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Vernon E. Johnson¹

M, b. 22 May 1880, d. 4 April 1944

Father

John William Johnson¹ b. 8 Nov 1846, d. 25 Aug 1901

Mother

Elizabeth Bechtol¹ b. 1849, d. 1919

Last Edited

11 Nov 2003

Birth*

Vernon E. Johnson was born on 22 May 1880 at Morgan, West Virginia.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 2 June 1900 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of John William Johnson; ED 88, sheet 4A, occupation general merchant, owned home, married 28 years, 5 children, 2 living.¹

Marriage*

Vernon E. Johnson married Willy Mae Rice on 5 June 1901 at Morgan, West Virginia.^3,4,5

Census*

Vernon E. Johnson appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, ED 84, sheet 3A, occupation fire insurance, owned home, married 9 years, 1 child, 1 living.⁴

Marriage*

He married Ethel Melcora Harmison on 24 August 1916 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia; by John L. Johnston, minister, First Episcopal Church.^6,7,8

Census

Vernon E. Johnson appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, ED 114, sheet 4B, occupation apple orchardist, owned home, 2 children at home.⁶

Census

He appeared on the census of 3 April 1930 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, ED 2, sheet 2B, occupation bank president, owned home valued at $25,000, radio, 3 children at home.⁹

Death*

He died on 4 April 1944 at Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, at age 63; while on a campaign tour; resident of Berkeley Springs; buried at the Greenway Cemetery.^2,10

Obit

Vernon E.'s obituary was published in the Morgan Messenger on 6 April 1944:

Vernon E. Johnson, prominent civic, business and political leader and former speaker of the West Virginia house of delegates, died early Tuesday morning, April 4, in a hospital in Charleston where he had been stricken while on a campaign tour in the interests of his present candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Auditor. Johnson, 63, became ill on Monday of the week before from a liver ailment while he and Mrs. Johnson were in the State capital.
Long a leader in Republican politics, he was well known throughout West Virginia through his two terms as speaker of the house, 1915-17 and 1927-29, and his service as Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia from 1929 to 1933. He also was chairman of the State Game and Fish Commission and was the Republican nominee for State Auditor in 1936 but was defeated in the Democratic landslide of that year. He was interested in affairs of the town and it was due to his efforts that the State bass hatchery was located in this county, at Ridge and the new modern bath house was built in the State Park here. For many years he had been a member of Deford Masonic Lodge.
He was born in Berkeley Springs May 22, 1880, son of John W. Johnson, a prominent merchant, and Eliza Bechtol Johnson. He was given a business training at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and then returned here. He was chairman of the Morgan County Draft Board in the First World War, served as a Presidential elector in 1920, and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1928. He was first elected to the legislature in 1911.
His three surviving sons are all now in the armed services although two of them, Lt. (sg) Richard Johnson of the Naval Air Corps who was stationed on the Pacific coast and Private David Johnson of the Marines, San Diego, Calif., were with their father when he died. The third son, Lt. Philip E. Johnson, is on duty with the Army Air Forces in the Pacific. Other survivors are his widow, the former Miss Ethel Harmison, and a daughter by his first marriage, Mrs. Henry N. Gorrell of Berkeley Springs. Johnson's first wife was the former Miss Willy M. Rice, who died 15 years after their marriage. A brother, Ernest L. Johnson, died less than two years ago.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 3 p.m., at the home with burial in Greenway Cemetery. The Rev. Temple G. Wheeler, former rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, now of St. Andrews on the Mountain, near Charles Town, and the Rev. H.H. Rowland, of the Methodist Church were in charge of the services. Pallbearers were John P. Webster, H.D. Beeler, J.A. Proctor, Reid Johnson, Gracen Heare and W.G. Harmison.¹⁰

Family 1

Willy Mae Rice b. 19 Sep 1876, d. 29 Dec 1914

Child

Virginia Johnson⁴ b. 28 May 1902, d. 15 Sep 1987

Family 2

Ethel Melcora Harmison b. 30 Oct 1895, d. 10 Jul 1991

Children

Richard M. Johnson+⁶ b. 22 Jan 1919, d. 22 May 1985
Philip E. Johnson⁹ b. 11 Jun 1920, d. 30 Jan 1997
John David Johnson⁹ b. 1925

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S412] Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society, Graveyard History of Morgan County, West Virginia, Greenway Cemetery.
[S412] Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society, Graveyard History of Morgan County, West Virginia, Greenlawn Cemetery.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S529] William O. Turner Morgan County H&GS, Morgan County WV Marriage Records.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, Vernon Johnson, 6 April 1944.
[S713] Morgan County WV Marriages (Court House Records): Book 2, page 368.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, 6 April 1944.

Ernest L. Johnson¹

M, b. 17 February 1882, d. 24 February 1941

Father

John William Johnson¹ b. 8 Nov 1846, d. 25 Aug 1901

Mother

Elizabeth Bechtol¹ b. 1849, d. 1919

Last Edited

17 Mar 2004

Birth*

Ernest L. Johnson was born on 17 February 1882 at Morgan, West Virginia.^1,2

(Witness) Census

Marriage*

Ernest L. Johnson married Jeannette S. (Janetta) Slayman circa 1903.^3,2,4

Census*

Ernest L. Johnson appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, ED 84, sheet 3A, occupation machinist-automobile repair, renting, married 7 years, 2 children, 2 living.⁴

Census

He appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, ED 114, sheet 4B, occupation owner-garage, 2 children at home.⁵

Census

He appeared on the census of 11 April 1930 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, ED 2, sheet 10A, occupation none, owned home valued at $8,000, radio, 2 son and 2 daughter in law at home.⁶

Death*

He died on 24 February 1941 at age 59; buried at the Greenway Cemetery.²

Obit

Ernest L.'s obituary was published in the Morgan Messenger on 27 February 1941:

Ernest L. Johnson, 59, died at home here about 5:30 Monday morning, February 24, following a second paralytic stroke which came about 10 o'clock Sunday night. Fourteen months ago he was first stricken by paralysis. After being confined to his bed for many weeks he improved sufficiently to be up and around the house and later took short walks. The attack Sunday night came suddenly and in a short time he became unconscious remaining so until the end.
A number of years ago he was engaged in the mercantile business which he gave up to become the pioneer in the automobile business in Morgan county. This was about 1906. This shop and garage was located in a building near his home in what had been a stable and carriage shed. He was the first automobile dealer of the county, handling the Maxwell. Later he took the Overland agency. He, with his brother, Vernon E. Johnson, owned the first automobile in Berkeley Springs, a Cadillac. When the business began to expand as the automobile grew in popularity, he built and managed a garage in what is now the Berkeley Theatre. After several years he leased the building to other parties and later converted it to a theatre.
He was a son of the late John Will Johnson and Eliza Bechtol. His widow, formerly Miss Janetta Slayman of Pennsylvania; two sons, Attorney L.E. Johnson, of Fairmont; J. William Johnson, assistant cashier, Citizens National Bank; a brother, Vernon E. Johnson, and three grandchildren survive. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Frank R. Isaac, of Baltimore, a former pastor and Rev. Robert H. Bartlett, pastor of the Methodist Church, of which the deceased had been a lifelong member and for many years treasurer, officiating. Interment was in Greenway Cemetery.
Bearers were, J. Milton Johnson, O.E. Widmyer, W. Jack Hunter, Dr. J. S. Coughlan, G.D. Rice and H.D. Beeler. Those, other than members of the immediate family, from out of town to attend the funeral were, Mr. and Mrs. William Richards, Baltimore, Md; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ellefritz and daughter, Strasburg, Va; Mr. and Mrs. Lon Risley, Hancock, Md; Mrs. Katie Rymer and Mrs. Joseph Boone, Arlington, Va; Hiram Karns, Washington, D.C; Philip Johnson, Morgantown; Dr. and Mrs. S. R. Wells, Hagerstown, Md; Ward Lanham and Lynn Hall, Fairmont; Miss Thelma DeBerry, Romney; and Lacey I. Rice, Martinsburg.⁷

Family

Jeannette S. (Janetta) Slayman b. 3 Aug 1882, d. 26 Oct 1970

Children

Lewis E. (Ned) Johnson⁴ b. 24 Jan 1904, d. 17 Feb 1972
John William Johnson+⁴ b. 28 Jan 1909, d. 23 Sep 1977

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S412] Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society, Graveyard History of Morgan County, West Virginia, Greenway Cemetery.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, 29 October 1970.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, 27 February 1941.

Willie R. Johnson¹

M, b. 19 September 1877, d. 29 March 1880

Father

John William Johnson¹ b. 8 Nov 1846, d. 25 Aug 1901

Mother

Elizabeth Bechtol¹ b. 1849, d. 1919

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Willie R. Johnson was born on 19 September 1877 at Morgan, West Virginia.¹

Death*

He died on 29 March 1880 at Morgan, West Virginia, at age 2; buried at the Greenway Cemetery.¹

Citations

[S412] Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society, Graveyard History of Morgan County, West Virginia, Greenway Cemetery.

Emeline Waugh^1,2,3

F, b. 20 September 1859, d. 29 January 1906

Father

William Oliver Waugh b. 17 Sep 1818, d. 22 Nov 1900

Mother

Emmaline C. Henry b. 1818, d. 22 Dec 1893

Last Edited

20 Mar 2004

Birth*

Emeline Waugh was born on 20 September 1859 at Morgan, Virginia; cemetery reading calculates to 1865, which is too young and conflicts with census and marriage record; reading assumed to be 46 years rather than 40.^1,2,3

Census*

She appeared on the census of 1860 at District 3, Morgan, West Virginia, page 357, listed as E. Waugh, age 2.⁴

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 1860 District 3, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of William Oliver Waugh; page 357, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,800, 5 children at home.⁴

(Witness) Census

Emeline Waugh appeared on the census of 19 August 1870 Bath Twp., Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of William Oliver Waugh; page 116, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $2,500, 4 children and William Lutman at home; ages differ from those in the family history.⁵

Married Name

As of 17 October 1876,her married name was Johnson.^1,2

Marriage*

Emeline Waugh married Eldred F. Johnson, son of John Johnson and Eliza Catherine Cooper, on 17 October 1876 at Morgan, West Virginia.^1,2

(Witness) Census

Emeline Waugh appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Eldred F. Johnson; page 13C, occupation laborer, 2 children and Isabel Bohrer at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Emeline Waugh appeared on the census of 21 June 1900 Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Eldred F. Johnson; ED 87, sheet 10B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 23 years, 9 children, 8 living.⁶

Death*

Emeline Waugh died on 29 January 1906 at Morgan, West Virginia, at age 46; buried at the Johnson Cemetery.³

Family

Eldred F. Johnson b. 1848

Children

Ida May Johnson¹ b. 22 Oct 1877, d. 28 Dec 1906
Carrie M. Johnson¹ b. Feb 1880
Clarene M. Johnson⁷ b. 27 Mar 1882
Charles H. Johnson+⁷ b. 3 Feb 1885, d. 11 Sep 1949
William Norman Johnson+⁶ b. Apr 1887, d. 28 May 1948
Boyd P. Johnson+⁸ b. 21 Aug 1889, d. 5 Jan 1961
Harry Johnson⁷ b. 26 Feb 1892
Thomas Foster Johnson⁷ b. 8 May 1894, d. Jul 1977
Lula Grace Johnson^6,7 b. 11 Apr 1898, d. 1950
Sadie Johnson^7,9 b. Apr 1901
Bessie Johnson^7,9 b. 24 Dec 1903

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S533] Leonard H. Davis, Morgan County Death Records.
[S412] Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society, Graveyard History of Morgan County, West Virginia, Johnson Cemetery.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S712] William O. Turner, Morgan County West Virginia Births.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, 12 January 1961.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Ida May Johnson¹

F, b. 22 October 1877, d. 28 December 1906

Father

Eldred F. Johnson¹ b. 1848

Mother

Emeline Waugh¹ b. 20 Sep 1859, d. 29 Jan 1906

Last Edited

14 Dec 2006

Birth*

Ida May Johnson was born on 22 October 1877 at Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia; cemetery record calculates to 2 January 1878.^2,3,4

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Eldred F. Johnson; page 13C, occupation laborer, 2 children and Isabel Bohrer at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Ida May Johnson appeared on the census of 21 June 1900 Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Eldred F. Johnson; ED 87, sheet 10B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 23 years, 9 children, 8 living.⁵

Married Name

As of 11 December 1902,her married name was Bishop.⁶

Marriage*

Ida May Johnson married James S. R. Bishop on 11 December 1902 at Morgan, West Virginia.⁶

Death*

Ida May Johnson died on 28 December 1906 at Morgan, West Virginia, at age 29; buried at Greenwood Cemetery.³

Family

James S. R. Bishop b. 1875

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1880, 1900.
[S412] Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society, Graveyard History of Morgan County, West Virginia, Greenwood Cemetery.
[S712] William O. Turner, Morgan County West Virginia Births.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S529] William O. Turner Morgan County H&GS, Morgan County WV Marriage Records.

Carrie M. Johnson¹

F, b. February 1880

Father

Eldred F. Johnson¹ b. 1848

Mother

Emeline Waugh¹ b. 20 Sep 1859, d. 29 Jan 1906

Last Edited

20 Mar 2004

Birth*

Carrie M. Johnson was born in February 1880 at Morgan, West Virginia.²

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Eldred F. Johnson; page 13C, occupation laborer, 2 children and Isabel Bohrer at home.¹

(Witness) Census

Carrie M. Johnson appeared on the census of 21 June 1900 Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Eldred F. Johnson; ED 87, sheet 10B, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 23 years, 9 children, 8 living.³

(Witness) Census

Carrie M. Johnson appeared on the census of 26 April 1910 Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Eldred F. Johnson; ED 83, sheet 10A, occupation farmer, owned farm, widowed, 6 children at home.⁴

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1880, 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Russell H. Widmyer¹

M, b. 1 March 1889, d. 19 March 1949

Father

Peter Sampson Widmyer¹ b. Jun 1856, d. 5 Jan 1937

Mother

Amanda C. Johnson¹ b. Jan 1853, d. 1913

Last Edited

17 Mar 2004

Birth*

Russell H. Widmyer was born on 1 March 1889 at Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia.^1,2

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 4 June 1900 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Peter Sampson Widmyer; ED 88, sheet 5A, occupation salesman, owned home, married 13 years, 4 children, 2 living.¹

Marriage*

Russell H. Widmyer married Zella N. Allen circa 1911.³

Census*

Russell H. Widmyer appeared on the census of 4 April 1930 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, ED 2, sheet 4A, occupation retail merchant-groceries, renting-$20 month, no children.³

Death*

He died on 19 March 1949 at Baltimore, Maryland, at age 60; obituary says buried at Greenway Cemetery, but he is not listed in cemetery index, nor is Zella.^4,5

Obit

Russell H.'s obituary was published in the Morgan Messenger on 24 March 1949:

Russell H. Widmyer, 60, died Saturday, March 19, in Sinia Hospital, Baltimore, Md., following an illness since the Wednesday before when he was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage. His condition was very satisfactory until a second attack on Friday night, following which he never regained consciousness. He was a native of Berkeley Springs, a son of the late Peter S. and Amanda Johnson Widmyer. When a young man he assisted his father in the operation of a general store here and was an active member of the town's baseball club, playing first base and in the field. For a time after his father's death he continued to operate the business. Later he moved to Baltimore where he was employed at the Southern Hotel, a position he held at the time of his death. He was a member of the Deford Masonic Lodge and a past master of that lodge. He was also a past district deputy grand master.
Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Zella Allen, and a sister, Mrs. J. Lee Wash of Berkeley Springs. The body was brought to the Hunter Funeral Home Sunday where services were held Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. David L. Leach, of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment was in Greenway Cemetery where members of Deford Lodge held their burial service. Bearers were E. Millard Dunham, H.C. Lawyer, H.F. Forney, George Noland, B.C. Weber and C.R. Ambrose, all members of Deford.⁴

Family

Zella N. Allen b. 1 Jan 1893, d. 15 Aug 1979

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S712] William O. Turner, Morgan County West Virginia Births.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, 24 March 1949.
[S412] Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society, Graveyard History of Morgan County, West Virginia.

Viola Widmyer¹

F, b. 11 January 1892, d. 7 April 1987

Father

Peter Sampson Widmyer¹ b. Jun 1856, d. 5 Jan 1937

Mother

Amanda C. Johnson¹ b. Jan 1853, d. 1913

Last Edited

22 Nov 2006

Birth*

Viola Widmyer was born on 11 January 1892 at Morgan, West Virginia.^1,2

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 4 June 1900 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Peter Sampson Widmyer; ED 88, sheet 5A, occupation salesman, owned home, married 13 years, 4 children, 2 living.¹

Married Name

As of circa 1922,her married name was Wash.^3,4

Marriage*

Viola Widmyer married James Lee Wash circa 1922 at Morgan, West Virginia.^3,4

(Witness) Census

Viola Widmyer appeared on the census of 3 April 1930 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of James Lee Wash; ED 2, sheet 3A, occupation barker-shop, living with Peter S. Widmyer, 1 child.⁴

Death*

Viola Widmyer died on 7 April 1987 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, at age 95; at the Winchester, Va., hospital; buried at Greenway Cemetery.²

Obit

Viola's obituary was published in the Morgan Messenger on 8 April 1987:

Viola Widmyer Wash, 95, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, April 7, 1987 at the Winchester Va. Medical Center. Born January 11, 1892, in Morgan County, she was a daughter of the late Peter Sampson and Amanda Johnson Widmyer. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Berkeley Springs. She graduated from Mount Wesley Academy and Shenandoah Conservatory of Music.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lee Wash, in 1964. Surviving are her daughter, Marian Lee Kuykendall, of Berkeley Springs; two grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one niece and two nephews. Arrangements are being made by the Hunter-Anderson Funeral Home.²

Family

James Lee Wash b. 20 Sep 1894, d. 15 Oct 1964

Child

Marian Lee Wash⁵ b. 1925

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, 8 April 1987.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, 22 October 1964.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, Viola Widmyer, 8 April 1987.

Thomas W. Johnson¹

M, b. 30 September 1883, d. 5 February 1884

Father

George William Johnson¹ b. 21 Mar 1858, d. 21 Sep 1939

Mother

Sarah E. Lutman¹ b. 16 Mar 1863, d. 4 Feb 1900

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Thomas W. Johnson was born on 30 September 1883 at Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia.¹

Death*

He died on 5 February 1884 at Allen District, Morgan, West Virginia; buried at the Johnson Cemetery.¹

Citations

[S412] Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society, Graveyard History of Morgan County, West Virginia, Johnson Cemetery.

Mabel E. Johnson¹

F, b. September 1890

Father

Charles W. Johnson¹ b. Mar 1858, d. 1923

Mother

Louduska (Lula) Custer¹ b. Apr 1867, d. 23 Jun 1937

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Mabel E. Johnson was born in September 1890 at Morgan, West Virginia.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 4 June 1900 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Charles W. Johnson; ED 88, sheet 4B, occupation general merchant, owned home, married 11 years, 5 children, 5 living.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.

Charles Homer Johnson¹

M, b. March 1892

Father

Charles W. Johnson¹ b. Mar 1858, d. 1923

Mother

Louduska (Lula) Custer¹ b. Apr 1867, d. 23 Jun 1937

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Charles Homer Johnson was born in March 1892 at Morgan, West Virginia.¹

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 4 June 1900 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Charles W. Johnson; ED 88, sheet 4B, occupation general merchant, owned home, married 11 years, 5 children, 5 living.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.

Beatrice F. Johnson¹

F, b. August 1893

Father

Charles W. Johnson¹ b. Mar 1858, d. 1923

Mother

Louduska (Lula) Custer¹ b. Apr 1867, d. 23 Jun 1937

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Beatrice F. Johnson was born in August 1893 at Morgan, West Virginia.¹

(Witness) Census

Beatrice F. Johnson appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Charles W. Johnson; ED 114, sheet 4A, occupation farm laborer, owned home, 7 children at home.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

John Milton Johnson¹

M, b. 23 January 1896, d. 13 June 1982

Father

Charles W. Johnson² b. Mar 1858, d. 1923

Mother

Louduska (Lula) Custer² b. Apr 1867, d. 23 Jun 1937

Last Edited

22 Nov 2006

Birth*

John Milton Johnson was born on 23 January 1896 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia.^2,3

(Witness) Census

John Milton Johnson appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Charles W. Johnson; ED 114, sheet 4A, occupation farm laborer, owned home, 7 children at home.⁴

Marriage*

John Milton Johnson married Eva Roach circa 1925 at Morgan, West Virginia.⁵

Census*

John Milton Johnson appeared on the census of 8 April 1930 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, ED 2, sheet 7A, occupation repairman-auto shop, renting-$16 month, no children, one brother living with them.⁶

Death*

He died on 13 June 1982 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, at age 86; buried at Greenway Cemetery.³

Obit

John Milton's obituary was published in the Morgan Messenger on 16 June 1982:

J. Milton Johnson, 86, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, June 13, 1982, in City Hospital. Born January 23, 1896 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Charles and Laduska Custer Johnson. He was retired, self-employed automobile mechanic, a veteran of World War I, and a member of the American Legion. He was preceded in death by his wife Eva Ray Johnson.
Surviving are: one brother, Ward Johnson, Pittsburgh, Pa; one sister, Manila Davis, Ocean City, N.J; and a number of nieces and nephews. Services were held Tuesday, June 15, at the Johnson Funeral Home, Berkeley Springs with the Rev. Calvin H. Harden officiating with burial in Greenway Cemetery with military rites at the graveside.³

Family

Eva Roach b. 29 Jan 1897, d. 9 Aug 1953

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900, 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, 16 June 1982.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, 13 August 1953.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

Manilla B. Johnson¹

F, b. 9 April 1898, d. February 1985

Father

Charles W. Johnson¹ b. Mar 1858, d. 1923

Mother

Louduska (Lula) Custer¹ b. Apr 1867, d. 23 Jun 1937

Last Edited

17 Mar 2004

Birth*

Manilla B. Johnson was born on 9 April 1898 at Morgan, West Virginia.^1,2

(Witness) Census

Manilla B. Johnson appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Charles W. Johnson; ED 114, sheet 4A, occupation farm laborer, owned home, 7 children at home.³

Death*

Manilla B. Johnson died in February 1985 at Ocean City, Cape May, New Jersey, at age 86; married name Davis.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Drew Johnson¹

F, b. 1902

Father

Charles W. Johnson¹ b. Mar 1858, d. 1923

Mother

Louduska (Lula) Custer¹ b. Apr 1867, d. 23 Jun 1937

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Drew Johnson was born in 1902 at Morgan, West Virginia.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Charles W. Johnson; ED 114, sheet 4A, occupation farm laborer, owned home, 7 children at home.¹

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920.

Ward Johnson¹

M, b. 1905

Father

Charles W. Johnson¹ b. Mar 1858, d. 1923

Mother

Louduska (Lula) Custer¹ b. Apr 1867, d. 23 Jun 1937

Last Edited

20 Nov 2006

Birth*

Ward Johnson was born in 1905 at Morgan, West Virginia.¹

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of Charles W. Johnson; ED 114, sheet 4A, occupation farm laborer, owned home, 7 children at home.¹

Residence*

Ward Johnson lived on 16 June 1982 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, John M. Johnson, 16 June 1982.

Reed Johnson¹

M, b. 6 May 1907, d. November 1977

Father

Charles W. Johnson¹ b. Mar 1858, d. 1923

Mother

Louduska (Lula) Custer¹ b. Apr 1867, d. 23 Jun 1937

Last Edited

18 Oct 2004

Birth*

Reed Johnson was born on 6 May 1907 at Morgan, West Virginia.^1,2

(Witness) Census

Reed Johnson appeared on the census of 8 April 1930 Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, in the household of John Milton Johnson; ED 2, sheet 7A, occupation repairman-auto shop, renting-$16 month, no children, one brother living with them.³

Death*

Reed Johnson died in November 1977 at Berkeley Springs, Morgan, West Virginia, at age 70; SSDI only; no obituary in Morgan Messenger.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S44] Social Security Death Index.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.

Lynn Hugh Johnson¹

M, b. 1909, d. 18 June 1966

Father

Charles W. Johnson¹ b. Mar 1858, d. 1923

Mother

Louduska (Lula) Custer¹ b. Apr 1867, d. 23 Jun 1937

Last Edited

20 Nov 2006

Birth*

Lynn Hugh Johnson was born in 1909 at Morgan, West Virginia.¹

(Witness) Census

Death*

Lynn Hugh Johnson died on 18 June 1966 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.²

Obit

Lynn Hugh's obituary was published in the Morgan Messenger on 23 June 1966:

Lynn Hugh Johnson, a native of Morgan County, died Saturday at his home in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was born 57 years ago in Morgan County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Johnson. Surviving are his two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Hamilton, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Carl Davis, Ocean City, N.J; four brothers, Ward, Milton and Harold Johnson, all of Pittsburgh, and Reid Johnson, Berkeley Springs. Services were conducted in Pittsburgh Wednesday, with graveside rites following at 3 p.m. in Greenway Cemetery.²

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S538] Morgan Messenger, 23 June 1966.

Della Johnson¹

F, b. 1 September 1871, d. 10 November 1872

Father

Josiah Tolliber Johnson¹ b. 28 Nov 1821, d. 27 May 1901

Mother

Harriet J. Finifrock¹ b. 21 Jan 1843, d. 24 May 1915

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Della Johnson was born on 1 September 1871 at Richland Twp., Darke, Ohio.¹

Death*

She died on 10 November 1872 at Richland Twp., Darke, Ohio, at age 1; no burial record found.¹

Citations

[S686] Lois Marshall, "Ancestral File-Johnson/Prill Descendants", Ancestral File.

John Walter Hartzell^1,2

M, b. 1871

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

John Walter Hartzell was born in 1871 at Ohio.^1,2

Marriage*

He married Mary Anne Johnson, daughter of Josiah Tolliber Johnson and Harriet J. Finifrock, on 25 March 1896 at Darke, Ohio.^1,2

Census*

John Walter Hartzell appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at Richland Twp., Darke, Ohio, ED 98, sheet 1B, occupation laborer, renting, married 14 years, 5 children, 5 living.¹

Family

Mary Anne Johnson b. 24 Feb 1877

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S426] Darke County Genealogical Society, Darke County, Ohio Marriage Records.

Harry Sylvester Johnson¹

M, b. 22 April 1881, d. 1 February 1894

Father

Josiah Tolliber Johnson¹ b. 28 Nov 1821, d. 27 May 1901

Mother

Harriet J. Finifrock¹ b. 21 Jan 1843, d. 24 May 1915

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Harry Sylvester Johnson was born on 22 April 1881 at Richland Twp., Darke, Ohio.¹

Death*

He died on 1 February 1894 at Richland Twp., Darke, Ohio, at age 12; no burial record found.¹

Citations

[S686] Lois Marshall, "Ancestral File-Johnson/Prill Descendants", Ancestral File.

Lilian Belle Johnson^1,2

F, b. 1 December 1884, d. 27 March 1967

Father

Josiah Tolliber Johnson^1,2 b. 28 Nov 1821, d. 27 May 1901

Mother

Harriet J. Finifrock^1,2 b. 21 Jan 1843, d. 24 May 1915

Last Edited

17 Mar 2004

Birth*

Lilian Belle Johnson was born on 1 December 1884 at Richland Twp., Darke, Ohio.^1,2

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 Richland Twp., Darke, Ohio, in the household of Harriet J. Finifrock; ED 65, sheet 7B, occupation farmer, owned farm, divorced, 12 children, 7 living.³

Married Name

As of 30 August 1902,her married name was Riffle.^4,5

Marriage*

Lilian Belle Johnson married Charles H. Riffle on 30 August 1902 at Darke, Ohio.^4,5

(Witness) Census

Lilian Belle Johnson appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 Richland Twp., Darke, Ohio, in the household of Charles H. Riffle; ED 98, sheet 1A, occupation laborer, renting, married 8 years, 5 children, 3 living.⁶

(Witness) Census

Lilian Belle Johnson appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 Brown Twp., Darke, Ohio, in the household of Charles H. Riffle; ED 92, sheet 7B, occupation barber-own shop, owned home, 8 children at home.⁴

Death*

Lilian Belle Johnson died on 27 March 1967 at Greenville, Darke, Ohio, at age 82; widowed at time of death.^1,2

Family

Charles H. Riffle b. 1875

Citations

[S686] Lois Marshall, "Ancestral File-Johnson/Prill Descendants", Ancestral File.
[S81] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Death 1958-98, Darke, Vol. 18788, Cert. 18301.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S426] Darke County Genealogical Society, Darke County, Ohio Marriage Records.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Charles H. Riffle^1,2

M, b. 1875

Last Edited

17 Mar 2004

Birth*

Charles H. Riffle was born in 1875 at Ohio.^1,2

Marriage*

He married Lilian Belle Johnson, daughter of Josiah Tolliber Johnson and Harriet J. Finifrock, on 30 August 1902 at Darke, Ohio.^1,2

Census

Charles H. Riffle appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at Richland Twp., Darke, Ohio, ED 98, sheet 1A, occupation laborer, renting, married 8 years, 5 children, 3 living.³

Census*

He appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 at Brown Twp., Darke, Ohio, ED 92, sheet 7B, occupation barber-own shop, owned home, 8 children at home.¹

Family

Lilian Belle Johnson b. 1 Dec 1884, d. 27 Mar 1967

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S426] Darke County Genealogical Society, Darke County, Ohio Marriage Records.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.

Uriah Winbigler¹

M, b. between 1840 and 1850

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Uriah Winbigler was born between 1840 and 1850.¹

Marriage*

He married Sarah Ann Johnson, daughter of Lewis Wesley Johnson and Martha Jane Stephenson, on 25 August 1864.¹

Family

Sarah Ann Johnson b. 21 Jun 1846, d. 25 Dec 1925

Citations

[S685] Ralph Johnston, "Ancestral File of Ralph Johnston", Ancestral File.

Lewis Patterson¹

M, b. between 1840 and 1850

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Lewis Patterson was born between 1840 and 1850.¹

Marriage*

He married Mary E. Johnson, daughter of Lewis Wesley Johnson and Martha Jane Stephenson, on 30 December 1868 at Ohio.¹

Family

Mary E. Johnson b. 12 Jan 1849

Citations

[S685] Ralph Johnston, "Ancestral File of Ralph Johnston", Ancestral File.

Jeanette Clapp Tucker¹

F, b. between 1850 and 1860

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Jeanette Clapp Tucker was born between 1850 and 1860.¹

Married Name

As of 1897,her married name was Johnson.^1,2

Marriage*

She married Hiram Johnson, son of Lewis Wesley Johnson and Martha Jane Stephenson, in 1897 at Ohio.^1,2

Family

Hiram Johnson b. Jan 1851

Citations

[S685] Ralph Johnston, "Ancestral File of Ralph Johnston", Ancestral File.
[S686] Lois Marshall, "Ancestral File-Johnson/Prill Descendants", Ancestral File.

Nannie J. Robison¹

F, b. between 1858 and 1864

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Nannie J. Robison was born between 1858 and 1864.¹

Married Name

As of 16 November 1881,her married name was Johnson.¹

Marriage*

She married Lewis Johnson, son of Lewis Wesley Johnson and Martha Jane Stephenson, on 16 November 1881 at Darke, Ohio; by S.A. Williams, JP.¹

Family

Lewis Johnson b. 1858, d. 4 Feb 1892

Citations

[S426] Darke County Genealogical Society, Darke County, Ohio Marriage Records.

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Hunter¹

F, b. between 1860 and 1865

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Hunter was born between 1860 and 1865.¹

Married Name

As of 7 November 1889,her married name was Johnson.¹

Marriage*

She married Robert W. Johnson, son of Lewis Wesley Johnson and Martha Jane Stephenson, on 7 November 1889 at Darke, Ohio; by S.W. Burnett.¹

Family

Robert W. Johnson b. 25 May 1860, d. 2 Jun 1895

Citations

[S426] Darke County Genealogical Society, Darke County, Ohio Marriage Records.

Iva Ruth Gilbert¹

F, b. between 1890 and 1905

Last Edited

9 May 2003

Birth*

Iva Ruth Gilbert was born between 1890 and 1905.¹

Married Name

As of 19 November 1941,her married name was Johnston.¹

Marriage*

She married Howard M. Johnston, son of Roland Ellis Johnston and Margaret Ellen Brown, on 19 November 1941 at Miami, Ohio.¹

Family

Howard M. Johnston b. 19 Apr 1893, d. 7 Oct 1949

Citations

[S685] Ralph Johnston, "Ancestral File of Ralph Johnston", Ancestral File.

Alva H. Mutzner¹

M, b. 12 December 1898, d. 9 March 1950

Last Edited

20 Nov 2006

Birth*

Alva H. Mutzner was born on 12 December 1898 at Ohio.¹

Marriage*

He married Helen Alisa Johnston, daughter of Roland Ellis Johnston and Margaret Ellen Brown, on 4 June 1926.^1,2

Death*

Alva H. Mutzner died on 9 March 1950 at Tuolumne, California, at age 51.¹

Family

Helen Alisa Johnston b. 23 Jul 1903, d. 27 Jan 1998

Citations

[S230] California Vital Statistics, death record.
[S685] Ralph Johnston, "Ancestral File of Ralph Johnston", Ancestral File.