William J. "Buffalo Bill" Johnson

1846 - 1928  (82 years)

• Name	William J. "Buffalo Bill" Johnson
  Birth	1846
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Aug 1928	Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN
  Person ID	I3066	forneyclark
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Eveline Townsend,   b. 24 Sep 1840, IN d. 16 Oct 1901, Marion Co., IN or AR (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1869
  Children	1. George B. Johnson,   b. 15 Oct 1870, IN d. 3 Apr 1952, Madison, IN; burial: Hilldale Cem., Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F1151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Ellen Runnells,   b. 4 Nov 1863, Mooresville, Morgan Co., IN d. 28 Aug 1943, Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	AFT. 1901
  Children	1. Daisy Johnson,   b. 14 Feb 1904   d. BEF. 1986 (Age < 81 years)
  Family ID	F2256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2023

  
  

• Photos

  Johnson, William J. "Buffalo Bill" (1846-1928) Individual photo came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE DON COATNEY'S SITES FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney: Most of the information that concerns the Coatney family, especially information concerning the families related to the marriage of Archibald Coatney and Mary McIntosh, including names, dates, places, census reports, documents, photos, and stories, is from the Don Coatney Archives. Don Coatney: "My father Albert Edison Coatney was born in 1902 and in his writing has referred to William J. Johnson as "Buffalo Bill" Johnson. In 1888 William J. Johnson along with his wife Mary Eveline Townsend Morgan Johnson and my Grandfather Benjamin Harrison Coatney with his wife Hattie Magnolia Morgan and their two young sons moved from Indiana to Arkansas living in Perla, Malvern, Hot Springs and possibly other areas. Soon a couple of my Grandfather's brothers, Charles Edward Coatney and George Combe Coatney, joined them there. They stayed until 1895 (leaving in somewhat of a hurry as Benjamin had heard the rumor that the constable was after him for committing the crime of taking pictures for profit on a Sunday). They moved to Indianapolis, but I am not sure if the Johnson's came with them." See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/Coatney.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Source: SEE DON COATNEY'S SITES FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: TOWNSEND-L Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/TOWNSEND/2001-11/1007128850 Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney: Descendants of William J. Johnson Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM J. JOHNSON He married MARY EVELINE TOWNSEND January 25, 1869, daughter of SEYMORE TOWNSEND and SALLY MITCHELL. She was born September 24, 1840 in Indiana, and died October 16, 1901 in Arkansas. More About MARY EVELINE TOWNSEND: Burial: Arkansas Marriage Notes for WILLIAM JOHNSON and MARY TOWNSEND: Rev. Wesley Hartley officiated. Children of WILLIAM JOHNSON and MARY TOWNSEND are: i. GEORGE JOHNSON, m. BELL. ii. HATTIE JOHNSON. iii. DAISY JOHNSON. "I know that William J. and Mary Johnson left Indiana and moved to Arkansas as I have documentation placing them there in the 1890's and Mary died there in 1901. I believe the children returned to Indiana and lived in the Indianapolis area after the death of Mary. I do not know if William returned to Indiana with them. I recall my father visiting "Aunt Bell" in Morgantown, Indiana in the mid 1950's."