Williamson Johnson + Katie Lou Fields = 13 Children

When I found Williamson Johnson in the 1910 Gwinnett County, Georgia Federal census with his wife Katie Lou, I noticed the entry states Katie had 13 children. All of the children were listed as living, too, which is such a rarity. Though only five were listed in the household at that time, I decided to try and find all the children using only census records.

Lucky for me, Williamson and Katie Lou lived in the same county from 1880 through 1920. Williamson was always easy to spot, with a few variations for Katie. Sometimes it was just spelling, and once she was listed as Callie. In 1880, they were found as William and Catherine. Anyway, here is a pieced together list of the 13 children of Williamson and Katie Lou Johnson:

Effie [totally guessing at name, but definitely a daughter] (b. abt 1871) *1880
James B. (b. abt 1873) *1880
Stephen (b. abt 1874) *1880
Benjamin / Ben (b. abt 1876-1878) *1920 & 1880
Asberry (b. 1878) *1900 & 1880
Roman W. (b. 1879-1880) *1900 & 1880
Charley (b. 1882) *1900
Maude A. (b. abt 1884) *1900
Rabun C. (b. abt 1886-1887) *1920, 1910, 1900
Tobie B. (b. 1888) *1900
Elijah (b. abt 1891-1892) *1910, 1900
Jordan / Jorda (b. abt 1893-1894) *1910, 1900
Annie L. (b. abt 1895-1896) *1910, 1900

Williamson and Katie Lou rest in Snellville Historical Cemetery.

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rhonda ermlich said…

these are my great great grandparents, my greatgrandmother ara johnson boozer born 5/25/1884,, stumbled across this today and love your blog

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