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Map of Clinton Co., New York - Copy 1 | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
The link above is to a great map of Clinton County. You can click on the map to enlarge and makes it so easy to read the names. The map was surveyed in 1856. I am not sure if these are township divisions (like we have in Illinois), but go to the Schuyler Falls location to find our family's homes.
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J Lobdell, D Johnson, and St Arnold all living in close proximity. Middle of the map by the little house. All neighbors that marry. Stuckley Arnold married Lovicy Lobdell and Lora Johnson (daughter of David Johnson) married Amos Arnold (son of Stuckley Arnold.)
And near the top left corner is U Ayes (probably Ayer) the father of Seba (Ayer) Johnson. Joseph Arnold just above D Johnson to the right, but another Arnold just above D Johnson, looks it might say St Arnold also.
More writings from Aunt Lib as she corresponds with her sister Lora:
New York Letters: 1869 January 31 (newyorktoillinoisletters.blogspot.com)
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Mary Elizabeth Johnson (Aunt Lib) is the daughter of David Johnson and Seba (Ayer) Johnson. She is a sister to my great, great grandmother, Lora (Johnson) Arnold. Lora Johnson (Arnold) had already married Amos Arnold and moved to Lyman Township, Ford County, Illinois at the time of Aunt Lib's writings.
My line. Me (Janice) > Glen Arnold > Ernest Arnold > Johnson Arnold > Lora (Johnson) Arnold > David Johnson and Seba Ayer.
The Johnson home in New York:
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My two sisters (Lisa and Jackie), mother (June), and my dad's (Glen Arnold) sister (Frances), traveled to upstate New York in early August of 1996. We went to locate the Johnson homestead, the home of my great, great, great grandparents, David and Seba (Ayers) Johnson. We had an old, blurry photo as a guide. We did locate the homestead, which was in 1996 being maintained as a bed and breakfast. We toured the home and visited the small Johnson/Weatherwax Cemetery located in a field behind the home and barn.
What a memorable trip it was. We found the home of David Johnson, met family, visited great cemeteries, bought artwork, took hundreds of photos and found some great family history.
The current owners of the Johnson Homestead told us about a lady, Olive Lewis, who also was related to the Johnson family. Olive just lived up the road a few miles from the homestead. We contacted Olive and we were invited to her home for lunch. Olive had in her possession a diary kept by Elizabeth Johnson (Lora (Johnson) Arnold's sister) that had been transcribed and a binder of genealogy notes by Robert Johnson. Olive let us take the binders into Plattsburgh to a small copy shop where I got two binders full of family history to bring back to Illinois.
The diary that Elizabeth Johnson recorded was written in 1866 when she received the book as a New Year's gift. There are many entries about the neighbors, family, births, and deaths in her/my family. I hope to share the pages of her diary here. And hopefully I can connect some of the names and entries for my genealogy records.
--Photos by Janice, Jackie and Lisa Arnold. August 1996.
Posted on Facebook January 2024 by Ann Woltjen. A tapestry sewn by her great grandmother, Seba (Arnold) Linn. Seba was born 4 September 1872 in Lyman Township, Ford County, Illinois. She lived to be 105 years of age, passing on 25 November 1977.
--Contributed by Ann Woltjen. 2024.
