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Parker Howe Holmes
(1832-1892)
Elizabeth Sarah Dwigans
(1835-1862)
Edmund R. Gantt
(Cal 1837-1890)
Frances Holmes
(1860-1946)

Amy Frances Gantt
(1881-1982)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Henry Richard Johnson

2. Walter Alden Masten

Amy Frances Gantt 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 22 March 1881, Greenfield, IA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Henry Richard Johnson on 28 December 1898 in Adair County, IA 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (2): Walter Alden Masten on 20 January 1944 in Greenfield, IA
  • Died: 9 November 1982, Greenfield, IA at age 101
  • Buried: After 9 November 1982, Greenfield, IA
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on January 1885. 5

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 3, Family 15
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Ana .F Gantt..3..Adair County, Iowa

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on January 1895. 6

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 204, Family 86, Line 17
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Amy F. Gantt..13....Adair County, Iowa

(Living with stepfather and mother.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lee Township, Adair County, IA on 1 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 7, Family 6
Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Amy F. Johnson..Wife..Mar 1881..19..Iowa..1/1

(Living with husband and daughter.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lee Township, Adair County, IA on 19 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 10, Family 50, Roll 390
Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm Rented
Married 11 years
Amy Johnston..Wife..29..Iowa..3/3

(Living with husband, 3 children, and brother.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lee Township, Adair County, IA on 2 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 10, Family 5, Roll 476
Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned
Amy F. Johnson..Wife..38..Iowa

(Living with husband and 3 daughters.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Greenfield, IA on 12 April 1930. 7

1930 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 6, Family 168, Roll 640
Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Prairie Street; Home owned, $2200
Amy F. Johnson..Head..49..Iowa..Divorced..married at age 18..Nurse, Private
.

• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Greenfield, IA on 2 May 1940. 8

1940 US Census
Sheet 23B, District 1-6, Family 578, Roll 1136
Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Home owned, $2000
Amie F. Johnson..Head..59..Iowa..Divorced..8th grade
Lela G. Handley..Daughter..36..Iowa..Divorced..8th grade..Sales Clerk, Retail Grocery
Theadore L. Handley..Grandson..13..Iowa..7th grade

(Amy was divorced and living with divorced daughter and grandson.)
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• She was buried after 9 November 1982 in the Greenfield Cemetery in Greenfield, IA.


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Amy married Henry Richard Johnson, son of William Johnson and Margret Craig, on 28 December 1898 in Adair County, IA.1 2 3 4 The marriage ended in divorce. (Henry Richard Johnson was born on 12 September 1874 in Greenfield, IA,1 2 3 4 9 died on 18 August 1941 in Orient, IA 9 and was buried on 20 August 1941 in Greenfield, IA 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 28 December 1898, in Adair County, IA. 1

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lee Township, Adair County, IA on 1 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 7, Family 6
Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Henry R. Johnson..Head..Sep 1874..25..Iowa..Farmer
Amy F. Johnson..Wife..Mar 1881..19..Iowa..1/1
Vera Johnson..Daughter..Feb 1900..3m..Iowa
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lee Township, Adair County, IA on 19 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 10, Family 50, Roll 390
Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm Rented
Married 11 years
Henry Johnston..Head..35..Iowa..Farmer, General Farm
Amy Johnston..Wife..29..Iowa..3/3
Vera Johnston..Daughter..10..Iowa
Lela Johnston..Daughter..7..Iowa
Lysle Johnston..Son..3..Iowa
Harry Gantt..Servant..18..Iowa..Laborer, Farm Laboer
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lee Township, Adair County, IA on 2 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 10, Family 5, Roll 476
Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned
Henry R. Johnson..Head..45..Iowa..Farmer
Amy F. Johnson..Wife..38..Iowa
Vera L. Johnson..Daughter..19..Iowa..Student, High School
Lela G. Johnson..Daughter..17..Iowa
Lyle Johnson..Son..13..Iowa
.

• Henry Richard Johnson and Amy Frances Gantt was divorced after 1920 in Iowa.
Listed together as married in 1920 census; Listed in separate households in 1930 census; Amy indicated Divorced status on her 1930 census.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: H. R. Johnson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Dec 1898
Event Place: Adair, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Father's Name: Wm. Johnson
Mother's Name: Margret Craig
Spouse's Name: Amy Gantt
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Spouse's Father's Name: Edmond Gantt
Spouse's Mother's Name: Frances Holmes

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJN4-LK8 : 27 September 2017), Frances Holmes in entry for H. R. Johnson and Amy Gantt, 28 Dec 1898, Adair, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,815.
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Amy next married Walter Alden Masten on 20 January 1944 in Greenfield, IA. (Walter Alden Masten was born in 1876 and died in 1958.)


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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 19 May 2020), H. R. Johnson and Amy Gantt, 28 Dec 1898, Adair, Iowa; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,815.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 1A, family 6, Henry Richard Johnson and Amy Frances Gantt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 2B, family 50, Henry Richard Johnson and Amy Frances Gantt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 390.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 1A, family 5, Henry Richard Johnson and Amy Frances Gantt; index and images (accessed 19 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 476.

5 1885 Iowa State Census, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, p. 3, family 15, Edmund R. Gantt and Frances Holmes; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 17 May 2020).

6 1895 Iowa State Census, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, p. 204, family 86, line 17, T. J. Cunningham and Frances Holmes; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 17 May 2020).

7 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 6A, family 168, Amy Frances Gantt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 640.

8 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 1-6, sheet 23B, household 578, Amy Frances Gantt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1136.

9 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2531337 : accessed 19 May 2020), Henry Richard Johnson, 18 Aug 1941, Orient, Adair, Iowa; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 104052715.


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