**Current DNA matching has given additional evidence that this is correct. See Henry’s narrative for more details on the case for this link.
Hiram was probably born in Ohio even following the tentative father Henry to Niagara, although the 1850 census says he was born in New York. It is unknown at this time when his father came to Ohio, but they probably came from New York. They lived on land in the Western Reserve. After Hiram married Anna Maria in Canfield, Ohio, they moved to Warren, Ohio where they resided at the time of the 1850 census.
Between 1852 when Mary was born and May of 1853 when Clara was born the family went to New York for some reason. Clara maintains in all of her adult censuses that she was born in New York. It is possible they were visiting Hiram’s parents or other relatives in Niagara County when Clara was born.
Sometime before 1857 they moved to Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, which is where George was born. They were still there in 1860 for the census that year. Then I lost them for a time and was not able to find where they moved to. By finding that Emma married Thomas Davey in Cleveland in 1872, I was able to look in Cleveland in the 1870 census, which is where I located them. Daughter Mary died there of consumption in 1874. Hiram purchased the Woodland burial lot in 1874 in Cleveland for $40.00. They were living at 50 Cross St. at the time of the purchase and Mary’s death.
Wife Anna Maria died in Cleveland in 1876 and was buried in the plot with Mary. They were living at 72 Hill St. What happened to Hiram then I have not yet been able to determine. There is a Hiram Johnson living in 1880 with the Zlobitz family. He is listed as a boarder of 58 years of age. His two youngest children had moved to Chicago around 1878. Emma was still in Cleveland. If Hiram died in Cleveland, he was not buried with Mary and Anna as no record was found for him at the cemetery.
©2017 Original narrative by Nancy Ratay

1850 Ohio, Trumbull County, Warren Township, 2nd District #142, page 766, film M432-733
dwelling 165, family 182
Hiram Johnson, age 28, male, moulder, born New York
Anna Maria----, age 23, female, born Ohio
Emma---------, age 1/2, female, born Ohio

1860 Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater Village, page 52, line 17, stamped page 920, film M653-538 (taken June 7, 1860)
Hiram Johnson, age 37, male, moulder, born Ohio
Anomarish------, age 33, female, born Ohio
Emma-----------, age 10, female, born Ohio
Mary------------, age 8, female, born Ohio
Carra------------, age 7, female, born New York
George-----------, age 3, male, born Michigan

1870 Ohio, Cuyahoga County, City of Cleveland Ward, page 341 or 37, film M593-1189, 4 dated 10 June 1870
dwelling 268, family 289
Johnson, Hiram , age 48, male, moulder, 300, born Ohio
-----------, Annie , age 43, female , keeps house, born Ohio
-----------, Emma, age 20, female, born Ohio
-----------, Mary, age 18, female, born Ohio
-----------, Clara, age 16, female, born New York
-----------, George, age 13, male, born Michigan

Maybe living in Cleveland by himself 1880 age 58 boarder with Zlobitz family, Frank a bridge tender
Emma is living in Cleveland with husband Thomas Davey 1880.

ca1822-1824 Trumbull County, Ohio
ca1825-ca1849 Niagara County, New York?
1849 Mahoning County, Ohio
1850 Warren Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
1853 New York (unknown location, birth of third child)
1854-1856 Ohio?
1857-1869 Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan
1869-ca1879 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio