FOURTH GENERATION

57. Bloomfield Johnson ^{(104) (105)(10)} was born on Jun 21 1833 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.^{(1) (106)} He died on Jan 27 1906 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.⁽¹⁰⁷⁾ He was buried in Warren Chapel Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽¹⁰⁸⁾ He was enlisted in Company K, 148th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.⁽¹⁰⁹⁾

The Friday, March 26, 1886 edition of the Marietta Semi-Weekly Register carried this story, " Bloomfield Johnson of Warren Tp., was lodged in jail Wednesday, charged with assault with the intent to rape. The person upon whom the crime is said to have been committed is his fifteen year old daughter." A follow-up report on Tuesday, March 30, 1886 reads as follows, "Bloomfield Johnson, who was lodged in jail charged with assault with the intent to rape, had a hearing on habeas corpus, before Judge Cutter, and was held. He had another hearing before Judge Sibley, who was to have sent his decision from Athens last night." The April 15, 1886 edition of the Marietta Times reported, "Bloomfield Johnson who was to have a hearing before Mayor Ridgeway last week waived the examination and was taken back to jail." MY NOTE: This incident occurred a few days after his mother had passed away - I wonder if he may have been intoxicated, this doesn't excuse his actions, but it may explain his lack of self restraint..

He was married to Lucinda VanValey (daughter of Solomon VanValey and Elizabeth Hudson) on Sep 13 1859 in Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽¹¹⁰⁾ William Waterman relates the following information, "In August of 1883, Lucinda filed for divorce from Bloomfield in Washington County, Ohio on grounds of cruelty. In November of 1883, she signed papers stating that she wished to dismiss the complaint. Case was dismissed the November term for lack of prosecution. They evidently obtained a divorce sometime, because they remarried June 13, 1891 in Washington Co., Ohio." Lucinda VanValey was born on Sep 23 1841 in Washington Co., Ohio. She died on May 2 1914 in Tunnel, Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽¹¹¹⁾ Cause of death is listed as Colitis on death certificate. She was buried in Warren Chapel Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽¹¹²⁾ Bloomfield Johnson and Lucinda VanValey had the following children:

134 i. Jacob William Johnson⁽¹⁰²⁾ was born in Mar 1860.⁽¹¹³⁾
135 ii. Mary A. Johnson⁽⁹³⁾ was born about Oct 1865 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. Age listed at the time of her death was 18 years and 11 months. She died on Sep 28 1884 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.⁽¹¹⁴⁾ She was burned to death according to her death record. The Marietta Weekly Leader of Sept 30, 1884 gave the following report, "A Horrible Accident - Miss Mary Johnson, eldest daughter of Bloomfield Johnson, Esq., of Warren township, who lives near Ropers, met with a terrible accident, Friday evening, which at the present writing is likely to result in death. She and her brother were in the kitchen, and were the only persons at the house. She was preparing the supper, and in an attempting to reach over the stove to seize a kettle, the flames caught her apron with which she protected her hand, and in a minute her clothing were in a blaze. - Her brother, who we understand is not very bright, and from whom the family derived the account of the accident, did all that his feeble mind prompted him to do. He endeavored to smother the flames with a blanket, his sister rolling over and over on the floor. Her clothes were completely burned off of her, and the floor blackened by the flames. Medical assistance was called in, and everything is done to alleviate her horrible sufferings, but it is improbable, our informant says, that she will recover." The Marietta Times of October 2, 1884 gave this account, "Miss Mary Johnson, daughter of Bloomfield Johnson of Warren, was very seriously burned last Friday evening, by her clothes taking fire while she was engaged in cooking supper."
+136 iii. James "Joe" Joseph Johnson.
137 iv. Martha Ellen "Nellie" Johnson was born on Sep 17 1871 in Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. 1880 Census gives her name as Margaret E. Johnson
+138 v. George Giffin Johnson.
139 vi. William Johnson was born in 1875. He died in 1914. He was buried in Warren Chapel Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽¹¹⁵⁾
140 vii. John E. Johnson⁽¹¹⁶⁾ was born in 1878 in Ohio.⁽¹¹⁷⁾ He died in 1956. He was buried.⁽¹¹⁸⁾
+141 viii. Thomas Bloomfield Johnson.