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Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson 1917–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1917

Birth Location: Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 3 June 1979

Death Location: Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Father: Charles Johnson

Mother: Julia Turner

Spouse(s): Eunice Smits

Children(s): Phyllis Johnson

In 1917, Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson entered the world in Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA, born to Charles Oscar Johnson And Julia Edna Turner. In 1920, Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson resided in Prairie, Delaware, Iowa, USA. Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson married Eunice Henrietta Smits, and had children including Phyllis B Johnson. Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson passed away in 1979 in Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson entered the world in Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA, born to Charles Oscar Johnson And Julia Edna Turner.
  • In 1920, Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson resided in Prairie, Delaware, Iowa, USA.
  • Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson married Eunice Henrietta Smits, and had children including Phyllis B Johnson.
  • Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson passed away in 1979 in Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Johnson
1881–1966
Birth Location: Kärna, Östergötland, Sweden
CJ
Julia Turner
1896–1969
Birth Location: Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
JT

Spouses(s)

Eunice Smits
1919–1989
Birth Location: De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
ES

Children(s)

Phyllis Johnson
1939–2007
Birth Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
PJ

Joseph Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Johnson
1917–1979
Birth Place: Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Parents
Charles Oscar Johnson
1881–1966
Kärna, Östergötland, Sweden
Julia (Edna) Turner
1896–1969
Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
George (Adrian) Turner
1867–1949
Milo, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Hawks
1867–1933
Calhoun County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hawks
1821–1914
Elizabeth Ramsey
1835–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hawks
1770–1833
Jane Dunlap
1781–1852
Samuel Ramsey
1812–1897
Susanah (Foust)
1807–1865

Joseph Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Laverne Turner) Johnson (abt 1917–3 June 1979) m. Eunice (Henrietta) Smits (7 Sep 1919–13 Mar 1989)
  1. 1. Phyllis (B) Johnson 1939–2007

Joseph Johnson's Timeline

11 Records

1916
27 Apr 1916
Birth of Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson in Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
1917
abt 1917
Birth of Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson in Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson resided here in Prairie, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Prairie, Delaware, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 8
Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson resided here in Delaware, Iowa
Delaware, Iowa
1926
30 Oct 1926
Age 9
Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson was baptized in Delaware, Iowa, USA
Delaware, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson resided here in Delaware, Delaware, Iowa
Delaware, Delaware, Iowa
1935
1935
Age 18
Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson resided here in West Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
West Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
1938
1938
Age 21
Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson resided here in Rockford, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson resided here in Rockford Twp, West Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford Twp, West Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1979
3 June 1979
Age 62
Death of Joseph Laverne Turner Johnson in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Delaware, Delaware, Iowa; Roll: 652; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 500.0; FHL microfilm: 2340387
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records
    [5] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1917
    Event Place: Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Prairie, Delaware, Iowa; Roll: T625_487; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 109

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1926
    Event Place: Delaware, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Prairie, Delaware, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Prairie, Delaware, Iowa; Roll: T625_487; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 109

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Delaware, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Delaware, Delaware, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Delaware, Delaware, Iowa; Roll: 652; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 500.0; FHL microfilm: 2340387

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: West Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00915; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 101-80

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Rockford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rockford Twp, West Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: West Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00915; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 101-80

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manchester, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 June 1979
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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