John and Hannah Johnson, collected federal and state census information.doc
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John and Hannah Johnson, collected federal and state census information.doc
Description
- Town of Cambridge, Washington County: James W. Peters household shows one enslaved person; 0 free whites 0-25; 1 free white male 26-44; 1 free white female 26-44; 1 all other free persons; 1 under 16; 2 over 25; 5 household members total
- Town of Niagara: No John Johnson
- Town of Cambridge, Washington County: James W. Peters shows no Blacks in household
1840 U. S. Census - Town of Wheatfield
| Name |
Category |
| John Johnson |
Free colored male between ages of 24 and 35 |
| * |
Free colored female between ages of 24 and 35 |
| * |
Free colored male between ages of 55 and 100 |
1845 N. Y. Census
Not available
| Name |
Age |
Race |
Occupation |
Place of Origin |
Value of Real Estate Owned |
Over 29 Cannot Read/Write |
| John Johonson [sic] |
53 |
B |
Farmer |
New York |
$480 |
|
| Hannah Johnson |
47 |
B |
- |
New York |
|
|
| Henry Hall |
20 |
B |
- |
Virginia |
|
1 |
| Joseph Polly |
38 |
B |
- |
Canada |
|
|
| Ann Polly |
30 |
W/M |
- |
Ireland |
|
1 |
| Stephen Smith |
35 |
B |
- |
- |
|
|
| Name |
Age |
Sex |
Color |
Rel. to Head |
Origin |
Married |
Resident for |
Occupation |
Persons of color not taxed |
Over 21 Cannot Read/Write |
Owners of land |
| John Johnson |
52 |
M |
B |
|
Washington |
1 |
25 yrs |
Farmer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Hannah Johnson |
47 |
F |
" |
Wife |
Albany |
1 |
" |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Henry Hall |
65 |
M |
" |
|
Maryland |
|
" |
Farmer |
1 |
|
1 |
1860 U. S. Census - Town of Wheatfield
From Bille.
| Name |
Age |
Sex |
Color |
Origin |
| John Johnson (Jonson) |
52 |
M |
B |
NY |
| Hanna Johnson |
46 |
F |
" |
" |
| Isaac Davis |
61 |
M |
" |
" |
| Clarissa Davis |
42 |
F |
" |
" |
| Dennis Colens |
1 |
M |
" |
" |
| Dwg. material |
Dwg. value |
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Color |
Rel. to Head |
Origin |
Married |
Times Married |
Occupation |
Persons of color not taxed |
Over 21 Cannot Read/Write |
Owners of land |
| Frame |
$100 |
John Johnson |
58 |
M |
B |
|
Washington |
1 |
1 |
Farmer |
|
|
|
|
|
Hannah Johnson |
49 |
F |
" |
Wife |
Albany |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1870 U. S. Census
1875 N.Y. Census
From Bille.
| Name |
Color |
Sex |
Age |
Origin, Mother, Father |
Occupation |
Widowed |
Divorced |
| Johnson, Hanna |
B |
F |
59 |
N. York, Prussian, Prussian |
|
1 |
|
| Bohling [Behring], Frederick |
W |
M |
66 |
Prussian, Prussian, Prussian |
Laborer |
|
1 |
- Name of the person who conducts this farm: Johnson Hanna
- Owner? 1
- Acres of land — Improved
- Tilled, including fallow and grass in rotation (whether pasture or meadow): 10 acres
- Permanent meadows, permanent pasture, orchards, vineyards: 0
- Acres of land — Unimproved
- Woodland and forest: 2 acres
- Other unimproved, including “old fields” not growing wood: 0
- Farm values — Of farm, including land, fences, and buildings : $480
- Farm values — Of farming implements and machinery: $0
- Farm values — Of live stock: $36
- Fences: $0
- Labor — Weeks hired labor in 1850 upon farm (and dairy) excluding house-work: 15
- Labor — Amount paid for wages for farm labor during 1879, including value of board: $0
- Value of all farm production in 1879: $60
- Grass lands — Mown: 1 acre
- Grass lands — Not mown: 5 acres
- Grass lands — Hay: 1 acre
Citation
“John and Hannah Johnson, collected federal and state census information.doc,” North Tonawanda History, accessed August 19, 2026, https://www.nthistory.com/items/show/4170.
