Samantha Angeline MERRY ¹

  General Notes:

1870 IN CENSUS, Lawrence Co, Spice Valley Twp:
W. Johnson, 21, farmer, $300 personal property, b. IN, cannot read/write;
Samnantha, 21, keeping house, b. IN;
Viola Jane, 3, b. IN;
John Miles Johnson, 8/12, b. IN.
(They were listed next to Miles & Sarah "Mary" on census.)

1880 IN CENSUS, Lawrence Co, Spice Valley Twp:
William Johnson, 31, farmer, b. IN, parents b. NC;
Samanthy, wife, 30, keeps house, cannot write, b. OH, parents b. NY;
Viola J., dau, 12, attended school, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH;
John M., son, 9, attended school, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH;
Margaret L., dau, 6, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH;
Nancy A., dau, 4, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH;
Jacob, son, 2, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH;
Violet, dau, 7/12, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH.

1900 IN CENSUS, Orange Co, Northwest Twp:
Wm Johnson, Jul 1848, 50, married 34 yrs, b. IN, father b. NC, mother b. IN, farmer, cannot read/write;
Samantha, wife, Feb 1850, 53, married 34 yrs, 19 children, 12 living, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. VA;
Jacob, son, Mar 1879, 21, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, farm laborer;
Homer, son, Apr 1881, 19, single, b. IN, parents b. IN, farm laborer;
Rachel, dau, Apr 1884, 16, b. IN, parents b. IN;
Odost, son, Nov 1886, 13, b. IN, parents b. IN, at school;
Ora, dau, May 1888, 12, b. IN, parents b. IN, attended school;
Elma, dau, Aug 1891, 8, b. IN, parents b. IN, attended school;
Elva, son, May 1895, 5, b. IN, parents b. IN.

1910 IN CENSUS, Orange Co, Northwest Twp:
William Johnson, 59, 1st marriage, married 43 yrs, b. IN, father b. NC, mother b. IN, farmer, gen. farm;
Samantha, wife, 59, 1st marriage, married 43 yrs, 17 children, 10 living, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. OH;
Odus, son, 23, single, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH, laborer, home farm;
Ora, dau, 22, single, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH, no occupation;
Alma, dau, 18, single, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH, servant, private house;
Elva, son, 14, b. IN, father b. IN, mother b. OH, laborer, home farm.
(Listed on same census page as John M. Johnson.)

IN, WPA DEATH INDEX, 1882-1920:
Name: Samantha Johnson
Date: 8 Mar 1919
Location: Orange County
Age: 69 Yr
Gender: Female
Race: White
Source Location: County Health Office, Paoli
Source notes: The source of this record is the book H-17 on page 47 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Samantha Angeline Johnson
Maiden Name: Merry
Birth Date: 10 Jun 1850
Birth Place: Uniontown, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America
Death Date: 8 Mar 1919
Death Place: Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
Cemetery: Miller Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Benson Merry
Spouse: William A Johnson
Children: Violet Ann McCracken

Samantha married William A. JOHNSON on 25 Oct 1866 in Spice Valley Twp, Lawrence Co, IN.¹ (William A. JOHNSON was born on 8 Jul 1849 in Lawrence Co, IN,^{1 3} died on 26 Aug 1925 in Northwest Twp, Orange Co, IN ^{1 3} and was buried in Miller Cem, Orange Co, IN ¹.)