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Emmett Grey Johnson 1879–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: MAY 15 1879

Birth Location: Buffalo, Rockbridge County Va

Death Date: 30 APR 1930

Death Location: Phenix, Charlotte County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Charles Johnson

Mother: Rebecca James

Spouse(s): Clara Kersey

Children(s): Mary Johnson, Sidney JOHNSON, Helen JOHNSON, Inez JOHNSON, James JOHNSON, Roy JOHNSON, Mabel JOHNSON, William Sr, Emmett Sr, Paul JOHNSON, Agnes JOHNSON

Emmett Grey Johnson was born in 1879 in Buffalo, Rockbridge County Va, the child of Charles A Johnson And Rebecca Jennie James. In 1880, Emmett Grey Johnson resided in Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. Emmett Grey Johnson married Clara Jane Kersey, and had children including Agnes Johnson, Emmett John Johnson Sr, Helen Marie Johnson, Inez Johnson, James Henry Johnson, Mabel May Johnson, Mary Blanche Johnson, Paul Edward Johnson, Roy Gray Johnson, Sidney Hunter Johnson, William Claude Johnson Sr. Emmett Grey Johnson passed away in 1930 in Phenix, Charlotte County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emmett Grey Johnson was born in 1879 in Buffalo, Rockbridge County Va, the child of Charles A Johnson And Rebecca Jennie James.
  • In 1880, Emmett Grey Johnson resided in Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
  • Emmett Grey Johnson married Clara Jane Kersey, and had children including Agnes Johnson, Emmett John Johnson Sr, Helen Marie Johnson, Inez Johnson, James Henry Johnson, Mabel May Johnson, Mary Blanche Johnson, Paul Edward Johnson, Roy Gray Johnson, Sidney Hunter Johnson, William Claude Johnson Sr.
  • Emmett Grey Johnson passed away in 1930 in Phenix, Charlotte County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Johnson
1854–1933
Birth Location: Charlotte County Va.
CJ
Rebecca James
1856–1881
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
RJ

Spouses(s)

Clara Kersey
1882–1962
Birth Location: Charlotte County, Va
CK

Children(s)

Mary Johnson
1920–2001
Birth Location: Phenix, Charlotte, Virginia, USA
MJ
Sidney JOHNSON
1900–
Birth Location: –
SJ
Helen JOHNSON
1902–1940
Birth Location: Virginia
HJ
Inez JOHNSON
1904–1998
Birth Location: Virginia
IJ
James JOHNSON
1907–1984
Birth Location: Virginia
JJ
Roy JOHNSON
1909–1976
Birth Location: Virginia
RJ
Mabel JOHNSON
1912–1997
Birth Location: Virginia
MJ
William Sr
1915–1978
Birth Location: Virginia
WS
Emmett Sr
1922–2013
Birth Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, United States of America
ES
Paul JOHNSON
1925–2006
Birth Location: Virginia
PJ
Agnes JOHNSON
1918–
Birth Location: –
AJ

Emmett Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Emmett Johnson
1879–1930
Birth Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge County Va
Parents
Charles A Johnson
1854–1933
Charlotte County Va.
Rebecca (Jennie) James
1856–1881
Rockbridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (H) Johnson
1820–1879
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Elizabeth) Trent
1825–1872
Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Matthew (Madison) James
1825–
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Becky) Nicely
1828–1884
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emmett Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Emmett (Grey) Johnson (MAY 15 1879–30 APR 1930) m. Clara (Jane) Kersey (2 JUN 1882–5 JAN 1962)
  1. 1. Mary (Blanche) Johnson 1920–2001 m. Ellis (Edward) Sands 1913–1959
  2. 2. Sidney (Hunter) JOHNSON 1900–
  3. 3. Helen (Marie) JOHNSON 1902–1940 m. Wirt (Henry) Childress 1895–1954
    1. 1. Henry (Warren) Childress 1918–1944
    2. 2. Willie (John Childress) Sr 1931–2002 m. Doris (Ann) Hamlett 1936–2009
    3. 3. Janie (Mae) Childress 1926–2018 m. Howard (Samuel) Evans 1922–1993
      1. 1. Phyliss Evans 1950–2008
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Mamie) Childress 1921–2014 m. George (Stockley) Evans 1920–
    5. 5. Joe (Gray) Childress 1933–2008
    6. 6. Ruth Childress 1936–1936
    7. 7. Margaret (Lena) Childress 1923–1927
  4. 4. Inez JOHNSON 1904–1998 m. Walter (Edward) Martin 1892–1970
    1. 1. William (Earl) Martin 1935–2021
    2. 2. Maggie (Lena) Martin 1922–1999 m. Edgar (Wallace) Reynolds 1911–1967 m. Harry (Perkins Faulconer) Jr 1926–1990
    3. 3. Virginia (Louise) Martin 1933–2018 m. Raymond (Lawrence Scott) Jr 1928–1972
    4. 4. Mildred (Conell) Martin 1929–2006 m. James (Edward) Cofflin 1914–1977 m. Arthur (Raymond Ferris) Jr 1935–2023
    5. 5. Myrtle (Agnes) Martin 1931–2014 m. John (T. Carr) Sr 1933–1996
    6. 6. Edward (Lee) Martin 1927–1980 m. Amogene (Vashti) Ferris 1930–2004
    7. 7. James (Edward) Martin 1924–2015 m. Gladys (Christine) Ferris 1927–2015
      1. 1. Janice (Elaine) Martin 1950–2018 m. Christopher (Robert) McCredy 1951–2015
  5. 5. James (Henry) JOHNSON 1907–1984 m. Bernice (O) Bennett 1911–1961 m. Gladys (Inez) Conner 1944–1992
    1. 1. Clyde (Algie) JOHNSON 1943–2023
    2. 2. Lowell (Henry) JOHNSON 1936–2023 m. Mary (Alice) Seamster 1941–2013
    3. 3. Kenneth (Bruce) JOHNSON 1942–2024
    4. 4. Willie (Hopkins) JOHNSON 1947–2002 m. Janet (Marie) Booker 1951–1998
    5. 5. Gracie (Mae) JOHNSON 1932–1969 m. Clarence (Elmer) Martin 1930–1980
    6. 6. Dorothy (Jane) JOHNSON 1934–1949
    7. 7. Mary (Agnes) JOHNSON 1939–1993 m. Grady (Junior) Shelton 1940–2008
  6. 6. Roy (Gray) JOHNSON 1909–1976 m. Effie (Lee) Ellington 1913–1985
    1. 1. Rachel (Josephine) JOHNSON 1938–2001
    2. 2. Martha (Jane) JOHNSON 1933–2002 m. James (Byrd) Johnson 1935–1986
    3. 3. Junior (Hunter JOHNSON) Sr 1936–1977 m. Mary (Ellen) Pennell 1949–1999
    4. 4. Carrie (Mae) JOHNSON 1935–2015 m. Harvey (Watkins) Waller 1925–2009
    5. 5. Roy (Fisher) JOHNSON 1931–1994
  7. 7. Mabel (May) JOHNSON 1912–1997 m. Wallace (Henry Ellington) Sr 1904–1985
    1. 1. Claude (Ray Ellington) Sr 1945–2015
    2. 2. Dorothy (May) Ellington 1939–1987
    3. 3. Virginia (Lee) Ellington 1943–1968
    4. 4. Wallace (Henry Ellington) Jr 1936–1983 m. Violet (Beatrice) Creasey 1936–2001
    5. 5. Bertha (Mae) Ellington 1934–2022 m. Jackie (Leslie) Moreland 1925–2018
    6. 6. Dorothy (May) Ellington 1940–1940
  8. 8. William (Claude JOHNSON) Sr 1915–1978 m. Katie (Francis) Childress 1925–1996
    1. 1. William (Claude JOHNSON) Jr 1948–2015
  9. 9. Emmett (John JOHNSON) Sr 1922–2013 m. Mary (Lee) Clay 1928–2000
    1. 1. Emmett (John JOHNSON) Jr 1947–2022 m. Patricia (Jean) Scott 1947–2019
  10. 10. Paul (Edward) JOHNSON 1925–2006 m. Marjorie (Marie) Cole 1932–2002
  11. 11. Agnes JOHNSON 1918–

Emmett Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1879
MAY 15 1879
Birth of Emmett Grey Johnson in Buffalo, Rockbridge County Va
Buffalo, Rockbridge County Va
1880
1880
Age 1
Emmett Grey Johnson resided here in Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1930
30 APR 1930
Age 51
Death of Emmett Grey Johnson in Charlotte County, Va
Charlotte County, Va

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: MAY 15 1879
    Event Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge County Va
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: 1387; Page: 97d; Enumeration District: 067
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: 1387; Page: 97d; Enumeration District: 067

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 APR 1930
    Event Place: Charlotte County, Va
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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