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Notes for Samuel Johnson and Joanna Wise

1835 Samuel Johnson and Joanna Wiese were married on August 23, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [1]

1844 On 25 November, at the Cumberland County Orphans' Court [2]:

Upon the petition of Emanuel Wise and Samuel Johnston intermarried with Joanna late Joanna Wise heirs at law of Leonard Wise Sen late of South Middleton township Cumberland County deceased. Respectfully represents that letters of administration on the estate of the aforesaid decedent issued to Peter McLaughlin and Leonard Wise Jr the 10th day of June 1843, that since said date the aforesaid Peter McLaughlin one of the said administrators has become deranged in his mind as your petitioners believe and is altogether disqualified & unfit to transact the duties of his appointment & is wasting & mismanaging the estate of said decedent, thye therefore pray … to show cause why he shall not be dismissed … [The petition was granted.]

1850 Samuel Johnston (age 43) and Johanna (age 25, sic) lived in Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania with children Charles (age 12), Mary (age 10), Emeline (age 5) and Alfred (age 3). [3]

1860 Samuel Johnson (age 55) and Johanna (age 40) lived in Butler, Adams County, Pennsylvania with children Emaline (age 18) and Alfred (age 14). [4] [5]

1860 Abraham Hummer (age 24) and Mary A Hummer (age 20) lived at Menallen Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania with Ida E (age 2) and William S (age 1). [6] [7]

1866 Mary Ann Hummer renounced (declined) administration of the estate of Abraham B. Hummer on June 14. Witnessed by Alfred D Johnson. [8]

1870 Samuel Johnson (age 66) and Johanna (age 49) lived in Menallen Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania with Ida Hummer (age 12) and Wilbert Hummer (age 11). [9] [10]

1878 Joannah Johnson died and was buried at Bendersville Cemetery, Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Joannah Johnson was born in 1820. [11]

1884 Samuel Johnson died on February 15 at age 80y 6m 9d and was buried at Bendersville Cemetery, Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Samuel Johnson was born in 1804. [12] [13]

1888 A pension application for the Civil War service of Abraham Hammer named widow Mary A Walker and minor Ida E Warren et al. [14]

1927 Ida Warren, daughter of Abe Hummons and Mary Ann Johnsor, died on December 17, 1927, at age 70, in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Ida Warren was born on November 19, 1857, in Adams County, Pennsylvania. [15]

1933 William Hummer, son of Abraham Hummer and Mary Ann Johnson, died on April 29, at Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. [16]

Research Notes:

1880 Samuel Johnson (age 77, born in Pennsylvania, married) lived in Menallen Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Sarah Johnson (age 60). Samuel Johnson's parents were both born in Pennsylvania. Samuel Johnson's occupation was farmer. [17]


Footnotes:

[1] Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940, [FamilySearchRecord].

[2] Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Docket, 11-248, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[4] United States Federal Census, 1860, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[5] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[6] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[7] United States Federal Census, 1860, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[8] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Adams, Estate 4265, [FamilySearchImage].

[9] United States Federal Census, 1870, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[10] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[11] Find A Grave Memorial 190045908, [FindAGrave].

[12] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, PA, Adams, Bendersville, Lutheran, Bethlehem Lutheran, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[13] Find A Grave Memorial 190045891, [FindAGrave].

[14] U.S., Civil War Pension Index, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[15] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[16] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, Certificate 33827, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[17] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].