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Walter Franklin Johnson 1888 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1888

Birth Location: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1960

Death Location: East Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Charles Johnson

Mother: Bettie Little

Spouse(s): Mary Vance, Susie Hagie, Margaret Thompson

Children(s): Dorothea Johnson, Winford Johnson, Jene Johnson, Leta Johnson, Homer Johnson, Leta Johnson

Walter Franklin Johnson was born in 1888 in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA, the child of Charles Johnson and Bettie Ellen Little. Walter Franklin Johnson later married Mary Edelle Vance, Susie Elizabeth Hagie and Margaret 'Maggie' Belle Thompson, and together they raised children including Dorothea M Johnson, Winford Fain Johnson, Jene Gordon Johnson, Leta R Johnson, Homer Vance Johnson and Leta Rutledge Johnson. In 1960, Walter Franklin Johnson passed away in East Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Charles Johnson
1866 – 1940
Birth Location: Tennessee
CJ
Bettie Little
1869 – 1943
Birth Location: Tennessee
BL

Spouses(s)

Mary Vance
1893 – 1933
Birth Location: Bluff City, Sullivan, TN, USA
MV
Susie Hagie
1904 – 1991
Birth Location: Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
SH
Margaret Thompson
1887 – 1918
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
MT

Children(s)

Dorothea Johnson
1911 –
Birth Location: Bristol, Tennessee
DJ
Winford Johnson
1912 – 1976
Birth Location: Tennessee
WJ
Jene Johnson
1920 – 2000
Birth Location: Tennessee
JJ
Leta Johnson
1923 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
LJ
Homer Johnson
1924 – 1965
Birth Location: Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
HJ
Leta Johnson
1922 – 2006
Birth Location: Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
LJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Jun 1888
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03938; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 82-33, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1767; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 180, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2342015, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sullivan; Roll: 1877694, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1241601, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 17, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1375535, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1241601

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 17, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0170; FHL microfilm: 1375535

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1767; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 180

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 2342015

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03938; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 82-33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03938; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 82-33

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Sullivan; Roll: 1877694

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 Aug 1960
    Event Place: East Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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