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Uncovering Walter Johnson’s Family History Through a Rare U.S. Census Record

Discover the rare U.S. Census record from 1900 that shows the Johnson family of Humbolt, Kansas, including a 12-year-old boy who would grow up to be one of the greatest baseball pitchers ever: Walter Johnson. View the full page here!
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This is cool. We dug up a really rare U.S. Census record from 1900 showing the Johnson family of Humbolt, Kansas. Their 12-year-old boy would eventually grow up to be on of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball and he would do that as a member of the Washington Senators: Walter Johnson.

Walter Johnson in 1907
Walter Johnson in 1907

You can also see the names of his siblings, Effie, Leslie, Earl, and Blanche.

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Johnson family in 1900 U.S. Census
Johnson family in 1900 U.S. Census. Source: Ancestry.com

If you’d like to see the whole page, check out the image below.

1900 U.S. Census
1900 U.S. Census. Source: Ancestry.com

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