Francis Johnson
4/27/1797 — 5/12/1851
Vital Records
Birth Date
4/27/1797
Birth Place
Bedford County, Virginia
Death Date
5/12/1851
Death Place
Bedford County, Virginia
Age at Death
54 years
Cause
Not recorded
Military
No
Profession
Farmer
Marker Details
Type
Obelisk
Material
Zinc
Condition
Excellent
Condition Details
Marker has layers of debris obscuring lower inscriptions. Original marker located being used as a footer beneath a socket (now encompassed by a tree)
Memorial Details
Shared marker with spouses. Suspect he *may* actually be interred by first spouse with stack of rocks and this later placed obelisk honored him and both wives
Footstone
No
""Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God""
Other Details
Slaveholder; 3 slaves in 1840, 8 slaves in 1850, $4000 Real Estate in 1850
Family Lineage
Mother
Sally Dickinson Johnson 1778-1859 - Bedford Va
Sally Dickinson Johnson 1778-1859 - Bedford Va
Father
Thomas B Johnson 1770-1840 - Bedford Va
Thomas B Johnson 1770-1840 - Bedford Va
Francis Johnson
Children
Drury Holland Johnson 1825–1861 - Bedford Va
Mary Jane Johnson Graves 1839–1936 - Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton Va
Joseph Matthew Johnson 1841–1929 - Mountain View Cemetery, Vinton Va