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Family History Beginners Board / Can you help solve this family mystery?
« on: Wednesday 30 July 14 05:23 BST (UK) »
In researching my husband'as family tree, I have come upon a long standing family mystery. My mother in law had an uncle who was never mentioned or spoken of. Growing up, she wanted to ask questions about this uncle but knew it was not allowed. She has taken great interest in the genealogy project I am doing and wonders if perhaps the mystery of who was Uncle Samuel and why does he get nothing more in the family record than a listing of his birth and death dates?
Over the years, there has been some speculation that he may have been mentally ill or he may have been cognitively disabled or he may have suffered from dementia, etc. My mother was told by her mother that Samuel, the uncle in question may have been struck by lighting. At some point, my mother said she was told that Samuel was sent away. It is thought he may have been sent to the Hastings Regional Center. All of this is speculative. What follows is what we know for sure. Any help would be tremendously appreciated.
Samuel Abraham Johnso[/birth date --April 25th, 1888 Died may 12th, 1959. Born in Lincoil county, Gsrfield, Nebraska. Samuel was the youngest child Parents-- Thomas Madison- Johnson Birthdate Jan 16, 1849 Death date April 21st, 1935 born in Auglaiize County, Ohio died in Arnold, Nebraska. Hulda Anna Hoffa[ born September 24th, 1858. born in Owen County, Indiana. died November 23rd, 1931 in her house in Garfield. Nebraska. She died of a stroke. Samuel died in Hhastings, Nebraska and he is buried in Garfield Cemetery.
Thomas and hulda were married october 16th, 1879 in leon, decatur county, iowa.
5 children-Charles Barrington Johnson Born August 2nd, 1880 IN Decatur County, Iowa Near Van Wert, Iowa Date Of Death March 31ST, 1955. , Iowa
Martha Eliza Johnson Born March 12TH, 1882 IN Decatur County Died July 4TH 1965. Died In Billings, Montana
Ada Helen Johnson, Born November 25th, 1883 in Decatur County, Iowa. Died on November 17th, 1966 in Emmett Idaho.
Nancy Bell jJhndon born April 23rd, 1886 in Lincoln County, Garfield, Nebraska. Died May 17th, 1962 in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
This is all the information we have at this time.
THank you all
Over the years, there has been some speculation that he may have been mentally ill or he may have been cognitively disabled or he may have suffered from dementia, etc. My mother was told by her mother that Samuel, the uncle in question may have been struck by lighting. At some point, my mother said she was told that Samuel was sent away. It is thought he may have been sent to the Hastings Regional Center. All of this is speculative. What follows is what we know for sure. Any help would be tremendously appreciated.
Samuel Abraham Johnso[/birth date --April 25th, 1888 Died may 12th, 1959. Born in Lincoil county, Gsrfield, Nebraska. Samuel was the youngest child Parents-- Thomas Madison- Johnson Birthdate Jan 16, 1849 Death date April 21st, 1935 born in Auglaiize County, Ohio died in Arnold, Nebraska. Hulda Anna Hoffa[ born September 24th, 1858. born in Owen County, Indiana. died November 23rd, 1931 in her house in Garfield. Nebraska. She died of a stroke. Samuel died in Hhastings, Nebraska and he is buried in Garfield Cemetery.
Thomas and hulda were married october 16th, 1879 in leon, decatur county, iowa.
5 children-Charles Barrington Johnson Born August 2nd, 1880 IN Decatur County, Iowa Near Van Wert, Iowa Date Of Death March 31ST, 1955. , Iowa
Martha Eliza Johnson Born March 12TH, 1882 IN Decatur County Died July 4TH 1965. Died In Billings, Montana
Ada Helen Johnson, Born November 25th, 1883 in Decatur County, Iowa. Died on November 17th, 1966 in Emmett Idaho.
Nancy Bell jJhndon born April 23rd, 1886 in Lincoln County, Garfield, Nebraska. Died May 17th, 1962 in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
This is all the information we have at this time.
THank you all
