Researching Jasper Johns
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7733 people with the Johns surname? In that year Johns was ranked number 529 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jasper means "treasurer" and is of Persian origin.
Records of Jasper Johns on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jasper Johns and the Johns Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Johns Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Johns family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 9333 people with the Johns surname in the UK? Johns is now ranked number 621 for popularity in the UK. |
Johns Family History Databases
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Johns Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 57727 people with the Johns surname in the USA? Johns is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Jasper Johns. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose work is associated with abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and pop art. He is well known for his depictions of the American flag and other US-related topics. Johns's works regularly sell for millions of dollars at sale and auction, including a reported $110 million sale in 2010. At multiple times works by Johns have held the title of most paid for a work by a living artist.
Johns has received many honors throughout his career, including receipt of the National Medal of Arts in 1990, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2007. In 2018, The New York Times called him the United States' "foremost living artist."
Source: Jasper Johns, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJasper Johns (Liberal politician)
Jasper Wilson Johns (1824 – 26 July 1891) was a civil engineer, merchant, railway promoter and Liberal Party politician.
Johns was the son of Thomas Evans Johns of Cardiganshire and his wife Elizabeth Tudor Avis. Johns became a civil engineer and practiced until 1854. He was then involved in William Bird & Co. of London, a firm of iron merchants. He was an active promoter of railways in Wales of which he was chairman or deputy chairman for many years until they were taken over by the London and North Western Railway. He was one of the earliest Volunteer officers as captain commanding the 3rd Montgomery Rifle Volunteers. He was a J. P. for Merioneth and Montgomery, and a Deputy Lieutenant for Merioneth.
Johns stood unsuccessfully for Parliament at Northallerton in 1865 and 1868. At the 1885 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nuneaton. but was defeated at the 1886 general election and did not stand for Parliament again.
Johns married Emily Theresa Bird, in 1855. His daughter Mabel married Sir Francis Taylor Piggott, jurist and writer. He died in 1891, at the age of 67 and is buried in Brookwood Cemetery in a grave he shares with his wife and son-in-law Francis Taylor Piggott.
Source: Jasper Johns (Liberal politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Johns
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