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Fern Chrystal Johnson 1911–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1911

Birth Location: Union Co, Creston, Union, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 24 Jul 2001

Death Location: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Father: Chas Johnson

Mother: Millie Lowder

Spouse(s): Harry Western, John Truman

Children(s):

The story of Fern Chrystal Johnson began in 1911 in Union Co, Creston, Union, Iowa, USA. In 1915, Fern Chrystal Johnson resided in Creston, Union, Iowa, USA. In 1920, Fern Chrystal Johnson resided in Council Bluffs Ward 5, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. Fern Chrystal Johnson married Harry Hill Western, John William Truman. Fern Chrystal Johnson passed away in 2001 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Fern Chrystal Johnson began in 1911 in Union Co, Creston, Union, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1915, Fern Chrystal Johnson resided in Creston, Union, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1920, Fern Chrystal Johnson resided in Council Bluffs Ward 5, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.
  • Fern Chrystal Johnson married Harry Hill Western, John William Truman.
  • Fern Chrystal Johnson passed away in 2001 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Chas Johnson
1865–1952
Birth Location: Stockholm, Sweden
CJ
Millie Lowder
1886–1954
Birth Location: Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA
ML

Spouses(s)

Harry Western
1905–1990
Birth Location: Creston, Iowa
HW
John Truman
1908–1974
Birth Location: Hiteman, Monroe County, Iowa, United States of America
JT

Children(s)

Fern Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Fern Johnson
1911–2001
Birth Place: Union Co, Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
Parents
Chas A Johnson
1865–1952
Stockholm, Sweden
Millie (Myrtle) Lowder
1886–1954
Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Gustaf Johnson
1840–
Sweden
Hattie Johnson
1840–
Sweden
William (Alanzo) Lowder
1853–1923
Washington, Iowa, USA
Millie (America) Marling
1859–1919
Jackson, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Lowder
1822–1859
Nancy Larodus
1825–1885
William Marling
1819–1870
Eliza Letts
1840–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Lowder
1802–1828
Martha Blair
1806–1844
Harris Bray
1798–1885
Rachel Moon
1798–1876
Marling
1790–
Rachel
1790–
Demarcus Lett
1819–1862
Mary Hall
1819–1848

Fern Johnson's Timeline

11 Records

1911
16 Mar 1911
Birth of Fern Chrystal Johnson in Union Co, Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
Union Co, Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
1915
1915
Age 4
Fern Chrystal Johnson resided here in Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Fern Chrystal Johnson resided here in Council Bluffs Ward 5, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs Ward 5, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1927
1927
Age 16
Fern Chrystal Johnson resided here in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
1928
1928
Age 17
Fern Chrystal Johnson resided here in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Fern Chrystal Johnson resided here in Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Fern Chrystal Johnson resided here in Creston, Union, Iowa
Creston, Union, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 29
Fern Chrystal Johnson resided here in Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Fern Chrystal Johnson resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1992
1992
Age 81
Fern Chrystal Johnson resided here in Lakewood, OH
Lakewood, OH
2001
24 Jul 2001
Age 90
Death of Fern Chrystal Johnson in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1911
    Event Place: Union Co, Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ottumwa High School; Year: 1928
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ottumwa High School; Year: 1927
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Creston, Union, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01208; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 88-5
    [5] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 480-16-1374; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [7] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, Certificate: 053233; Volume: 32906
    [8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Council Bluffs Ward 5, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T625_510; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 155
    [9] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Creston, Union, Iowa; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005
    [10] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 3295; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 85-1381

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Council Bluffs Ward 5, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Council Bluffs Ward 5, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T625_510; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ottumwa High School; Year: 1927

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ottumwa High School; Year: 1928

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Creston, Union, Iowa; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Creston, Union, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Creston, Union, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01208; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 88-5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Creston, Union, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01208; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 88-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, 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: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 3295; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 85-1381

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Lakewood, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, Certificate: 053233; Volume: 32906

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 2001
    Event Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 480-16-1374; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, Certificate: 053233; Volume: 32906
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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