William Wallace (Milliron) Johnson Collection

Collection

Identifier: MGC-1168

Scope and Contents

This collection includes the genealogy of four families: Boswell family, Johnson family, Sass family, and Buckner family. The families in the collection are connected to William Wallace (Milliron) Johnson. Each family collection contains family group sheets, and pedigree charts. Accompanying documentation such as military service files, certificates, photographs, and correspondence add details to the charts and forms. The Midwest Genealogy Center received the donation from another library through the Mid-America Library Alliance.

Dates

Creation: 1745 - 2002

Creator

Hayes-Johnson, Kathryn Elizabeth (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Boswell Family: The Boswell family immigrated to Virginia in the 1700s. The family migrated to Kentucky and eventually Missouri where they settled in Johnson and Cass counties.

Johnson Family: William Wallace (Milliron) Johnson was born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1923. He married Kathryn Elizabeth Hayes. Their ancestors are the Hayes and Henry families of Cass and Johnson counties in Missouri, which are related to the Boswell family.

Sass Family: John Frederick Sass was the foster father of William Wallace Johnson. The Sass family was originally from Germany and settled in Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties in Kansas.

Buckner family: Velma Nellie Buckner was married to George Johnson, the adopted father of William Wallace (Milliron) Johnson. When George Johnson died, Velma married John Frederick Sass who became the foster father of William Wallace (Milliron) Johnson.