Taylor Cemetery ~ Phebe Appleby Johnson ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Johnson, Phebe Appleby
LAST: Johnson FIRST: Phebe MID: Appleby
GENDER: F MAIDEN NAME: Taylor TITLE: 
BORN: Sep 1830 DIED: 14 Jan 1907 BURIED:  (Taylor Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Evans Center, Erie Co., New York
DEATH PLACE: Airlie, Polk Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father James Taylor
Maiden name of mother Esther Aldrich
OSBH DC (Polk County 1907) #2779 - Phebe A. Johnson, female, married, b. in Evans Center, Erie Co., New York, d. 14 Jan 1907 in Airlie, Oregon at the age of 77 yrs 4 ms 3 dys, name of father James Taylor (b. Hallowell, Maine), maiden name of mother Miss Aldrich, interment 16 Jan, undertaker H. H. Jasperson, informant Fred Johnson of Airlie, Oregon.
1850 MI CENSUS - Anderson Taylor, age 12, b. Michigan, is enumerated with James Taylor, age 56, occupation blacksmith, b. Maine, and Margaret Taylor, age 35, b. New York, along with Phebe A., age 20, b. New York, Esther, age 19, b. New York, Jno., age 9, b. Michigan, and James, age 7. b. Michigan. Also enumerated with the family are Louisa Holmes, age 12, b. New York, Arthur Johnson, age 80, b. Ireland, Jonathan Macknite, age 22, occupation farmer, b. Delaware, William Macknite, age 20, occupation farmer, b. Delaware, and Howell Buchingham, age 23, occupation blacksmith, b. Delaware.
MARRIAGE - "John J. Johnson & Phebe Apleby [Appleby] Taylor, m 19 Mar 1854; B. F. Music".
1860 OR CENSUS - P. A. Johnson, age 30, b. New York, is enumerated with John, age 45 occupation farmer, b. New York,  along with A. P. Johnson, age 2, female, b. Oregon, and E. J. Johnson, female, age 8 months, b. Oregon. Also enumerated with the family is C. Zumwalt, female, age 11, b. Oregon.
1870 OR CENSUS - Phebe A. Johnson, age 40, b. New York, is enumerated with husband John, age 54, occupation farmer, b. New York, along with Alcida, age 12, b. Oregon, and Ester, age 10, b. Oregon.
1900 OR CENSUS - Phebe Johnson, age 70, widowed, mother of 3 children 2 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Sep 1829 in New York, is enumumerated with son Fred, age 25, occupation farmer, b. Dec 1874 in Oregon.
[note - Phebe's husband, John Johnson, was the brother of her step-mother: Margaret (Johnson) Taylor Riggs.]
DISCREPANCY - Marker gives year of birth as 1830, 1900 census record gives her year of birth as 1829.
OBITUARY: 
INSCRIPTION: 
Johnson
Phebe A. his wife
1830 - 1907
(shares monument with husband, John)
SOURCES: 
Saucy Survey & Photographs
Branigar Survey
OSBH DC (1907  Polk co) #2779
1850 MI CENSUS (Cass Co., Milton, FA #21)
Polk Co., Oregon Marriage Records 1849 - 1879, pg 6
1860 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute, FA #417)
1870 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute, FA #636)
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Luckiamute, ED 176, sheet 6B)
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