Joseph
Stephen Johnson was born December 26, 1830 and died April 1, 1904.
He was the son of
John & Sarah (Drury)
Johnson. He is buried in the Old St. Joseph's Cemetery.
He married Eliza C. Mattingly (b. March 30, 1834, d. October 26,
1909). She was the daughter of John Mattingly. She is also
buried at Old St. Joseph's Cemetery.
At the
time of their marriage this couple gave their names as Stephen Josiah
Johnson and Catherine Eliza Mattingly. Hillery, brother of Joseph, was a
witness. They had seven children. One of their children died
young. Joseph owned the farm known as "The Grange" located in
Leonardtown and valued in 1870 at $800.00. Eliza received $230.00
from the estate of her father John Mattingly on September 26, 1854.
Their children were as follows: |