We do not "own" the data on our ancestors that is found in the public domain, i.e., birth, census, marriage, death records and other published documents. However, we do own the private family stories that have been given to us, along with the format in which we choose to place this "public" data. Therefore, extract the data that you need to supplement your own family research, but do not copy or use the entire formated data. This would be a copyright infringement, and you would not want to suffer the consequences of that. If there is something in any of my family histories that you would like to use in a publication, you MUST get written permission from me. Having said all this, if you want the data to compile histories to hand down to your children or grandchildren, God Bless YOU and yours!

Thanks to Larry Johnson who cared enough to share his research on this Johnson line with me. Without his information, I would still be struggling to find anything on my husband's Great grandmother, Sarah Lee Johnson.

Disclaimer: The data contained herein is a collection by this researcher, with and without documention. Please use it only as a possible road map or clues for your own research. As with all research, there may be unintentional errors or ommissions. If you are aware of these or have additional information, please E-Mail me.