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Johnson County IAGenWeb Project | |
| It's
Black History Month February 2022. It's an opportune
moment to highlight and honor Johnson County's early
African-American settlers. The history of Johnson County is not complete without commemorating African-Americans who chose this place as their home, during it’s early days. Their journeys must not be lost and forgotten. This new addition to the Johnson County IAGenWeb site is intended to celebrate the lives, achievements, experiences and contributions of our Johnson County African-American pioneers. Using the 1870 U.S. Census Schedule as a baseline source, I've identified the citizens, whose race was identified as black and who lived in Johnson County at that time. Many moved on to other locations in the years to follow. Regardless, my desire is to follow, to the extent possible, all 1870 residents and then share their stories. This project will be ongoing. If you have information and/or photos of a Johnson County African-American ancestor and/or family, I would be happy to help preserve this precious information by publishing it here. Cindy Booth
Maher, IAGenWeb Johnson County Coordinator
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| Index |
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| African
Americans listed in the 1870 U.S. Census for Johnson County, Iowa |
African-Americans
listed in the 1868-69 issue of the Hollands Iowa City Directory |
| Bethel
African Methodist Episcopal Church Iowa CIty, Iowa |
A Timeline of Iowa's Civil
Rights History |
| The Underground Railroad in Johnson County | Test of Faith A news article about Iowa City's Bethel A.M.E. Church Written by Scott Norris, Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa) 5 May 1995, Fri |
| "FIRSTS" Contributions & Accomplishments of Pioneer African Americans in Johnson County |
A.M.E. Church National Register of Historic Places Information from National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Iowa City's Bethel A.M.E. Church |
| African Americans in Iowa, 1838 - 2005 | Blacks in Pioneer Iowa City by Bob Hibbs |
| Resources for African American Geneological Research |
Founder of the African American
Episcopal Church His Eulogy for George Washington |
| Individuals & Families | |
| Helen Lemme | The Bell Family |
| Rev. Fred L Penny | The Boone Family |
| The Clay Family | |
| The Patterson Family | |
| The Pillow Family | |
| The Winston Family | |