James Caswell Johnson is the father of Ella Dorcas Johnson. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Johnson and Martha Muse Oliver and was born on 1 Jan 1837 in , Washington, Arkansas, USA and died on 5 May 1889 in Xenia, Bourbon, Kansas, USA at age 52. Other names for James were James Johnson, and J. C. Johnson.
Noted events in his life were:
* Residence: 1 Jul 1865, Franklin, Bourbon, Kansas.
* Residence: 1880, Franklin, Bourbon, Kansas, United States.
* Alt. Birth: 1 Jan 1837, Canehill, Washington, Arkansas, USA.
* Alt. Birth: Abt 1837, Arkansas.
* Alt. Birth: Abt 1837, Arkansas.
James married Melvina Emaline West 31 Apr 1858 in Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, USA.
Children from this marriage were:
i. James Johnson was born about 1860 in Arkansas and died on 1 May 1904 in , Bourbon, Kansas, USA about age 44. Other names for James were James Caswell Johnston, and James Caswell Johnston.
ii. Elizabeth Johnson was born about 1861 in Kansas and died on 15 Feb 1948 about age 87. Other names for Elizabeth were Minerva Elizabeth Johnson, and Minerva Elizabeth Johnson.
iii. Thomas Johnson was born about 1865 in Kansas and died on 5 Feb 1937 in Rutland, , Saskatchewan, Canada about age 72. Other names for Thomas were Thomas Franklin Johnson, and Thomas Franklin Johnson.
iv. Charles Oliver Johnston was born on 27 Jan 1869 in Mapleton, Bourbon, Kansas, USA and died on 25 Sep 1869 in Mapleton, Bourbon, Kansas, USA.
v. Effie J. Johnson was born about 1870 in Kansas and died on 6 Jul 1945 about age 75. Other names for Effie were Effie Jane Johnson, and Effie Jane Johnson.
vi. Ella Dorcas Johnson
vii. Emily Ruth Johnston was born on 13 Jan 1873 in Mapleton, Bourbon, Kansas, USA and died on 11 Sep 1875 in Mapleton, Bourbon, Kansas, USA at age 2.
viii. Ema Agnes Johnson was born in 1876 in Franklin, Crawford, Kansas, USA.
ix. Lutie Alice Johnston was born on 22 Jan 1876 in Mapleton, Bourbon, Kansas, USA and died on 30 Oct 1923 in Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, USA at age 47.