Richard Henry Johnson
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Parents
Jacob Marmon Johnson
Jacob Marmon Johnson
1816 - 1884
Mary Ann F Davidson
Mary Ann F Davidson
1823 - 1865
Spouse
Mary E Wilson
Mary E Wilson
1846 - 1863
Mary Amanda Griffin
Mary Amanda Griffin
1846 - 1912
Children
James H Johnson
James H Johnson
1867 - 1899
Guy Richard Johnson
Guy Richard Johnson
1872 - 1947
Siblings
Israel Cicero Johnson
Israel Cicero Johnson
1842 - 1900
Eliza C Johnson
Eliza C Johnson
1845 - 1862
Mary A Johnson
Mary A Johnson
1850 - 1862
Melissa J Johnson
Melissa J Johnson
1852 - 1863
Jacob C Johnson
Jacob C Johnson
1854 - 1889
Martha E Johnson
Martha E Johnson
1861 - 1907
H. Frank Johnson
H. Frank Johnson
1869 - 1936
Clarence Johnson
Clarence Johnson
1870 - 1893
Minerva Johnson
Minerva Johnson
1873 - 1897
Clyde Johnson
Clyde Johnson
1875 - 1899

1839


Oct 20
1839 • British forces seize Hong Kong as a base, as it prepares to wage war against Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict becomes known as the First Opium War.

1850


Age: 10y
1850 United States Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech in which he endorses the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.

1862


Jun 15
Age: 22y
1862 Treaty of Saigon: Emperor Tự Đức of the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam cedes Saigon, Côn Sơn Island and three southern provinces of what is to become known as Cochinchina (Biên Hòa, Gia Định, and Dinh Tuong) to become part of the French colonial empire. Guerilla leader Trương Định refuses to recognise the treaty.

1864


Sep 15
Age: 24y
1864 American Civil WarSecond Battle of Franklin: The Army of Tennessee led by General Hood mounts a dramatically unsuccessful frontal assault on Union positions around Franklin, Tennessee (Hood loses 6 generals and almost a third of his troops).

1867


Nov 21
Age: 28y

1870


Age: 30y
Richard H Johnson & Mary A Griffin - 1870 United States Federal Census

residence


Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓
Richard is living next door to his brother Cicero's family and his father Jacob's family. They are all farmers.
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1872


Mar
Age: 32y
1872 • The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College begins its first academic session (the university is later renamed Virginia Tech).

1879


Oct 7
Age: 39y
1879 Henrik Ibsen's controversial drama A Doll's House premières at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen (having been first published on December 4 in the city).

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