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Eliza Jane Johnson

 

Born: 02 Apr 1854
Died:  13 Aug 1930

 
 

Eliza Jane Johnson was the third child born to Pinkney C. Johnson and Levina C. Sherrill.  Eliza Jane was born 02 Apr 1854.  There were seven children in the family.

 
 
Pinkney & Levina Johnson's Children
Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse
James Harvey Johnson 04 Jan 1850
Iredell Co, NC
24 Mar 1915
Waynesville, NC
 
Alfred Freeland Johnson 26 Jan 1852
Iredell Co, NC
10 Oct 1919
Mossy Creek
White Co, GA
Lydia Ida Cooley
Eliza Jane Johnson 02 Apr 1854
Iredell Co, NC
13 Aug 1930
Iredell Co, NC
James Calvin Blankenship
Margaret Elizabeth Johnson 26 Nov 1857
Iredell Co, NC
30 Aug 1934
Statesville, NC
Henry H. Morrison
Louisa Eveline Johnson Nov 1860   Jim Edison
Julia A. Johnson Abt. 1862    
John Henry "Pinkney" Johnson 12 Apr 1865
Iredell Co, NC
09 Jun 1889 Nancy Caroline Leslie
 
 
 

The 1860 Census shows the Johnson family living in the Fancy Hill area of Iredell County.  Pinkney and Levina had five children at the time: James, Freeland, Eliza Jane, Margaret and Eveline.

 
 

1860 Iredell County Census

                             
First Name Last name Age Sex Occupation Real
Estate
Personal
Estate
Birth Place Attended School
Within the Year
Pink Johnson 33 M Wagon Maker $750 $250 NC  
Louvina " 28 F Wife     "  
James " 10 M       " X
Freeland " 8 M       " X
(Eliza) Jane " 6 F       "  
Margaret " 4 F       "  
Eveline " 1 F       "  
 
 

Pinkney Johnson enlisted in the Civil War on 01 Aug 1862.  He was admitted to a federal hospital on 01 Apr 1865 with a gunshot wound to the right leg that he had received at Appomattox.  His right leg had to be amputated.  He died in a federal hospital at Point of Rocks, VA on 03 Apr 1865 from wounds.

 
 
I have not been able to find any census record for Eliza Jane for 1870 or 1880.  She was not living with her mother, Levina.  It's possible she was living with brothers Alfred Freeland or James Harvey, but I've not been able to find census records for them for 1870 or 1880 either.
 
 
Eliza Jane married James Calvin Blankenship about 1893.  She was 39 and he was 27.  James Calvin was born 13 Dec 1863 to William Blankenship and Mary Catherine McIntosh.  Eliza Jane and James Calvin never had any children of their own, but they did raise her niece Carrie Lee Edison (the daughter of Eliza Jane's deceased sister Louisa Eveline Johnson and Jim Edison), as well as Eliza Jane's grandniece, Genevia May Johnson (the granddaughter of Eliza Jane's bother John Henry Pinkney Johnson - and daughter of Beulah Vernesta Johnson Goble), and nephew Clide Kerrigan.
 

 

Children that James Calvin Blankenship and Eliza Jane Johnson Blankenship Helped Raise
Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse
Victoria E. Johnson  (Niece) Abt. 1869   George Carrigan
Carrie Lee Edison (Granddaughter) 21 Mar 1893
Iredell Co, NC
15 Jul 1966 Arthur Lee Roy Crawford
Genevia May Johnson 21 Feb 1903 02 Jan 1987
Banner Elk, NC
John Paul Baldwin
 
 
 
The 1870 Alexander County, NC, Census shows James Blankenship's family living in Sharps Township.  His parents are William and Mary Catherin McIntosh Blankenship.  There were five children living on the family farm: Pinkney F. (age 14), Amanda A. (age 10), James Calvin (age 4), Stark V.A. (age 2) and William Pool (age 7 months).
 

1870 Alexander County, NC, Census

 
Last Name First Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Birth
(Month)
Can't
Read
Write
Real Personal
Blankenship William 31 M W Farmer 250 200 NC X
----- Mary C. 32 F W Keeping House     "  
------ Pinkney F. 14 M W At Home     "  
----- Amanda A. 10 F W       " X
----- James C. 4 M W       "  
----- Stark V. A. 2 M W       "  
----- William P. 7/12 M W       (Oct)  
 
 
 
The 1880 Census shows the William Blankenship family was still living in the Sharps Township of Alexander County, NC.  James Calvin's age was 14.  He had several younger siblings: William Pool (age 10), Lillie Cleopatra Jane (age 8), Mert Ola (age 4) and Cuba (age 2).  There were also three step-children living with the family in 1880: Pinkney Rector (age 24), Charlie A. Rector (age 22) and Amanda A. Rector (age 20).
 

1880 Alexander County, NC, Census

 
Last Name First Name Race Sex Age Relation Single Occupation Can't
Read
Write
BIRTH
Person Dad Mom
Blankenship William W M 42 Head M Farmer X NC NC NC
----- Mary C. W F 41 Wife M Keeping House   NC NC NC
----- James C. W M 14 Son S Works on Farm X NC NC NC
----- William P. W M 10 Son S Works on Farm X NC NC NC
----- Lillie C.J. W F 8 Daughter S     NC NC NC
----- Mertie O. W F 4 Daughter S     NC NC NC
----- Cuba W M 2 Son S     NC NC NC
Rector Pinkney W M 24 Step-Son S Laborer   NC NC NC
----- Charley A. W M 22 Step-Son S Laborer   NC NC NC
----- Amanda A. W F 20 Step
Daughter
S At Home   NC NC NC
 
 
 
The 1900 Iredell County Census shows James Calvin and Eliza Jane living with her mother Levina Sherrill Johnson in Shiloh Township.  It shows that James is 34 and Eliza Jane is 46.  Her mother Levina was age 68.  Levina's granddaughter, Carrie E. Idson (Carrie Lee Edison), age 7, was living with them, too, and was attending school.  Carrie was the daughter of Jim Edison and Louisa Eveline Johnson Edison.  It appears that Eveline had died by 1900 and thus Levina and Eliza Jane were raising her.
 

1900 Iredell County Census

 
Last Name First Name Relation Race Sex Birth
Mth.
Birth
Yr.
Age S/M
Wd
Yrs.
Married
No.
Kids
Born
No.
Kids
Living
Birth Occu-pation
Johnson Levina C. Head W F Mar 1832 68 Wd   8 5 NC Farm
Blankenship James Son-in-law W M Dec 1865 34 M 7     NC Farm
------ Eliza Jane Daughter W F April 1854 46 M 7 1 1 NC Laborer
Idson Carrie E. G.Daughter W F Mar 1873 7 S       NC  
 
 
 
By 1910, James Blankenship is shown as the head of the family.  Levina's granddaughter Carrie Idson was still living with the family and was listed as James's niece - she was acutually Eliza Jane's niece (the daughter of her sister Louisa Eveline Johnson and Jim Edison).  Genevia Mae Johnson was also living with the family.  She was a great-niece to Eliza Jane and was Levina's great granddaughter.  Mae was born 21 Feb 1903 but her father, Charlie Johnson, had left her mother, Beulah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson, and Nessie could not raise Mae by herself. A "mulatto" nephew by the name of Clide Kerrigan was also living with the Blankenship family.
 

1910 Iredell County Census

 
Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age S/M
Wd
Yrs.
Md.
No.
Kids
Born
No.
Kids
Living
Birth Occu-
pation
Trade
Blankenship James C. Head M W 45 M 17     NC Farmer General
Farm
------- Jane Wife F W 55 M 17 1 1 NC None  
Idson Carrie E. Niece F W 17 S       NC Farm
Laborer
General
Farm
Johnson Lavina Mother-
in-Law
F W 78 Wd   8 4 NC None  
------ Genevia M. Niece F W 7 S       NC None  
Kerrigan Clide Nephew M Mu 22 S       NC Farm
Laborer
Working
Out
 
 
 

The 1920 Iredell County Census shows James & Eliza Jane still living in the Shiloh Township with her mother Levina, who was now 87 years old. Genevia Mae Johnson, a niece, was till living with the family.  Eliza Jane's cousin, William P. Johnson, age 64, was living with them and working on the farm.

 

1920 Iredell County Census

 
Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age S/M
Wd
Attended
School
Can
Read &
Write
Birth Occupation Trade
Blankenship James C. Head M W 54 M   Yes NC Farmer General
Farm
------- Eliza Jane Wife F W 65 M   Yes NC None  
Johnson William P. Cousin M W 64 S   Yes NC Farm
Laborer
Home
Farm
------- Levina C. Mother-
in-law
F W 87 Wd   Yes NC None  
------ May G. Niece F W 17 S Yes Yes NC None  
 
 
The 1930 Census shows James and Eliza Jane still living in the Shiloh Township of Iredell County.  He is 68 and she is 76.  There are no children living with them at this time.  Eliza Jane died on 13 Aug 1930 - just four short months after this Census was taken.
 

1930 Iredell County Census

 
Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age S/M
Wd
Attended
School
Can
Read &
Write
Birth Occupation
Blankenship James C. Head M W 68 M No Yes NC Farmer
------- Eliza Jane Wife F W 76 M No   NC None
 
 
 
Eliza Jane Johnson Blankenship died on 13 Aug 1930 at the age of 76 as a result of "Carcinoma of Cervix" or cervical cancer.  She was buried at New Sterling in Iredell County, NC.
 
 

Death Certificate for Eliza Jane Johnson Blankenship

 
 
 

Eliza Jane Johnson Blankenship

From the collection of Beulah Vernesta Johnson Goble, her niece

 
 
 
 
The 1940 Census shows James Blankenship living in Shiloh Township of Iredell County, NC.  The Census says that Cary L. Crawford and her husband were living with him - as well as their children, Evie E., James W., and Mildren L. Crawford.  James is 73 years old and widowed.  He owns his farm and its value is $500. 
 
Even though the 1940 Census shows that Carrie was James Calvin Blankenship's daughter, she was actually his deceased wife's niece - the daughter of Louisa Eveline Johnson and Jim Edison. 
 
There is also some confusion over Carrie's husband's name.  The 1920 Census lists him as Arthur R. (Roy) Crawford; The 1930 Census lists him as Roy L. Crawford; and the 1940 Census lists his as George R. (Roy) Crawford.  Most genealogists list his name as Arthur Lee Roy (Leroy) Crawford.  He was the son of  William Ross Crawford and Minnie Ellen Morrow.
 

1940 Iredell County Census

 
Home Name Relathionship Sex Race Age S
Md
Wd
School Birth Hrs
Wkd
Wk
Occupation Income
Own
Rent
Value Farm Last First This
Yr
Last Grade
O 500 Yes Blankenship James C. Head M W 73 Wd   8 NC 18 Farmer 0
      Crawford George R. Son-in-law M W 46 M   H2 NC 40 Carpenter 1560
      ----- Cary L. Daughter F W 47 M   H2 NC 40

 

Farm Laborer 0
      ----- Evie E. Grandaughter F W 23 S   H4 NC 8 Farm
Laborer
0
      ----- James W. Grandson M W 17 S   7 NC 40 Farm Laborer 0
      ----- Mildred L. Granddaughter F W 15 S Yes 7 NC 20 Waitress 0
 
 
 
James Calvin Blankenship died on 27 Jun 1948 at the age of 84 from "Arteriosclerosis", or hardening of the arteries of the heart.  He was buried near Eliza Jane at New Sterling Church in Iredell County, NC.
 
 
Death Certificate for James Calvin Blankenship

 
 
 
 
Carrie Edison Crawford (listed on several Census as Carrie Idson) was raised by James Calvin Blankenship & Eliza Jane Johnson Blankenship, but she was actually the daughter of Eliza Jane's sister, Louisa Eveline Johnson.  Carrie Lee's Death Certificate incorrectly lists her mother's name as "Carrie Lee Everline".
 
 
Death Certificate for Carrie Lee Edison Crawford

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

If you have photos or additional information about Eliza Jane Johnson, please contact me.