers, Robert (1828-1914), Richard (1832-1900), and George G. (1835-1884). Johnson worked as a wagon maker and lived in Lawrence, Marion County, Indiana in 1850. He married Nancy Thomas (1834-1870) on April 1, 1856 in Marion County and they had four children: Albert Manwell (1857-1935), Ira Edwin (1859-1929), Clara Elizabeth (1862-1944), and Hugh E. (1867-1946). Nancy Johnson died on February 4, 1870. Johnson owned a brick making company in Castleton, Marion County, Indiana. He served as secretary of the Keystone Lodge No. 251 of the Free and Accepted Order of Masons from the 1870s to 1890s. Johnson was also a farmer. Johnson died from a railroad accident on April 27, 1904 in Castleton and was buried in Fall Creek Union Cemetery in Indianapolis.

Sources:

Items in the collection.

Ancestry.com. "John Johnson." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2024. http://wwww.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "John Johnson." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2024. http://wwww.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "John Johnson." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2024. http://wwww.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "John Johnson." 1880 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2024. http://wwww.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "John Johnson." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 1, 2024. http://wwww.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "John Johnson." Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Accessed May 1, 2024. http://wwww.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "John Johnson." Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed May 1, 2024. http://wwww.ancestrylibrary.com.

Findagrave.com. "John Johnson." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33037088/john_johnson.

Extent

0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed. EAD finding aid created 2018/04/30 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid revised 2015/11/06 by Brittany Kropf; 2024/05/01 by Brittany Kropf.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
John Johnson collection
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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