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Billy Ray JOHNSON 1938 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1938

Birth Location: Preston, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 23 Oct 2011

Death Location: Crestwood, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Matthew JOHNSON

Mother: Merecy RUSH

Spouse(s): Clelia Guadalupe

Children(s):

Billy Ray JOHNSON was born in 1938 in Preston, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Matthew Theopolis JOHNSON and Merecy RUSH. In 1954, Billy Ray JOHNSON resided in Mississippi. Billy Ray JOHNSON married Clelia Guadalupe. Billy Ray JOHNSON passed away in 2011 in Crestwood, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Billy Ray JOHNSON was born in 1938 in Preston, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Matthew Theopolis JOHNSON and Merecy RUSH.
  • In 1954, Billy Ray JOHNSON resided in Mississippi.
  • Billy Ray JOHNSON married Clelia Guadalupe.
  • Billy Ray JOHNSON passed away in 2011 in Crestwood, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Billy JOHNSON's Ancestors

Self
Billy JOHNSON
1938 – 2011
Birth Place: Preston, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Matthew Theopolis JOHNSON
1882 – 1970
Kemper, Mississippi, United States of America
Merecy RUSH
1909 – 1991
Kemper, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Matthew (Lawrence) Davenport
1876 – 1965
Porterville, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
Mary Rush
1890 – 1977
Porterville, Kemper, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Davenport
1842 – 1923
Louisa Boyd
1851 – 1885
James Rush
1866 – 1942
Emma Ball
1860 – 1961
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Davenport
1813 – 1893
Jane Pare'
1816 – 1900
Matthew BOYD
1809 – 1877
Elizabeth Key
1812 – 1857
William RUSH
1847 – 1916
Julia Key
1848 – 1907
Henry Poole
1841 – 1910
Charlotte BALL

Billy JOHNSON's Timeline

3 Records

1938
25 Apr 1938
Birth of Billy Ray JOHNSON in Preston, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America
Preston, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America
1954
1954
Age 16
Billy Ray JOHNSON resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
2011
23 Oct 2011
Age 73
Death of Billy Ray JOHNSON in Crestwood, Cook, Illinois, USA
Crestwood, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1938
    Event Place: Preston, Kemper County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] United States Obituary Collection, Publication Place: Illinois, USA
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blue Island
    Record Source: United States Obituary Collection, Publication Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 2011
    Event Place: Crestwood, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] United States Obituary Collection, Publication Place: Illinois, USA
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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