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Bessie Johnson 1903 – 2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1903

Birth Location: Shelby Gap, Kentucky

Death Date: 14 Jan 2004

Death Location: Jenkins, Letcher Co., KY

Father: William Johnson

Mother: Loretta Cable

Spouse(s): Emit Johnson

Children(s): Gale Johnson, Arley Johnson, Homer Johnson, Guy Johnson, Gladius Johnson

In 1903, Bessie Johnson entered the world in Shelby Gap, Kentucky, born to William ( Willie ) Johnson and Loretta Matilda Cable. Years later, Bessie Johnson married Emit Hassel Johnson, and the couple became parents to Gale Johnson, Arley B Johnson, Homer Johnson, Guy Vernard Johnson and Gladius Johnson. Bessie Johnson died in 2004 in Jenkins, Letcher Co., KY.

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Parents

William Johnson
1878 – 1965
Birth Location: Shelby Gap P, Kentucky
WJ
Loretta Cable
1876 – 1971
Birth Location: Dark Ridge, Wautaga Co, North Carolina, United States
LC

Spouses(s)

Emit Johnson
1894 – 1969
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States
EJ

Children(s)

Gale Johnson
– 1935
Birth Location: –
GJ
Arley Johnson
1911 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
AJ
Homer Johnson
1925 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
HJ
Guy Johnson
1926 – 2000
Birth Location: Marshall Branch, Pike, Kentucky, USA
GJ
Gladius Johnson
1942 –
Birth Location: –
GJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Shelby Gap, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 2, District 2, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Jan 2004
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher Co., KY
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

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