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

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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

1850 U. S. Census - Town of Wheatfield

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 - -

1855 N. Y. Census

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. Johnsons' ages about about 10 years younger than expected.
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 " "

1865 N. Y. Census

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

1880 U. S. Census - Town of Wheatfield

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

Agriculture Schedule on 1880 U. S. Census

  • 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

Date

1840

Citation

“John and Hannah Johnson, collected federal and state census information.doc,” North Tonawanda History, accessed June 1, 2025, https://nthistory.com/items/show/4170.