Individual Details

Pollie and Sam Johnson had ten children.


1900 Census. Civil Dist 18, Putnam, TN, Hh 16
Samuel Johnson, b. Apr 1855, age 45, married 20 years
Mary, wife, b. May 1859, age 41, has had 7 children, 6 are living
Winton, son, b. Apr 1882, age 18
Johnny, son, b. May 1884, age 16
Elisabeth, dau, b. May 1887, age 13
William, son, b. Apr 1890, age 10
Mandy, dau, b. Apr 1893, age 7
Sarah? dau, b. Mar 1896, age 4

1910 Census. Civil District 7, Putnam, TN, Hh 74
Sam C. Johnson, age 54, married once for 29 years
Mary A., wife, 51, 10 children - 6 are living
John E., son, 26.
Louisa E., dau, 19
William R., son, 17
Manda L., dau 15
Sarah M., dau age 11
Della M., dau, age 5

In 1920 there is an entry in the Huntsville, Madison, AL census that has some striking resemblances to this family. However, there are also some serious problems with the ages, and some of the names. It's almost as though the enumerator combined two different Johnson families.
Huntsville Ward 2, Hh 229
Sam C. Johnson, age 56, b. TN, parents b. TN, Sweeper, Cotton Mill
Mary Ann, wife, age 57, b. TN as were her parents
Riley, grandson, age 4 months, b. Alabama
Evelyn Johnson, dau, age 27, b. TN, marked as Single [could this be Riley's mother, with the married name Johnson? or was this previously Louisa?]. Crealer, Cotton Mill
Mandie E., dau, age 23, b. TN Cloth Folder, Cotton Mill
Della May, 14, b. TN

1930 Census. Huntsville Ward 3, Madison, AL
Sam C. Johnson, age 70, was 20 at his marriage, b. TN, merchant - grocery store
Mary A., wife, 70, was 20 at her marriage, b. TN
Mandy E., dau, age 34, b. TN

1940 Census. Huntsville, Madison Co, AL, Hh 323
Shelby Maples, 36, b. AL, lived in same house in 1935, Card Operator, Cotton Mill
Della, wife, 32, b. TN
Betty, dau, 5, b. AL
Darrell, son, 3, b. AL
Mary Johnson, wife's mother, 79, widow, b. TN, same house in 1935
Amanda Johnson, wife's sister, 45, b. TN, Beutifier, WPA

An obituary appeared in the Huntsville Times, 15 Jan 1947. Mary Ann was buried Maple Hill Cemetery.

Birth	May 1859	Jackson County, Tennessee
Marriage	12 Aug 1880	Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee - Samuel C. Johnson
Death	15 Jan 1947	Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama

Spouse	Samuel C. Johnson (1855 - 1937)
Child	Winton Johnson (1882 - )
Child	John E. Johnson (1884 - )
Child	Louisa Elizabeth Johnson (1887 - )
Child	William R. Johnson (1890 - )
Child	Amanda L. Johnson (1894 - )
Child	Carah? Johnson (1896 - )
Child	Sarah M. Johnson (1900 - )
Child	Della M. Johnson (1907 - )

Father	ANDREW PIPPIN (1825 - 1913)
Mother	MARY "MOLLIE" GOOLSBY (1826 - 1870)
Sibling	John Whitley Pippin (1847 - 1941)
Sibling	Sarah Elizabeth Pippin (1849 - 1914)
Sibling	James Henry Pippin (1850 - 1933)
Sibling	Elizabeth Jane Pippin (1854 - 1920)
Sibling	Harriet Emily Pippin (1856 - 1938)
Sibling	Wade Simeon"Toney" Pippin (1858 - 1935)
Sibling	Julia Ann Pippin (1863 - 1930)
Sibling	KINCHEN PIPPIN (1866 - 1899)