Cephas W JOHNSON

Born

abt. 1840 , Michigan, USA

Died

31 May 1867 , Lansing, Michigan, USA

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Recorded occupation: Saddler

The sellier, or saddler, made or sold saddles or saddlery (harnesses, backstraps, saddles, hame straps, cushions or vehicle fittings) for harnessing horses, dogs or other animals. He also made covers and blankets for horses and carriages.
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1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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Name: Cephas W Johnson
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 31 May 1867
Death Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1840
Birth Place: Michigan
Occupation: Saddler
Race: u
Marital Status: Married
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53299-5
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film Number: 975644
Reference ID: v 1 p 4

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHN5-FV9 : 9 December 2014), Cephas W Johnson, 31 May 1867; citing Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, reference v 1 p 4; FHL microfilm 975,644.'

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