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Dorothy Josephine Johnson 1912 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 August 1912

Birth Location: Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 March 1979

Death Location: Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Father: ELZA Johnson

Mother: Clara Wyer

Spouse(s): George Ashcraft

Children(s): Stanley Ashcraft, Jesse Ashcraft, Clarence Ashcraft, Gloria Ashcraft, Barbara Ashcraft, George Ashcraft, Norma Ashcraft, Nelson Ashcraft, Linda Ashcraft, Rodney Ashcraft, James Ashcraft, Cathy Ashcraft

Dorothy Josephine Johnson was born in 1912 in Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA, the child of ELZA LOURANSY Johnson and Clara E Wyer. In 1950, Dorothy Josephine Johnson resided in Despard, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. Dorothy Josephine Johnson married George Thomas Ashcraft, and had children including Stanley Lewis Ashcraft, Jesse Lee Ashcraft, Clarence 'Maurice" Ashcraft, Gloria Diane "Ann" Ashcraft, Barbara June Ashcraft, George Michael Ashcraft, Norma Jean Ashcraft, Nelson Clark Ashcraft, Linda Ruth Ashcraft, Rodney Lynn Ashcraft, James Allen Ashcraft, Cathy Ashcraft. Dorothy Josephine Johnson passed away in 1979 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Josephine Johnson was born in 1912 in Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA, the child of ELZA LOURANSY Johnson and Clara E Wyer.
  • In 1950, Dorothy Josephine Johnson resided in Despard, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.
  • Dorothy Josephine Johnson married George Thomas Ashcraft, and had children including Stanley Lewis Ashcraft, Jesse Lee Ashcraft, Clarence 'Maurice" Ashcraft, Gloria Diane "Ann" Ashcraft, Barbara June Ashcraft, George Michael Ashcraft, Norma Jean Ashcraft, Nelson Clark Ashcraft, Linda Ruth Ashcraft, Rodney Lynn Ashcraft, James Allen Ashcraft, Cathy Ashcraft.
  • Dorothy Josephine Johnson passed away in 1979 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Johnson
1912 – 1979
Birth Place: Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
ELZA LOURANSY Johnson
1886 – 1930
Monongalia County,West Virginia
Clara (E) Wyer
1898 – 1927
Gilmer County, West Virginia
Grandparents
Benjamin (A) Johnson
1855 –
Battelle, Monongalia, (West) Virginia, United States
SARAH (ELLEN) Metz
1857 – 1934
Mannington, Marion County, Virginia
James (C.) Wyer
1853 – 1930
West Virginia
Sarah (Susan) Snider
1857 – 1940
Highland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Philip Johnson
1816 – 1877
Mary Santee
1822 – 1909
Peter Metz
1830 – 1912
Margaret Campbell
1837 – 1909
Archibald Wyer
1828 – 1913
Ruhama Goff
1834 – 1882
John Snider
1825 – 1904
Hannah Hoover
1825 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel MNU)
1799 – 1881
Elizabeth Santee
1799 – 1881
Samuel Metz
1808 – 1865
Sarah Fletcher
1809 – 1878
Andrew Campbell
1813 – 1895
Eleanor Snodgrass
1818 – 1892
Cornelius Wyer
1798 – 1842
Elizabeth Malone
1802 – 1877
Strother Goff
1810 – 1892
Nancy (Goff)
1807 – 1889

Dorothy Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy (Josephine) Johnson (21 August 1912 – 21 March 1979) m. George (Thomas) Ashcraft (6 Jan 1911 – 25 Nov 1978)
  1. 1. Stanley (Lewis) Ashcraft (22 October 1931 – 24 July 1989)
  2. 2. Jesse (Lee) Ashcraft (11 June 1933 – 26 July 2000)
  3. 3. Clarence ('Maurice") Ashcraft (28 June 1935 – 5 October 2018) m. Martha (Lee) Williams (7 Oct 1939 – Abt 2004)
    1. 1. John (Edward) Ashcraft (2 May 1958 – 20 November 1983)
    2. 2. Mark (Allen) Ashcraft (1962 – ) m. Krystal
      1. 1. Rebekah Ashcraft
      2. 2. Mark (David) Ashcraft
    3. 3. Sean (Lowther) Ashcraft (1965 – ) m. Theresa
      1. 1. Johnette Ashcraft
      2. 2. Brandon Ashcraft
      3. 3. Luke Ashcraft
  4. 4. Gloria (Diane "Ann") Ashcraft (26 September 1937 – 19 July 2018) m. John (Loye) Wiseman (8 Nov 1934 – 20 Dec 1996)
    1. 1. Kenneth (Wade) Wiseman (2 January 1957 – 2 January 2004)
    2. 2. Jeffrey (Lynn) Wiseman (17 Sep 1959 – 2 May 2009)
    3. 3. Kristi (Renee) Wiseman m. Weese
      1. 1. Aiden Weese
      2. 2. Alexis Weese
    4. 4. Neil (T.) Wiseman
    5. 5. Randy (J) Wiseman
    6. 6. Connie (R) Wiseman
  5. 5. Barbara (June) Ashcraft (14 July 1940 – 7 February 2013)
  6. 6. George (Michael) Ashcraft (10 August 1942 – 30 May 1974)
  7. 7. Norma (Jean) Ashcraft (6 February 1944 – 3 February 2017) m. Gallo
  8. 8. Nelson (Clark) Ashcraft (1 May 1945 – 20 September 2002)
  9. 9. Linda (Ruth) Ashcraft (21 March 1950 – ) m. Elsbury
  10. 10. Rodney (Lynn) Ashcraft (31 January 1958 – 17 January 1978)
  11. 11. James (Allen) Ashcraft
  12. 12. Cathy Ashcraft

Dorothy Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1912
21 August 1912
Birth of Dorothy Josephine Johnson in Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Dorothy Josephine Johnson resided here in Despard, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Despard, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1979
21 March 1979
Age 67
Death of Dorothy Josephine Johnson in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 August 1912
    Event Place: Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Despard, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 276; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 17-76
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Despard, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Despard, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 276; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 17-76

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1979
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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