Paternal; George Johns (23 Sep 1783 - 8 Dec 1869)

Name: George Johns ^{Notation 1}
Parents: Henry and Charity Nix
Birth: 23 Sep 1783
Birth Location: Saint Augustine, Saint John County, Florida, United States ^{Notaton 2}
Death: 8 Dec 1869
Death Location: Owen County, Indiana, United States

Occupation: Farmer
Spouse: Sarah "Sally" O'Neal ^{Notation 3}
Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1805 ^{Source 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11}
Marriage Location: Shelby County, Kentucky, United States ^{Source 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11}

Children: John Johns, Charity Johns (Dunkin), Renny Woodson Johns, Henry M. Johns, William Johns ^{Notation 4 & 5}, Mary Johns (Vest), Harden W. Johns (Peters), Elizabeths, Lucy Johns (Alloway), Valentine Johns, Nancy Johns (Richardson), George W. Johns, Jr.

George W. Johns's relationship to Carol in the family tree: Paternal side 4x Great-Grandfather

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Sources:
Source 1. 1810 United States Federal Census; "George Johns", Sheet 211, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States.
Source 2. 1820 United States Federal Census; "George Jones"; Sheet 50, Harrison County, Indiana, United States.
Source 3. 1830 United States Federal Census; "George John", Sheet 264, Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States.
Source 4. 1840 United States Federal Census; "George Johns", Sheet 129, Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States.
Source 5. 1850 United States Federal Census; "George Johns", 17 Aug 1850, Sheet 22, Washington Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States.
Source 6. 1860 United States Federal Census; "George Johns in household of James A. Richardson", 20 Jun 1860, Sheet 9, Marion Township, Boone County, Indiana, United States.
Source 7. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965; "Jorge Johns & Salley Oneal", 1805, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States.
Source 8. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965; "George Johns & Sally Oneal", 26 Oct 1805, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States.
Source 9. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965; "George Johns & Sally O Neal", 1805, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States.
Source 10. Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979; "George Johns & Sally O Neal", 26 Oct 1805, Kentucky, United States.
Source 11. Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979; "George Johns & Sally Oneal", 26 Oct 1805, Kentucky, United States.
Source 12 U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; "George Johns", 10 Jul 1823, 66.80 Acres, State Volume Patent, Indiana, United States
Source 13. U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; "Wesley Gaither & George Johns", 25 Mar 1825, 160 Acres, State Volume Patent, Indiana, United States.
Source 14. U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; "George Johns" 3 Jan 1828, 66.80 Acres, State Volume Patent, Indiana, United States.
Source 15. U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; "George Johns", 10 Nov 1840, 40 Acres, State Volume Patent, Indiana, United States.
Source 16. Find A Grave; "George Johns", Memorial ID 14642958, Dunkin Cemetery, Quincy, Owen County, Indiana, United States.

Citations:
Citation 1. Family Search One World Tree; "George Johns", 23 Sep 1783 - 8 Dec 1869 [ L4Q7-P1N ].
Citation 2. ""History of Vigo County, Indiana", 1891; "JOHN ALLEN PETERS", pp. 894-5.

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Often listed with having the middle name of Washington, but that hasn't been confirmed. The youngest son, also named George, has shared a middle initial of "W" and is listed by many as "Jr.", however this isn't enough to confirm the elder George's middle name being Washington or even starting with a "w" as I've come across other "Jr"s that only shared their father's first names and not also sharing the same middle names.
Notation 2: Often listed with birth place being Florida, or even - more precisely - Saint Augustine, Saint John County, Florida. Reason I've seen shared for the East Florida location is due to banishment of the parents, and other Loyalists, from South Carolina area due to a Confiscation Act in 1782. Another location I've seen shared for him is Florida, Montgomery County, New York, United States. I went with the majority thought of the current state of Florida.
Notation 3: Have seen Sarah "Sally"'s surname shared as Oneal.
Notation 4: Share DNA matches with this person's known descendants.
Notation 5: Known ancestor of Carol on paternal side of her family tree.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 30 Apr 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky