Collection is open for research.
Permission to publish material from the Yonson (Johnson) Family Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Yonson (Johnson) Family Collection, Ms2013-020, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Yonson (Johnson) Family Collection was purchased by Special Collections in February 2013.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Yonson (Johnson) Family Collection was completed in March 2013.
Some of this collection has been digitized and is available online.
Baltzer Yonson was born on 10 October 1774 and died c.1850. Yonson married Mary Thompson, born in 1799, and they had 10 children. The descendants of Yonson settled on Johnson as their last name (though the collection includes several variations), developing a machinery business in the 20th century under the name of R. P. Johnson.
The collection consists of receipts dating from 1803-1859. Most of the receipts belong to Baltzer (Palser) Yonson (Johnson) and his wife Mary (spelling variations of the last name include Yonson, Johnson, Johnston). The items in the collection include tax receipts, estate bills for clothes, machinery, auctions, and other ephemera. There are also a few items, including a copy of contract, relating to other Johnstons, likely family members.
The Yonson (Johnson) Family Collection is arranged chronologically.