Cyntha Johnson

Female 1823 - 1903  (80 years)


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  • Name Cyntha Johnson 
    Birth 11 Jan 1823  Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Bible 1830  Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Holy Bible containing The Old & New Testaments: translated out of The Original Tongues…New York. Stereotyped by A. Chandler. For the American Bible Society…1830.
    Bible of Cyntha (Johnson) White
    Bible of Cyntha (Johnson) White
    In the 1980’s, my mother and I visited with Jewel Pennington at her home outside Fountain Home, Arkansas. She allowed me to transcribe the Bible that belonged to Cyntha Jane (Johnson) White Crenshaw, Henry Clay White’s mother. It was owned by Jewel Spencer (Giles) Pennington, passed from her mother Brooksie (Spencer) Giles, who got it from her mother, Cynthia Jane (White) Spencer, Cyntha’s Jane only daughter.
    Census 1840  Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Oden twp, p 24. 
    1840 Census for Chicot County, Arkansas, Oden Township, Sheet 24
    1840 Census for Chicot County, Arkansas, Oden Township, Sheet 24
    --John White--free white males under 5: 2, free white males 20-29: 1, free white females 15-19: 1; Slaves, females 10-23: 1, free white persons under 20: 3, free white persons 20-49: 1; total free white persons: 4, total slaves: 1; total all persons: 5.

    Census 1850  Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ward #4, p 262A, dwelling/family 387/397, b. Georgia, enumerated 1 Nov 1850 by John Starkey. 
    1850 Census for Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, Ward 4, Sheet 262A
    1850 Census for Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, Ward 4, Sheet 262A
    White, John...............37...head...farmer
    _____, Cynthia............27...wife
    _____, Hugh L.............14...son
    _____, William Warren.....11...son
    _____, Mary Charlotte..... 9...daughter
    _____, John David......... 7...son
    _____, Charles Edward..... 5...son
    _____, Joseph B........... 3...son
    _____, James Madison...... 1...son
    Census 1860  Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ward 6, Monroe PO, p 630, dwelling/family 118/118, enumerated 14 Sep 1860 by W.H.N Mullin. 
    1860 Census for Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, Ward 6, Sheet 16 [stamped 630]
    1860 Census for Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, Ward 6, Sheet 16 [stamped 630]
    Crenshaw, A. J......head....farmer...real prop $1600...per prop...$1000
    ________, Cinthey...wife
    White, Lottie.......step-daughter
    _____, Joe..........step-son
    _____, James........step-son
    _____, Geo..........step-son
    _____, Henry C......step-son
    _____, C. J.........step-daughter
    Census 1870  Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    McConnell twp, Lake Village PO, p 34, dwelling/family 382/332, real property value $500, personal property value $200,
    b. GA; enumerated 12 Aug 1870. 
    1870 Census for Chicot County, Arkansas, McConnell Township, Sheet 34 [stamped 126B]
    1870 Census for Chicot County, Arkansas, McConnell Township, Sheet 34 [stamped 126B]
    Cranshaw, Cynthia...48...head
    Harman, Mag.........28...daughter
    White, Jas..........20...son
    _____, G. W.........18...son
    _____, H. C.........16...son
    _____, Cynthia......14...daughter
    Cranshaw, L[ucy].... 9...daughter
    Hamon, Jake......... 4...grandson
    Bradson, Jas........30...laborer
    Census 1880  Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    McConnell twp, ED 26, p 312A [stamped], dwelling/family 20/23, Keeping house, b. Georgia, f.b. Georgia, m.b. unknown; enumerated 4 Jun 1880 by R. M. Fay. 
    1880 Census for Chicot County, Arkansas, McConnell Township, Sheet 312A
    1880 Census for Chicot County, Arkansas, McConnell Township, Sheet 312A
    Crenshaw, Cinthia...57...head
    Sharpe, Jinnie......24...daughter
    ______, Allen....... 6...grandson
    ______, Arthur...... 4...grandson
    Death 19 Nov 1903  Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Springhill Cemetery, Swartz, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cynthia (Johnson) White Crenshaw
    Cynthia (Johnson) White Crenshaw
    Wife of (1) John T. White (2) Andrew J. Crenshaw. Daughter of Joseph Burwell & Mary (Dunafin) Johnson.
    Person ID I617  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2020 

    Father Joseph Burrell Johnson,   b. ca 1805, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ca 1841, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Mary Dunafin,   b. ca 1805, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1880, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1820  Wilkes Co, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Georgia. Wilkes County. Marriage Book 1806-1834, p 224, 20 Jan 1820. Burwell Johnson and Polly Dunafin, officiated by Richard J. Holiday, JP.
    Marriage of Burwell Johnson and Mary 'Polly' Dunafin
    Marriage of Burwell Johnson and Mary "Polly" Dunafin
    Marriage License. State of Georgia, Wilkes County. To any Judge, Justice of the Peace, or Minister of the Gospel: YOU ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO JOIN Burwell Johnson and Polly Dunafin in the Holy State of Matrimony, according to the Constitution and Laws of this State, and for so doing this shall be your License. And you are hereby required to return this License to me with your Certificate hereon of the face and date of the Marriage. Given under my hand and seal, this 18 day of Jan 1820. John Dyson, CCD.

    Certificate Georgia, Wilkes County. I certify that Burwell Johnson and Polly Dunafin were joined in Matrimony by me, this 20 day of Jan 1820. Richard J. Holiday, JP. Recorded this 25 day of April 1822.
    Family ID F2183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John T. White,   b. 2 Jun 1813, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1856, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1840  Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • (1) Arkansas. Chicot County. Marriage Book A-10, 19 Feb 1840. John White and Cynthia Johnson. (2) White Family Bible, Owned by Jewel Pennington, transcribed by Rita Foster Wallace, 1980. (3) Nicholas R. Murray. Early Chicot County, Arkansas Marriage Records 1819-1834 (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society & Library, 2010), 48.
    Marriage record for John White and Cynthia Johnson
    Marriage record for John White and Cynthia Johnson
    Marriage Book A is missing but the Index of Book A has survived in this form. In the 1980s, I transcribed a White Family Bible owned by Jewel Pennington. The marriage date was given as 19 Feb 1840. At this time I do not know who owns the bible.
    Children 
     1. Mary Charlotte White,   b. 10 Jul 1841, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     2. John David White,   b. 8 Jul 1843, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 8 years)
     3. Charles Edward White,   b. 8 Apr 1845, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1859, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)
     4. Joseph Burrell White,   b. 20 Jan 1847, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ca 1880 (Age 32 years)
     5. James Madison White,   b. 1 Nov 1849, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ca 1890, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    +6. George Washington White,   b. 9 Jan 1852, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1926, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +7. Henry Clay White,   b. 15 Jan 1854, Kilbourne, West Carroll Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1926, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +8. Cyntha Jane White,   b. 17 Feb 1856, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ca 1937, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2020 

    Family 2 Andrew Jackson Crenshaw,   b. ca 1823, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ca 1866, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jan 1859  Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John C. Head. Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Marriage Records, 1803-1899 (Shreveport, LA: J & W Enterprises, 1993), 25. [Louisiana. Ouachita Parish, Recorder of Deeds, Marriage Book B-241. A. J. Crenshaw and Mrs. Cynthia White]
    Children 
     1. Lucy Crenshaw,   b. ca 1866, Ouachita Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2017 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Jan 1823 - Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBible - 1830 - Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Oden twp, p 24. - 1840 - Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Feb 1840 - Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - McConnell twp, Lake Village PO, p 34, dwelling/family 382/332, real property value $500, personal property value $200, b. GA; enumerated 12 Aug 1870. - 1870 - Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - McConnell twp, ED 26, p 312A [stamped], dwelling/family 20/23, Keeping house, b. Georgia, f.b. Georgia, m.b. unknown; enumerated 4 Jun 1880 by R. M. Fay. - 1880 - Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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