Person:Gurden Johnson (1)

1850 census Clayton, Jefferson, NY: 5 Sep 1850: Gurdon Johnson, 35y, carpenter & joiner, $200, b. NY: Jane, 27y, b. NY: Recelus, 5y, b. NY: Philena, 4y, b. NY: infant (Lester), 1 mo, b. NY

1855 NY state census, Clayton, Jefferson, NY: frame house, worth $200, Gurden Johnson, 41 yrs, b. Montgomery Co NY: Jane, 31 years, b. Lewis Co. NY: Recelus, 10 yrs, b. Jefferson Co NY: Philena, a. 9y, b. Jefferson Co. NY: Lester, 4yrs, b. Jefferson Co. NY: William, 2y, b. Jefferson Co. NY:

1860 census Clayton, Jefferson, NY, 11 Aug 1860, Depauville NY PO: House #532, Family #544: Gardon (written over Gurden, "correcting" it) 47 years, Constable $200, b. NY: Jane, 37 years b. NY: Recellus, 16 years, farm laborer, b. NY: Lester, 10 years, b. NY: William, 7 years, b. NY

1870 census Jackson Twp, Jackson Co., IA, 15 Jun, Bellevue PO: Girdon, 56y, farmer, $1500, $880, NY: Jane, 46, Keeping house, NY: Sarah, 77, lives with son, NY: Lester, 18, works on farm, NY: William, 15, works on farm, 15, NY

Cannot find any of them in 1880

The above censuses are from the records of Robert E. Johnson, 901 Cottonwood Rd., Kettering, OH 45419-1218; phone 937 299 4364; email: abjon901@ameritech.net

The following data was collected by Howard Johnston. 1855 New York State Census Town of Clayton, Jefferson County

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I. population. CENSUS of the Inhabitants in the First Election District of the Town of Clayton in the County of Jefferson taken by me on the day of June 1855. Marshal.

4 33 54 Frame 200 53 Gurden Johnson 41 M Montgomery Co NY x 8 carpenter 4 34 54 Frame 200 53 Jane N Johnson 31 F wife Lewis Co NY x 8 4 35 54 Frame 200 53 Recelus Johnson 10 M child Jefferson Co NY 6 4 36 54 Frame 200 53 Philena Johnson 9 F child Jefferson Co NY 5 4 37 54 Frame 200 53 Lester Johnson 4 M child Jefferson Co NY 4 4 38 54 Frame 200 53 William Johnson 2 M child Jefferson Co NY 2

4 39 55 Frame 1000 54 Stephen Johnson 70 M Columbia Co NY x 34 merchant 4 40 55 Frame 1000 54 Mercy Johnson 62 F wife Columbia Co NY x 34 4 41 55 Frame 1000 54 Frances Johnson 20 F child Jefferson Co NY 20 4 42 55 Frame 1000 54 Charles M Johnson 16 M child Jefferson Co NY 16 student

More info on Stephen Johnson family: United States Census, 1850 for Stephen Johnson name: Stephen Johnson residence: Clayton, Jefferson, New York age: 65 years calculated birth year: 1785 birthplace: New York gender: Male race (original): race (expanded): death month: death year: film number: 17090 digital gs number: 4197487 image number: 00703 line number: 28 dwelling house number: 748 family number: 748 marital status: free or slave:

	Household	Gender	Age
	 Stephen Johnson	M	65y

Mercy Johnson F 58y Ann Johnson F 28y Frances Johnson F 18y Stephen Johnson M 12y Charles Johnson M 10y

Transcribed from image: 748 747 Johnson Stephen, 65, m, farmer, 6500, born NY. Mercy, 58, female, born NY. Ann, 28, f, born NY. Frances, 18, f, born NY. Stephen, jr., 12, m, born NY. * Charles, 10, m, born NY. * attended school within the year.

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Stephen&gsln=johnson&mswpn__ftp=New+York,+USA&mswpn=35&mswpn_PInfo=5-|1652393|2|3244|35|&msbdy=1785&MSFMC=1&uidh=5r4&mssng0=Mercy&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=2399450&recoff=8+20+21&db=1840usfedcenancestry&indiv=1&hovR=1 1840 United States Federal Census about Stephen Johnson Name: Stephen Jolman [Stephen Johnson] Township: Clayton County: Jefferson State: New York Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 12 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1 Persons Employed in Commerce: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 8 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3 Total Free White Persons: 12 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 12 Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: Clayton, Jefferson, New York; Roll: 748; Page: 292; Image: 1297; Family History Library Film: 0017190.

4 43 55 Frame 1000 54 Stephen Johnson 70 M R.I. 30

This is all of Clayton that has been transcribed to date.

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United States Census, 1870 for Gurdon B Johnson

name: Gurdon B Johnson estimated birth year: 1816 gender: Male age in 1870: 54y color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White birthplace: New York home in 1870: Ohio, United States

	Household	Gender	Age
	 Gurdon B Johnson	M	54y

Caroline T A Johnson F 53y Clara Belle Johnson F 20y Mary A Johnson F 16y Charlotte Rose Johnson F 13y

Transcribed image: 327 351 Johnson: Gurdon B., 54, m, w, wool commissioner merchant, 15000, 7000, born NY, male citizen of US. Caroline, T. A., 53, f, w, keeping house, born NY. Clara Belle, 20, f, w, teaches painting, born OH. Mary A., 16, f, w, at school, born OH. Charlotte Rose, f, w, at school, born OH.

Obviously not the Gurdon Johnson I'm searching for but born in New York about the same time as Gurdon Recelus Johnson. Howard Johnston note.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Family records.

   Debbie Clare, 3 Sep 2006