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John and Hannah Johnson, collected federal and state census information.doc

1840 U. S. Census - Town of Wheatfield Name Category John Johnson Free colored male between ages of 24 and 35 * Free colored…
John Chadwick in court over cow with Old Man Behring, over alleged barn arson with Oldenburgh, articles (Tonawanda Herald, 1883-1885).jpg

Clippings by Bille
Franklin Warren v John Chadwick, charges defendant owes money and used property for two years, summary (Niagara County Supreme Court, 1876).png

New trial in Johnson-Fonner property dispute scheduled at Lockport, article (Tonawanda Herald, 1878-04-18).jpeg

Clipped by Bille.
Jesse F. Locke land sale to John Chadwick (1853-11-02).jpg

Chadwick pays $500 for a 31-acre strip in center of Lot 10 from its north boundary to Tonawanda Creek (not Johnsons land)
Johnsons quit-claim their 12 acres to John Chadwick for $1, indenture and deed (New York Land Records, 1873-07-08).jpg

John Johnson to Chadwick (Index of Deeds) 161:78 (Lot 10) 12 Acres - On July 8, 1873, John and Hannah sell the land to Chadwick for $1.
Why…
John and Hannah Johnson appearances in U. S. Census (Bille, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1880).jpg

Compiled by Dan Bille. Scribbling by me.
Chadwick called untrustworthy by many Tonawanda heavies in unrelated trial v Hewett, plaintiff (Supreme Court of New York, 1894).png

Payne, Felton Kent and others say defendant Chadwick's reputation for veracity is "not good." Defendant does summon a few middlng defenders. B. L.…
Fonner v. Johnson, Fonner keeps title (69 N.Y. 404, 1879-11-11).png

AI summary: "Fonner actually first took title in **April 1868**, when he bought the 62‐acre tract (including the 12 acres in dispute) from Locke’s…
John Fonner to John Chadwick, Deed Covenant against Grantor (NY Land Records, Vol.141, p.547-8, 1874-07-25).jpg

*AI Transcription*
John Fonner
To
John Chadwick
Deed. Covenant against Grantor
This Indenture…
Chadwick, Johnson and Sherman v. Fonner reversed, new trial granted (Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York Volume 69, 1878, 1877-04-24).jpg

AI: "In which the Court reversed the General Term decision printed at 6 Hun 543 and granted a new trial on the ground that Johnson’s own testimony…
Chadwick, Johnson and Sherman v. Fonner, report (Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Supreme Court of New York, Vol. 13, 1876)

This appellate decision [later reversed?] upholds a referee judgment confirming that Johnson held an equitable title (a court-recognized right to the…
Niagara County, map (D. H. Burr, 1829).jpg

Author Burr, David H., 1803-1875
Date 1829
Short Title Niagara County.
Publisher D.H. Burr
Publisher Location New York
Type Atlas Map
Obj Height…
Jesse F. Locke surrogate court documents, transcripts (1861-1865).doc

Jesse F. Locke dies March 12, 1861, without a will. The land John and Hannah Johnson have been living on is believed to be his. His old pal Lewis S.…
Wurlitzer Centennial, articles (Tonawanda News, 1956-08-25).pdf

A special edition of the Tonawanda News with dozens of articles and photos pertaining to the city's most famous business.
Wurlitzer Factory, North Tonawanda, abandoned upper floors, photo gallery (Dennis Reed Jr., 2023).gal

Map of Niagara River or streights between the lakes Erie and Ontario, map (1765).jpg

"with the islands, falls, and rapids therein, as also the carrying place with its road and distance.'
Moss Island and the Hermit of the Falls, excerpt (pp68-69, Burke's Illustrated Guide to Niagara Falls, 1855).jpg

The Niagara Frontier- Embracing Sketches of its Early History, and Indian, French and English Local Names, book (c.1865).pdf

Polish pupils taken care of after Polish school destroyed by fire, article (Tonawanda News, 1919-03-25.jpg

Old-timers' mistrust and jealousies blocked merger of Tonawandas, article (Tonawanda NEWS, 1948-07-21).pdf

Niagara Hotel and the unreliable stagecoach, article excerpt, transcribed (1833-09).jpg

AI transcription:
THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.
EXTRACT TO THE EDITOR, DATED
Niagara Falls, Sept. —, 1833.
Having arrived at Tonawanda about 1…
On guard! Buffalo's 65th guards Tonawanda Island from striking Poles, article (Buffalo News, 1893-06-19).pdf

N. Tonawanda, Lockport have similar histories, article (Clarence O. Lewis, Lockport Union Sun and Journal, 1957-05-24.jpg

Supervisor J. T. Schmidt moves brick house from Oliver to his property, article (Tonawanda News, 1908-04-28).jpg

Tonawandas postcard set (c1908).jpeg

A curious set of postcards of the Tonawandas (with three Tonawanda scenes mislabeled as North Tonawanda). Public Market, North Tonawanda…
Tied up for winter, canal boats on the Erie Canal, Goose Island, photo (Historical Society of the Tonawandas, c. 1895).jpg

ON BACK: CANAL BOATS ON THE ERIE CANAL, TONAWANDA NEW YORK - c. 1895 The photographer is looking east from the Bouck Street canal bridge toward the…
N. Tonawanda, Lockport have similar histories, article (Clarence O. Lewis, Lockport Union Sun and Journal, 1957-05-25.jpg

Barge Canal to enter river at Tonawanda Creek's mouth, not Goose Island, article (Tonawanda News, 1910-06-06).jpg
