Viet Nam

I (Roger Johnson) served in the U.S.Army during the Viet Nam Conflict. Three of my younger brothers also served in the Army during that time. One of them actually served a tour in Viet Nam.

World War II

My father Lloyd Brenford was inducted into the U.S. Army 16 Dec. 1943, the day I was born. He fought in France, Belguim and Germany for the duration of W.W.II His younger brothers: Troy and Bernard were soldiers in WWII.

LLOYD BRENFORD JOHNSON

Field Title Value Meaning

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER ########

NAME JOHNSON#LLOYD#B######### JOHNSON#LLOYD#B#########

RESIDENCE: STATE #4 Undefined Code

RESIDENCE: COUNTY 015 Undefined Code

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 5420 CLARKSBURG WEST VIRGINIA

DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 16 16

DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 12 12

DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 43 43

GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private

GRADE: CODE 8 Private

BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION NO# No branch assignment

BRANCH: CODE 02 No branch assignment

FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #

TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

LONGEVITY ### ###

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life

NATIVITY 54 WEST VIRGINIA

YEAR OF BIRTH 22 22

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen

EDUCATION 0 Grammar school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 922 Undefined Code

MARITAL STATUS 2 Married

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)

CARD NUMBER # #

BOX NUMBER 1001 1001

FILM REEL NUMBER 5.63# 5.66

KOREAN WAR

Freddie Lee Russell-son of Macel (Russell) Johnson

Field Title Value Meaning

NAME OF CASUALTY RUSSELL FREDDIE L RUSSELL FREDDIE L

SERVICE PREFIX AND NUMBER RA########

GRADE PFC Private First Class

GRADE CODE 6 Private First Class

BRANCH IN Infantry

PLACE OF CASUALTY L5 South Korea

DAY OF CASUALTY 11 11

MONTH OF CASUALTY 09 SEPTEMBER

YEAR OF CASUALTY & 1950

STATE OF RESIDENCE 54 West Virginia

COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 067 Nicholas

TYPE OF CASUALTY EVC Died-Nonbattle (US) OR Separated from Army (US) OR Current Wounded (US) OR Returned to Duty (US)

PREVIOUS/DETAIL CODE OF CASUALTY 4 Seriously wounded in action by missile

CASUALTY GROUP CODE 6 Returned to Duty (US)

PLACE OF DISPOSITION V0 Undefined Code

DAY OF DISPOSITION 24 24

BLANK    

MONTH OF DISPOSITION 9 Sep

YEAR OF DISPOSITION & 1950

YEAR OF BIRTH    

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODE 04745 Light Weapons Infantryman

TROOP PROGRAM SEQUENCE NUMBER 06001 CV DIV INF - 1ST

TROOP PROGRAM SEQUENCE NUMBER ELEMENT SEQUENCE 60 CV DIV CAV REGT INF

UNIT 0008 0008

RACE CODE OR RACIAL GROUP CODE 1 White

COMPONENT 1 USA - RA (Reg Army)

LINE OF DUTY    

DISPOSITION OF EVACUATIONS 2 Returned to duty

World War I Clay co. soldier killed in action:

Johnson, Richard---Buried at Maysel, Clay Co., WV

-son of James E. Henry Johnson. Uncle of Lloyd B. Johnson

Died in the flu epidemic.

War of 1812

Title   Jeffries, Wm. R.

Gen. note   Muster Rolls, p.163

Note   Part of index to: Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the Act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850 (Richmond, 1851) and: Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812 (Richmond, 1852) which supplements Pay Rolls. This collection is also available on microfilm.

Note   War of 1812 pay rolls and muster rolls.

Subject - Personal   Jeffries, Wm. R.

Subject -Geographic   United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Registers.

Civil War

Soldier Name Side Function Regiment Name

Butcher, Warwick Confederate Cavalry 19th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry

Warwick Butcher was born in VA November 6, 1819 and died in a

prisoner of war camp at Rock Island IL November 13, 1864. He married

Mary Margaret Dilley in Nicholas County VA April 8, 1845. Mary, a

daughter of Isaac and Rachel (Murphy) Dilley, was born October 20, 1829

and died in Nicholas County WV January 13, 1919.

    Warwick enlisted in Co C 19th VA Cavalry (CSA) March 13, 1863. He

was captured by Home Guards in Nicholas County WV July 29, 1863 and was

sent to Anthenum prison. He was described as 5' 10" tall, age 44, with

dark hair and whiskers and blue eyes. He was sent to Camp Chase at

Columbus, OH September 17, 1863. He was sent to Rock Island Prison at

Rock Island, IL January 14, 1864. He died of tuberculosis at Rock Island Prison December 3, 1864 and is buried in grave #1637 in the Rock Island Prison Cemetery.

Ezekiel Jeffrey, father of Shadrick Jeffrey

Listed below is the roster of the Clay County 126th Militia as contained in Clay County History.

Jeffrey, Ezekiel - Johnson, John - Jones,

John - Jones John T.

Jeffrey, Shadric Union Cavalry 7th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry

HISTORY

[Source: Loyal West Virginia from 1861 to 1865, by Theodore F. Lang, The Deutsch Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1895]

The Eighth Regiment, Virginia Infantry, was organized in the Kanawha Valley, by Major John H. Oley, during the fall of 1861, headquarters being at Charleston. The regiment was ordered to New Creek in April, 1862, becoming a part of General Fremont's Mountain Department, and with the Sixtieth Ohio Infantry, was organized as an advance brigade, and placed under the command of Colonel Cluseret, A.D.C. to General Fremont. In the pursuit of Stonewall Jackson up the Shenandoah Valley, this brigade had the advance, and were engaged in several skirmishes with Turner Ashby's cavalry, following him closely to Harrisonburg, where they engaged him, resulting in the death of Ashby. This brigade occupied the center at the Battle of Cross Keys and was complimented by General Fremont for its gallantry.

The regiment became a part of General Bohlen's brigade, Sigel's Corps, in General John Pope's campaign, and served with great gallantry in all the engagements of that campaign, including the Second Battle of Bull Run. On arriving at Washington, D.C., the regiment was transferred to General Milroy's brigade, and returned with him to western Virginia, and was again assigned to duty in the Kanawha Valley. In November, 1862, it was transferred to Colonel Moor's brigade. On the assignment of General Averell to the Fourth Separate Brigade, this regiment was mounted, and became a part of his brigade, as the Seventh West Virginia Cavalry, with which it served as long as the organization existed.

The regiment spent the last years of its term in the Kanawha Valley, occupying the following different posts: Charleston, Coalsmouth, Winfield, Point Pleasant, and Guyandotte. Early in January two or three brigades of Confederate troops were sent to winter in the counties immediately in the front of these posts, and the regiment was kept very actively engaged during the winter, to prevent incursions by them, and in the protection of loyal citizens and their property. Several small engagements took place, in which a number of the enemy were killed, and about two hundred prisoners taken. About the 1st of February, 1865, six officers and nearly one hundred fifty men were discharged by reason of expiration of term of service, but the regiment was immediately filled to the maximum by the muster-in of recruits.

From the time of the surrender of Lee's army the regiment was engaged in patrolling the twenty counties of southwestern Virginia, composing the District of Kanawha, for the purpose of paroling returned Confederates and maintaining order in the country. Over 5000 Confederates were paroled by the officers of this regiment. In June, 1865, Colonel John H. Oley, who had been in command in the Kanawha Valley for a year previously, received an appointment as Brevet Brigadier-General, to rank from March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious service in West Virginia.

The regiment was mustered out at Charleston, West Virginia, on August 1, 1865. The regiment lost during the war: killed in battle and died of wounds, 5 officers and 28 enlisted men; died of disease or accident, 2 officers and 201 enlisted men; total, 236.

Perry Newton Coulter Confederate 17th Va Cavalry, Co I

Perry Newton Coulter, a son of Arthur and Susan (Frame)

Coulter, was born in Braxton County VA (WV) November 20, 1846 and

died November 20, 1924.

    Perry served the Confederacy in the Civil War in Co I, 17th

VA Cavalry.  He was captured October 20, 1863 and sent to Camp

Chase in Ohio.  He was paroled June 12, 1865.

    He married Matilda Jane Beasley April 20 1871.  Matilda, a

daughter of William and Jane (Fulks) Beasley, was born in Wythe

County VA February 11, 1850.

Revolutionary War

2.JOHN TURTON GOFF     1.THIEL GOFF

   John Turton Goff, a son of Thiel and Hannah (Turton) Goff, was

born in MD about 1738 and died in Monongalia County VA (WV) March 9,1803.  John was living in Randolph County VA (WV) at the beginning ofthe Revolution and he and his brothers James, Thomas and Salathielen enlisted in the 15 VA Regiment of the Continental Line at Romney VA.

John Turton Goff died while searching for daughter Tamar Goff who

eloped with John Riddle. John Turton Goff was appointed one ofthe

earliest Justices of the Peace of Monongalia County VA and was Sheriff in Harrison County WVA from 1800 until his death in 1803.

MILITARY: Military Lots for Revolutionary War Soldiers

Allegany County, Maryland

The General Assembly of Maryland in 1777 passed an act giving each soldier, in a call for 2000 men, 50 acres of land, who had served three years. In 1781 another act was passed, reserving all the vacant lands in the State westward of " Fort Cumberland " for the soldiers. In pursuance of these enactments, in 1787 Francis Dickens and his ten assistants laid off 4,165 50-acre lots. The commissioned officers were awarded each four 50-acre lots of land; the private soldiers received only one lot. The records show that 212 officers were awarded four lots each under the laws, 848 lots in all.

Name 1800 Census Notes

Goff, James C 45 Glades

Goff, John T -

Goff, Salathial -

Revolutionary War Pensioners

Jeremiah O'Dell b. 1760 Shenandoah, Co.,Va.

Odell, Jeremiah Nicholas VA state troops 1833 age 73 in 1833