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Bessie Johnson 1901–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 January 1901

Birth Location: Gibsland, Bienville, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 4 December 1970

Death Location: Mount Lebanon, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Charles Cook

Mother: Pearl Candler

Spouse(s): Henry Johnson

Children(s): Grady Johnson, Grace Johnson, W Johnson, Joe Sr, Sidney Johnson, Sidney Johnson, Alfred Johnson, Nina Johnson, Infant Johnson

Bessie Johnson was born in 1901 in Gibsland, Bienville, Louisiana, USA, the child of Charles Roland Cook And Pearl Candler. In 1930, Bessie Johnson resided in Police Jury Ward 2, Bienville, Louisiana, USA. In 1935, Bessie Johnson resided in Mount Lebanon, Bienville, Louisiana. Bessie Johnson married Henry Wise Johnson, and had children including Alfred Edwin Johnson, Edwin Johnson, Grace Johnson, Grady Clifton Johnson, Infant Daughter Johnson, Jackie Ann Johnson, Joe Lester Johnson Sr, Lenoad Dale Johnson, Lois Zell Johnson, Nina Lee Johnson, Nina Lynn Johnson, Sidney Floyd Johnson, Sidney Johnson, W C Johnson. Bessie Johnson passed away in 1970 in Mount Lebanon, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bessie Johnson was born in 1901 in Gibsland, Bienville, Louisiana, USA, the child of Charles Roland Cook And Pearl Candler.
  • In 1930, Bessie Johnson resided in Police Jury Ward 2, Bienville, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Johnson resided in Mount Lebanon, Bienville, Louisiana.
  • Bessie Johnson married Henry Wise Johnson, and had children including Alfred Edwin Johnson, Edwin Johnson, Grace Johnson, Grady Clifton Johnson, Infant Daughter Johnson, Jackie Ann Johnson, Joe Lester Johnson Sr, Lenoad Dale Johnson, Lois Zell Johnson, Nina Lee Johnson, Nina Lynn Johnson, Sidney Floyd Johnson, Sidney Johnson, W C Johnson.
  • Bessie Johnson passed away in 1970 in Mount Lebanon, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Johnson
1901–1970
Birth Place: Gibsland, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Charles Roland Cook
1869–1936
Jackson, East Feliciana, Louisiana, USA
Pearl Candler
1874–1913
Louisiana
Grandparents
Edwin (Rutherford "E R") Cook
1838–1910
Newton, Mississippi, USA
Nancy (K) Mayes
1843–1938
Arkansas, USA
Charles (H) Candler
1848–1912
Alabama, USA
Martha ("Mattie" Amanda) Johnson
1848–1879
Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Johnson's Descendants

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Bessie Johnson (22 January 1901–4 December 1970) m. Henry (Wise) Johnson (19 January 1893–17 February 1967)
  1. 1. Grady (Clifton) Johnson 1921–2003 m. Velma (Sybil) Whittaker 1927–2010
  2. 2. Grace Johnson 1917–2012
  3. 3. W (C) Johnson 1919–1995
  4. 4. Joe (Lester Johnson) Sr 1923–1973 m. Harriett (Veronica) Johnson 1919–2006
    1. 1. Joe (Lester Johnson) Jr 1945–1973
  5. 5. Sidney Johnson 1926–
  6. 6. Sidney (Floyd) Johnson 1926–1997
  7. 7. Alfred (Edwin) Johnson 1928–2019
  8. 8. Nina (Lynn) Johnson 1939–2016
  9. 9. Infant (Daughter) Johnson 1930–1930

Bessie Johnson's Timeline

6 Records

1901
22 January 1901
Birth of Bessie Johnson in Gibsland, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
Gibsland, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Bessie Johnson resided here in Police Jury Ward 2, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 2, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Bessie Johnson resided here in Mount Lebanon, Bienville, Louisiana
Mount Lebanon, Bienville, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 39
Bessie Johnson resided here in Police Jury Ward 2, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 2, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Bessie Johnson resided here in Bienville, Louisiana, USA
Bienville, Louisiana, USA
1970
4 December 1970
Age 69
Death of Bessie Johnson in Gibsland, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
Gibsland, Bienville, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1901
    Event Place: Gibsland, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mount Lebanon, Bienville, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bienville, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1970
    Event Place: Gibsland, Bienville, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Lebanon, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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