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Jesse Lee JOHNSON 1886–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1886

Birth Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi

Death Date: 26 Aug 1955

Death Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi

Father: Jefferson Johnston

Mother: Martha Riley

Spouse(s): Gurdie BOND

Children(s): Bernice JOHNSON, Frank JOHNSON, James JOHNSON, Opal JOHNSON, Dorothy JOHNSON, Kathleen Johnson, Bertha Nesbit

Jesse Lee JOHNSON was born in 1886 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, the child of Jefferson Davis Abel Johnston And Martha Frances Jane Fannie Riley. In 1900, Jesse Lee JOHNSON resided in Beat 2, Sharkey, Mississippi. In 1910, Jesse Lee JOHNSON resided in Beat 3, Panola, Mississippi. Jesse Lee JOHNSON married Gurdie Ressie Bond, and had children including Bernice Wayne Johnson, Bertha Nesbit, Dorothy Fay Johnson, Frank Lee Johnson, James Walter Johnson, Kathleen G Johnson, Marvin R Johnson, Opal Marie Johnson, Wilburn D Johnson. Jesse Lee JOHNSON passed away in 1955 in Calhoun County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Jesse Lee JOHNSON was born in 1886 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, the child of Jefferson Davis Abel Johnston And Martha Frances Jane Fannie Riley.
  • In 1900, Jesse Lee JOHNSON resided in Beat 2, Sharkey, Mississippi.
  • In 1910, Jesse Lee JOHNSON resided in Beat 3, Panola, Mississippi.
  • Jesse Lee JOHNSON married Gurdie Ressie Bond, and had children including Bernice Wayne Johnson, Bertha Nesbit, Dorothy Fay Johnson, Frank Lee Johnson, James Walter Johnson, Kathleen G Johnson, Marvin R Johnson, Opal Marie Johnson, Wilburn D Johnson.
  • Jesse Lee JOHNSON passed away in 1955 in Calhoun County, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse JOHNSON's Ancestors

Self
Jesse JOHNSON
1886–1955
Birth Place: Calhoun County, Mississippi
Parents
Jefferson Davis (Abel) Johnston
1861–1920
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Martha (Frances Jane Fannie) Riley
1869–1898
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Rev (George Washington) Riley
1845–1931
Sumpter Co, Alabama, United States
Lucinda (Caroline) Anders
1842–1908
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Anders
1804–1870
Levina Watkins
1806–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse JOHNSON's Descendants

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Jesse (Lee) JOHNSON (10 Jan 1886–26 Aug 1955) m. Gurdie (Ressie) BOND (31 Dec 1896–23 Oct 1994)
  1. 1. Bernice (Wayne) JOHNSON 1916–1999
  2. 2. Frank (Lee) JOHNSON 1920–1977
  3. 3. James (Walter) JOHNSON 1922–1944 m. Gurdie (Ressie) BOND 1896–1994
  4. 4. Opal (Marie) JOHNSON 1924–1999 m. Clarence (Sylvester) Harrigan 1918–1973
  5. 5. Dorothy (Fay) JOHNSON 1931–1989 m. Gurdie (Ressie) BOND 1896–1994
  6. 6. Kathleen (G) Johnson 1918–
  7. 7. Bertha Nesbit 1903–

Jesse JOHNSON's Timeline

5 Records

1886
10 Jan 1886
Birth of Jesse Lee JOHNSON in Calhoun County, Mississippi
Calhoun County, Mississippi
1900
1900
Age 14
Jesse Lee JOHNSON resided here in Beat 2, Sharkey, Mississippi
Beat 2, Sharkey, Mississippi
1910
1910
Age 24
Jesse Lee JOHNSON resided here in Beat 3, Panola, Mississippi
Beat 3, Panola, Mississippi
1930
1930
Age 44
Jesse Lee JOHNSON resided here in Beat 1, Calhoun, Mississippi
Beat 1, Calhoun, Mississippi
1955
26 Aug 1955
Age 69
Death of Jesse Lee JOHNSON in Calhoun County, Mississippi
Calhoun County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 1140; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 392.0; FHL microfilm: 2340875
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 2, Sharkey, Mississippi; Roll: 827; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1240827
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T624_755; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374768

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 2, Sharkey, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 2, Sharkey, Mississippi; Roll: 827; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1240827

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 3, Panola, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T624_755; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1374768

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Calhoun, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: 1140; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 392.0; FHL microfilm: 2340875

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Calhoun, MS
    Record Source: U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1955
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Mississippi

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