CLINE JOHNSON

  WILLIAM CLINE

Alias

 WILLIAM JOHNSON

OF TAZEWELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA

His Ancestors & Descendants

William Cline (Johnson) (Abt. 1820-1886) and wife, Sophia Robinett Cline (Johnson) (Abt. 1827-aft. 1880)

William Cline (Johnson) was born abt. 1820 in Virginia and lived most of his life in or around Tazewell County, VA.  William is the illegitimate son of Michael Cline (1778-1860) and Eleanor Johns(t)on (abt. 1800-1863).  In 1849, William married Sophia Robinett, originally of Wythe County.  They had six children to live to maturity. 

William served in the 16th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, CSA and was wounded in action during the Gettysburg campaign.  He died abt. 1886 and is buried in the Cline Johnson Cemetery on Red Root Ridge in Tazewell County, VA.

William used the Cline and Johnson surnames interchangeably throughout his life because of his illegitimate birth.  Although William was a Cline through his father, at that time, illegitimate children customarily took the surname of their mother for purposes of inheritance and for other "official" legal purposes.  William often used the Cline name and was known as both Cline and Johnson, but married under Johnson and bought land under "Johnson, alias Cline."

If you are descended from William Cline (Johnson) (or think you may be), please click on the "Contact Us" page and email us.  We would love to hear from you.  

We are currently building a database for all William Cline (Johnson) descendants.  If you are interested in adding your Cline Johnson family information to the tree, please send me (Jerry Cline) the information, preferably in a word document. 

Our research is ongoing, time permitting.  Any and all Cline Johnson surname stories and additional research documents are certainly welcome. 

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[Last updated - February 11, 2010]

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