1. CLARISSA ANN10 CASE (SEYMOUR B.9, ORRIN8, HEZEKIAH7, EZRA6, JOSIAH5, JOSEPH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1)1 was born 24 Sep 1848 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin,
and died 16 Sep 1937 in Caseville, Huron County, Michigan2. She married LUKE S. JOHNSON3,4,5 18 Feb
1867 in Elyra,
Notes for CLARISSA ANN CASE:
Clara was living with James C Adams
& her daughter Nancy in
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Burial:
Census: 1870, City of
Notes for LUKE S. JOHNSON:
At the age of 15 years Luke S. Johnson
enlisted in the Union service of the
Luke served in the ranks until the fall
of
The following is a history of the
"Duty at
On receiving his discharge Luke
returned to Lorain Co.,
Luke moved his family in 1869 from Lorain Co.,
In March, 1874, the family moved from
Luke entered politics as a Democrat in
Caseville. By 1884, Luke had served two years as Deputy Sheriff
and was filling his fourth term as
Township Clerk. He was
appointed the Caseville postmaster on June 26, 1885 and again on June 10,
1893. Luke was elected to the
Michigan House of 1891-2. Luke
served as the President of the Caseville town council in 1905. Luke was also one of the founding
members of the Caseville Masonic Lodge.
Luke is buried in the
The following comprise the land
transactions made by Luke & Clara
1. On February 24, 1875, Mrs. Clara A.
Johnson purchased "Beginning at a stake 9 chains and 14 links North of the
corner of Sections 25 - 26 - 35 - 36, of Town 18 North of Range 10 East, thence
West 10 rods, thence North 4 rods, thence East 10 rods, thence South 4 rods to
place of beginning" from Jacob Shelton for the sum of $30.
2. On July 14, 1877, Luke S. Johnson
purchased "Beginning at the stake, 7 chains and 14 links @ North of the
corner of Sections 25 - 26 - 35 - 36 Town Eighteen 18 North of Range 10 East_
thence West 2 chains, thence North 45O West 1 chain and 34 links, thence East 2
chains and 94 links, thence South 1 chain to place of beginning" from
Jacob Shelton for the sum of $50.
3. On April 12, 1879, Luke S.
Johnson purchased "Lots One
(1), Two (2), and Three (3) Block Five (5) in Crawfords
Addition to the
4. On November 15, 1982, Luke S.
Johnson purchased "
5. On November 21, 1982, Luke S.
Johnson purchased "North half of South west - quarter Section twenty
containing Eighty acres more or less, also the North half of South East quarter
of Section twelve containing Eighty acres more or less all in Town Eighteen North
- Range Eleven East" from the County Treasurer for the sum of $33.28.
6. On August 19, 1997, Clara A. Johnson
purchased "The North half of Lot Number Seven (7) Block Number five (5)
Plat of Caseville Huron County Mich" from John
McKinley and wife for the sum of $28.38.
7. On November 19, 1897 at 4:10 PM,
Luke S. Johnson and wife sold
"Beginning at a stake 9 chains and 14 links north of the corner of
Sections 25 - 26 - 35 - 36 town 18 North of Range 10 East - thence West ten rode,
thence North four rods, thence East ten rods. Thence South four rods to place
of beginning" to Thomas B Woodworth for the sum of $50.
8. On November 19, 1897 at 4:15 PM,
Clara A. Johnson purchased "Beginning at a stake 9 chains and 14 links
north of the corner of Sections 25 - 26 - 35 - 36 town 18 North of Range 10
East - thence West ten rode, thence North four rods, thence East ten rods.
Thence South four rods to place of beginning" from Thomas B Woodworth for
the sum of $50.
9. On March 11, 1902, Luke S. Johnson
& Clara A. Johnson purchased "Fractional Lot two (2) in Section twenty
one (21) in township eighteen (18) north, range eleven (11) East, Michigan in
the township of Lake, Huron County" from Charles D. Thompson for the sum
of $100.50.
10. On March 16, 1903, Luke S. Johnson
purchased "the south half of lot number seven (7) in block number five (5)
west side of Main Street, Caseville, Michigan" from John McKinley &
Wife for the sum of $50.
11. On December 24, 1910, Mrs. Clara A.
Johnson purchased "Lots 1 - 2 - 3 - 10 and the east ½ of Lot 9 - in
block 5 and Lots 9 and 10 in Block 4 Crawfords
Addition to the
More About LUKE S. JOHNSON:
Burial:
Census: 1850,
Elected: 1891, Elected to the Michigan
House on the Democratic ticket
Fact 2: 1869, Moved to
Fact 3: 1874, Moved to Caseville,
Military service: 29 Dec 1863, Enlisted
Company H, 43 Reg't
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and CLARISSA CASE:
Marriage: 18 Feb 1867, Elyra,
Children of CLARISSA CASE and LUKE JOHNSON
are:
i. DRUSILLA11
JOHNSON, b. 04 Jan 186816.
ii. NELLY
JOHNSON17,
b. 15 Aug 1869,
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JOHNSON:
Census: 1870, City of
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WALLACE and NELLY
JOHNSON:
Marriage: 12 Oct 1892
iii. ELLA
MAY JOHNSON,
b. 02 Jan 1872, Caseville,
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MAY JOHNSON:
Census: 1880, Caseville,
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WILLSON and ELLA
JOHNSON:
Marriage: 08 Feb 189119
2. iv. LEONARD
JOSEPH JOHNSON,
b. 24 Jun 1873, Caseville,
3. v. THOMAS
S. JOHNSON,
b. 21 Feb 1875, Caseville,
vi. NANCY
ROXANNE JOHNSON,
b. 01 Jan 1880, Caseville,
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ROXANNE JOHNSON:
Census: 1880, Caseville,
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ADAMS and NANCY
JOHNSON:
Marriage: 03 Apr 190019
4. vii. FRANK
C. JOHNSON,
b. 17 Jun 1884, Caseville,
5. viii. RAYMOND
EARL JOHNSON,
b. 30 May 1887, Caseville, Huron County, Michigan; d. 16 Oct 1958, Caseville,
Huron County, Michigan.
Generation
No. 2
2. LEONARD JOSEPH11 JOHNSON (CLARISSA ANN10 CASE,
Notes for LEONARD JOSEPH JOHNSON:
Leonard and Martha had a grocery store
in Caseville located at the site occupied by Kaspar's. They ran the grocery during the first
part of their married life. They
then moved to
Leonard's name is misspelled on the
1920 census.
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Burial:
Census: 1880, Caseville,
Notes for MARTHA JANE LEWIS:
Martha is buried in the
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Burial:
Census: 04 Apr 1930, Third Ward,
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and MARTHA LEWIS:
Marriage: 04 Jul 1898, Bad Axe,
Children of LEONARD JOHNSON
and MARTHA LEWIS are:
i. LEWIS12
JOHNSON, b. 08 Jun 1900, Sheridan Township,
Huron County, Michigan24; d. 12 May 1986, Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Michigan25; m. CECELIA
MARIE MEISCH,
24 Nov 1924, Sacred Heart Church, Saginaw, Michigan; b. 03 Mar 1901, Saginaw,
Saginaw County, Michigan; d. 24 Sep 2002, Saginaw Ward 10 District 9, Saginaw
County, Michigan.
Notes for LEWIS
JOHNSON:
Lewis enlisted in the U.S. Navy during
World War 1. However, the war ended
and he was discharged while still in boot camp. Lewis was a life member of 40 & B;
and also of the American Legion Jean Post Caseville. He was a member of U.C.T. Lewis was employed by Chevrolet Parts
Plant in
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JOHNSON:
Burial:
Census: 12 Jan 1920,
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MARIE MEISCH:
Burial: Sep 2002,
Census: 14 Apr 1930,
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JOHNSON and CECELIA
MEISCH:
Marriage: 24 Nov 1924, Sacred
ii. INA
MAE JOHNSON,
b. 05 Nov 1901, Caseville, Saginaw County, Michigan26; d. Feb
1995, Hemet, California26; m. MARSTON
OBERSHAW; b. 31 Jan 1902, Cadillac, Wexford
County, Michigan27; d. 25 Dec 1980, Hemet, California27.
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MAE JOHNSON:
Census: 12 Jan 1920,
iii. ILLA
JOHNSON, b. 13 Nov 1916, Caseville,
3. THOMAS S.11 JOHNSON
(CLARISSA ANN10 CASE,
Notes for THOMAS S. JOHNSON:
Thomas was a carpenter by trade. He is buried in the
More About THOMAS S. JOHNSON:
Burial:
Census: 1900,
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Census: 1900,
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and MATILDA SWICK:
Marriage: 02 Dec 189428
Children of THOMAS JOHNSON
and MATILDA SWICK are:
i. LUKE
S.12 JOHNSON,
b. Oct 1895.
More About LUKE
S. JOHNSON:
Census: 1900,
ii. BAETRICE
L JOHNSON,
b. Jul 1897.
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L JOHNSON:
Census: 1900,
iii. FLOYD
J. JOHNSON,
b. May 1899.
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J. JOHNSON:
Census: 1900,
iv. THOMAS
JOHNSON, b. 1901.
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JOHNSON:
Census: 1910,
v. HOWARD
JOHNSON, b. 1905.
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JOHNSON:
Census: 1910,
vi. HAROLD
JOHNSON, b. 1906.
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JOHNSON:
Census: 1910,
vii. FRANCIS
JOHNSON, b. 1908.
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JOHNSON:
Census: 1910,
viii. MARY
H. JOHNSON,
b. Feb 1910.
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H. JOHNSON:
Census: 1910,
ix. NELLIE
JOHNSON, b. 1903.
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JOHNSON:
Census: 16 Jan 1920,
4. FRANK C.11 JOHNSON
(CLARISSA ANN10 CASE,
Notes for FRANK C. JOHNSON:
Frank was a cottage caretaker. He is buried in the
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Burial:
Census: 1910, Caseville,
Notes for CHRISINA RONALD:
Joy is buried in the
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Burial:
Census: 1910, Caseville,
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and CHRISINA RONALD:
Marriage: 28 Nov 190728
Children of FRANK JOHNSON
and CHRISINA RONALD are:
i. RAY
C.12 JOHNSON,
b. 12 May 1908; d. 1966; m. ESTELLE
KNYSZ; b. 17 Dec 1915; d. 30 Apr 1985.
Notes for RAY
C. JOHNSON:
Ray and Estelle met and married while
Ray was working for Ford Motor Company in
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C. JOHNSON:
Burial:
Census: 1910, Caseville,
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KNYSZ:
Burial:
ii. RUSSELL
JOHNSON, b. 07 Oct 1910.
iii. INFANT
JOHNSON, b. 28 Apr 1915; d. 28 Apr 1915.
5. RAYMOND EARL11 JOHNSON
(CLARISSA ANN10 CASE,
Notes for RAYMOND EARL JOHNSON:
Ray was a real estate and insurance
agent. Ray was also on the Caseville,
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Burial:
Census: 1910, Caseville,
Notes for CLARA BISHOP:
Clara is buried in the
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Burial:
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and CLARA BISHOP:
Marriage: 10 Nov 191028
Notes for WILHEMINA BERTHA FRANK:
Minnie and George moved into the nine room
home, which Minnie's Father
had built for her in 1910. This home in
gathering place for the children and
the grandchildren. Many family
reunions, birthday parties, picnics and
vacations were held there. The
house remained in the family until
1995.
Minnie was a loving Mother, Grandmother
and Great-grandmother always
taking time to spend with each one.
After her marriage to Ray, they built a
cottage on beach front property,
left to Minnie by her father (
then turned over to her 10 children
from her first marriage.
They also bought a
along with their young son Bill spent
their winters.
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Burial: 14 May 1962,
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and WILHEMINA FRANK:
Marriage: 1933
Child of RAYMOND JOHNSON
and WILHEMINA FRANK is:
i. BILL
JEAN12
JOHNSON, b. 22 Oct 1935, Caseville, Huron
County, Michigan; d. 18 Jun 2000, Fort Myers, Florida; m. FREDA
CAROLYN EVERETT;
b. 22 Jun 1934, Morehead City, Cateret County, North
Carolina.
Endnotes
1.
1870
2.
Death Certificate Of Clara Case.
3.
4.
1860 Henrietta,
5.
1870
6.
Luke Johnson Civil War Pension Records, Form 3-402.
7.
Lorain County, Ohio Probate Court Records.
8.
9.
Death Certificate Of Luke S. Johnson.
10. Military Records Of Luke S. Johnson.
11. Luke Johnson Civil War Pension
Records.
12. Death Certificate Of Luke S. Johnson.
13. Military Records Of Luke S. Johnson,
Volunteer Enlistment, State of
14. Luke Johnson Civil War Pension
Records, Form 3-402.
15. Lorain County, Ohio Probate Court
Records.
16. Lorain County Probate Court Record
#355.
17. 1870
18. Luke Johnson Civil War Pension
Records.
19. Huron County, Michigan Marriage
Certificate.
20. Death Certificate for Leonard Joseph
Johnson.
21. Leonard & Martha Johnson Marriage
Certificate, Marriage was performed by Edwin Watkins, a Justice of the
Peace of the
22. Birth Certificate For Martha Jane
Lewis..
23. Leonard & Martha Johnson Marriage
Certificate, Marriage was performed by Edwin Watkins, a Justice of the
Peace of the
24. Birth Certificate For Lewis Johnson.
25. Certificate of Death for Lewis
Johnson from
26. Social Security Death Index:
27. Social Security Death Index
28. Huron County, Michigan Marriage
Certificate.