Person:William Johnson (26)

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William Henry Johnson
b.20 Nov 1851 Manchester, Lancashire, England
d.23 Jul 1931 Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Edward JohnsonAbt 1841 - 1894
  2. Alfred JohnsonBet 1842 & 1850 - Abt 1939
  3. William Henry Johnson1851 - 1931
  4. Samuel JohnsonAbt 1856 - Abt 1939
  5. Frederick W. JohnsonAbt 1858 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 8 Jun 1876
  1. Hannah Maria Johnson1877 - 1947
  2. Elizabeth Johnson1878 - 1928
  3. Frances Johnson1881 - 1883
  4. Minnie Johnson1883 - 1918
  5. Beatrice Johnson1884 - 1966
  6. Edward Johnson1886 - Bef 1933
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Facts and Events
Name[1][55] William Henry Johnson
Gender Male
Birth[1] 20 Nov 1851 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Residence[6] 1871 New York City, New York, United States206 Forsythe; 106 Monroe ave., NYC, NY
Residence[7] 1872 New York City, New York, United States116 Centre; 641 First Ave.; 144 Forsythe NYC, NY
Occupation[9] 1875 Bricklayer
Residence[8] 1875 New York City, New York, United States101 Monroe Ave., NYC, NY
Marriage 8 Jun 1876 Bradford (Manchester), Lancashire, EnglandParish Church
to Lavinia Cooper
Alt Marriage 8 Jun 1876 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandsee note under "Family History"
to Lavinia Cooper
Residence[10] 1877 New York City, New York, United States159 Elizabeth/ 102 Monroe Ave., NYC, NY
Residence[11][12] From 1878 to 1879 New York City, New York, United States102 Monroe Ave., NYC, NY
Residence[13][14] From 1882 to 1885 New York City, New York, United States406 E. 16th St., NYC, NY
Residence[15] 1883 New York City, New York, United States250 W. 17th St.
Emigration[17] 1884 EnglandMoved from England to NYC, USA
Occupation[16] 1884 Bricklayer
Residence[16] 1884 New York City, New York, United States410 E. 63rd St., NYC, NY
Residence[18] 1885 New York City, New York, United States1239 First Ave., NYC, NY
Residence[19] 1885 New York City, New York, United StatesS1787 Third Ave., NYC, NY
Residence[20] 1886 New York City, New York, United States127 Elridge, NYC, NY
Occupation[21] 1887 Bricklayer/mason
Residence[22] 1888 New York City, New York, United States311 E. 103rd St.; 1733 Second Ave.; 219 E. 88th St., NYC, NY
Occupation[23] 1889 Mason
Residence[23] 1889 New York City, New York, United States218 E. 103rd
Residence[24] 1890 New York City, New York, United States312 E. 104th St., NYC, NY
Occupation[25][26] From 1890 to 1891 Bricklayer
Residence[25] 1891 New York City, New York, United States231 E. 101th St., NYC
Residence[27] 1892 New York City, New York, United States310 E. 90th St., NYC
Occupation[28][29][27][30][31] From 1892 to 1897 Mason
Residence[32] 1893 New York City, New York, United States122 W. 61st. St., NYC, NY
Residence[33] 1893 New York City, New York, United States2105 2nd Ave., NYC & 122 W. 61st. St., NYC
Residence[29] 1894 New York City, New York, United States310 E. 90th St. and 16 Willett, NYC, NY
Residence[34] 1895 New York City, New York, United States310 E. 90th St., NYC, NY
Residence[30] 1896 New York City, New York, United States232 E. 107th St., NYC, NY
Residence[30] 1896 New York City, New York, United States314 E. 44th St., NYC, NY
Residence[35] 1897 New York City, New York, United States412 W. 28th St. & 317 E. 92nd St., NYC, NY
Occupation[38] 1898 Bricklayer
Residence[36][37] 1898 New York City, New York, United States236 E. 89th St., NYC, NY
Occupation[40][37] From 1898 to 1899 Mason
Residence[36][39] From 1898 to 1899 New York City, New York, United States170 E. 112th St., NYC, NY
Occupation[42] 1900 Bricklayer
Residence[41] 1900 New York City, New York, United States985 Columbus Ave., NYC, NY
Occupation[44] 1904 Mason
Residence[43] 1904 New York City, New York, United States134 E. 109th St., NYC, NY
Occupation[47] 1907 Mason/bricklayer
Residence[45] 1907 New York City, New York, United States405 E. 154th St., NYC, NY
Residence[46] 1907 New York City, New York, United StatesGarfield Ave. Van Nest
Residence[48] 1908 New York City, New York, United States885 Brook Ave., NYC, NY
Occupation[48][49] From 1908 to 1911 Bricklayer
Residence[50] 1910 New York City, New York, United States1076 Intervale Ave., NYC, NY
Residence[51] 1911 New York City, New York, United States413 E. 69th St., NYC, NY
Occupation[53] 1917 Bricklayer
Residence[52] 1917 New York City, New York, United States417 E. 160th St., NYC, NY
Residence[54] 1922 Unknown
Death[2][3] 23 Jul 1931 Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States140-45 161st Street
Alt Death[55] 23 Jul 1931 Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States140-45 161st St., Jamaica S, Queens, NY
Burial[4][5] 25 Jul 1931 Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States

Excerpt from History of Hannah Maria Johnson Herlihy, 10 Aug 01, author: Bill Herlihy:

" From Dorothy Seeger's October 16, 1987 letter comes this anecdote about Hannah's father: ' Shortly after he was married, the building he was working on collapsed and a number of workmen were buried in the rubble. When they dug him out, they decided he was gone and put him aside to look for a more likely prospect for recovery. though unconscious, he didn't have a fractured skull, but he did have a badly broken leg. When they got him to the hospital (which he always called the "horsepital") they set his leg and hung a weight so it wouldn't turn out shorter, but they just hung the weight over the bed in a crowded room. Everyone who passed by bumped into the weight which gave him excruciating pain. He detached it.

So he had a leg shorter than the other and walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Since he never got any sort of built up shoe, by the time I knew him the other leg had bowed outward. It must have been uncomfortable but he never complained. He used a cane and walked for miles until he went blind in old age and couldn't see his way around.' [ His death certificate lists amblyopia: dimness of sight with apparent change in the eye structures associated especially with the toxic effects of certain drugs or chemicals or with dietary deficiencies- Webster's Third International Dictionary, 1961.]'

Here are some comments about Bill Johnson, by his grandson, Frank Herlihy. He liked his beer. He was a front-man bricklayer. In those days, it was a common practice for the side walls of many buildings to be constructed with used brick. Side walls did not require a master bricklayer. Bill Johnson was a generous man who would give you the shirt off his back. He helped buy the groceries for the Mooney family, after Mr. Mooney passed away."

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 History of Hannah Maria Johnson Herlihy, Aug. 10, 2001, Auth: Bill Herlihy
    page 3.
  2. ↑ Email from WmHerlihy@@aol.com to Genuspecies@@aol.com 1 Aug 2001
    More Johnson data and corrections.

    " William Henry Johnson died July 23, 1931 at 140-45 161st Street, Jamaica South, Queens Borough, NYC. That was only a few months after my parents moved to Virginia, and a few months before my grandfather Herlihy died at Fort Totten. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage on both hemispheres, and suffrered from ambyopia."

  3. ↑ History of Hannah Maria Johnson Herlihy, Aug. 10, 2001, Auth: Bill Herlihy
    page 4.

    " Could this have been the address of his daughter Beatrice Johnson Shields and her husband, Tom Shields?"

  4. ↑ Master Index Card, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY
    Register of interment No. 138124, Register of Single Interment No. 140-45.

    NAME: Johnson, William Henry AGE: 79 LOT NO. SE Pt 94 SECTION: 198
    PLOT: Cosmos DATE OF DEATH: JUly 23, 1931 DATE OF INTERMENT: July 25, 1931 LATE RESIDENCE: 161st. St., Jamaica So., L.I.

  5. ↑ History of Hannah Maria Johnson Herlihy, Aug. 10, 2001, Auth: Bill Herlihy
    page 15.

    "Here is a list of relatives buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, NY:
    William "Bill" Johnson 1931
    Lavinia Cooper Johnson 1915"

  6. ↑ 1871 NYC City Directory Vol. 85 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 578.

    "Johnson William, mason, ??? h 206 Forsythe;" "Johnson, william, mason, ??? h 106 Monroe Ave."

  7. ↑ 1872 NYC City Directory Vol 86 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 608.

    1. "Johnson, William, mason, ??? h 116 Centre" 2. "Johnson, William, mason, ??? h 641 First Ave." 3. "Johnson, William, mason, ??? h 144 Forsythe."

  8. ↑ 1875 NYC City Directory Vol. 89 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 867.

    "Johnson, William, bricklayer, ??? h 101 Monroe av."

  9. ↑ 1875 NYC City Directory Vol. 89 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 867.

    "Johnson, William, Bricklayer ??? h 101 Monroe av."

  10. ↑ 1877 NYC City Directory Vol. 91 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 706.

    "Johnson, William, mason, ??? h 159 Elizabeth" and "Johnson, William A., mason, ??? h 102 Monroe Ave."

  11. ↑ 1878 NYC City Directory Vol. 92 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 729.

    "Johnson William, mason, ??? h 102 Monroe av."

  12. ↑ 1879 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 764.

    "Johnson, William A., mason, h 102 Monroe av."

  13. ↑ 1882 NYC City Directory Vol. 96 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 827.

    "Johnson William, mason, h 406 E. 16th St."

  14. ↑ 1885 NYC City Directory Vol. 99 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 953.

    "Johnson William, mason, h 406 E. 16th St."

  15. ↑ 1883 NYC City Directory Vol. 97 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 847.

    "Johnson William E., mason, h 250 W. 17th St."

  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 1884 NYC City Directory Vol. 98 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 873.

    "Johnson William, bricklayer, ??? h 410 E. 63rd St."

  17. ↑ History of Hannah Maria Johnson Herlihy, Aug. 10, 2001, Auth: Bill Herlihy
    page 4.

    " Bill's death certificate indicated that he had lived in the USA and NYC for 47 years."

  18. ↑ 1885 NYC City Directory Vol. 99 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 953.

    "Johnson, William E., mason, h 1239 First av."

  19. ↑ 1885 NYC City Directory Vol. 99 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 953.

    "Johnson William, mason, h 1787 Third av."

  20. ↑ 1886 NYC City Directory Vol. 100 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 978.

    "Johnson William, mason, h 127 Eldridge"

  21. ↑ 1887 NYC City Directory Vol. 101 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 651.

    "Johnson, William A., mason, h 412 W. 28th St., NYC, NY"

  22. ↑ 1888 NYC City Directory Vol. 102 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 995.

    "Johnson William H., bricklayer, h 311 E. 103rd St.; Johnson William A., mason, h 1733 Second Ave.; Johnson William E., bricklayer, h 219 E. 88th St."

  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 1889 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    page 998.
  24. ↑ 1890 NYC City Directory Vol. 104 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 640.

    "Johnson William, bricklayer, h 312 E. 104th St."

  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 1891 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    page 684.
  26. ↑ 1890 NYC City Directory Vol. 104 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 640.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 1892 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    page 711.
  28. ↑ 1893 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    page 697.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 1894 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    page 698.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 1896 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    page 724.
  31. ↑ 1897 NYC City Directory Manhaatan/Bronx
    page 651.
  32. ↑ 1893 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    page 699.
  33. ↑ 1893 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    page 699.

    "h 2105, 2nd
    h 122 W. 61st"

  34. ↑ 1895 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    page 717.

    "Johnson William A., mason, h 310 E. 90th St."

  35. ↑ 1897 NYC City Directory Manhaatan/Bronx
    page 651.

    "Johnson William, mason, 412 W. 28th St.; Johnson William A., mason, h 317 E. 92nd St"

  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 1898 NYC City Directory Vol 112
    page 657.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 1899 NYC City Directory Vol 113 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 635.
  38. ↑ 1898 NYC City Directory Vol 112
    Page ?.

    JOHNSON Wm Bricklayer h 170 E. 112th

  39. ↑ 1898 NYC City Directory Vol 112.
  40. ↑ 1898 NYC City Directory Vol 112
    Page 657.

    JOHNSON Wm Mason h 236 E. 89th

  41. ↑ 1900 NYC City Directory Vol 114 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 664.

    Johnson Wm Bricklayer ?? h 985 Columbus Ave.

  42. ↑ 1900 NYC City Directory Vol 114 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 664.
  43. ↑ 1904 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    Page ?.
  44. ↑ 1904 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    Page ?.

    Johnson- Wm H. Mason h 134 E. 109th

  45. ↑ 1907 NYC City Directory vol 121 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 827.
  46. ↑ 1907 NYC City Directory vol 121 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 828.
  47. ↑ 1907 NYC City Directory vol 121 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page ?.
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 1908 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 724.
  49. ↑ 1911 NYC City Directory vol 125 Manhattan/Bronx
    page 774.
  50. ↑ 1910 NYC City Directory Manhattan/Bronx
    Page ?.

    Johnson-Wm mason h 1076 Intervale Ave.
    Johnson-Wm mason h 512 W. 46th

  51. ↑ 1911 NYC City Directory vol 125 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page 774.

    Johnson-Wm A Bricklayer h 413 E. 69th

  52. ↑ 1917 NYC City Directory v 130 Manhattan/Bronx
    Page ?.

    Johnson, Wm Hen bricklayer h 417 E. 160th St.

  53. ↑ 1917 NYC City Directory v 130 Manhattan/Bronx.
  54. ↑ 1922 NYC City Directory v 133 Manhattan/Bronx (no 1921)
    Page ?.

    no record

  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 Herlihy, William "Bill" Foster: Family File.
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