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Loretta Matilda Cable 1876 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1876

Birth Location: Dark Ridge, Wautaga Co, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 18 Apr 1971

Death Location: Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Cable

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): William Johnson

Children(s): Harington Johnson, Bessie Johnson, Bill Johnson, Thena Johnson, Infant Johnson, Elsie Johnson, Delsie Johnson, Minnie Johnson, Dock Johnson, Icy Johnson

In 1876, Loretta Matilda Cable entered the world in Dark Ridge, Wautaga Co, North Carolina, United States, born to James Henry Cable and Mary Ann Smith. Loretta Matilda Cable married William ( Willie ) Johnson, and had children including Harington Ruben Johnson, Bessie Johnson, Bill Medress Johnson, Thena Jane Johnson, Infant Johnson, Elsie Johnson, Delsie Johnson, Minnie Cornillia Johnson, Dock Johnson, Icy Johnson. Loretta Matilda Cable passed away in 1971 in Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Loretta Matilda Cable entered the world in Dark Ridge, Wautaga Co, North Carolina, United States, born to James Henry Cable and Mary Ann Smith.
  • Loretta Matilda Cable married William ( Willie ) Johnson, and had children including Harington Ruben Johnson, Bessie Johnson, Bill Medress Johnson, Thena Jane Johnson, Infant Johnson, Elsie Johnson, Delsie Johnson, Minnie Cornillia Johnson, Dock Johnson, Icy Johnson.
  • Loretta Matilda Cable passed away in 1971 in Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States.

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Loretta Cable's Ancestors

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Loretta Cable
1876 – 1971
Birth Place: Dark Ridge, Wautaga Co, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Henry Cable
1846 – 1921
Butler, Johnson, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Smith
1844 – 1926
Tennessee
Grandparents
Joseph (A) Cable
1821 – 1857
Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nancy (Jane) Whitehead
1821 – 1918
Johnson, Tennessee, USA
David (T) Smith
1825 –
Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth "Sally") Wilbourn
1825 – 1906
Union District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Conrad Cable
1787 – 1858
Mary Whitehead
1785 – 1850
James Whitehead
1797 – 1880
Catharine Stout
1797 – 1890
Thomas Willbourn
1802 – 1860
Anna Harlan
1803 – 1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Whitehead
1750 – 1834
Sallie Hargrove
1755 – 1800

Loretta Cable's Descendants

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Loretta (Matilda) Cable (23 Dec 1876 – 18 Apr 1971) m. William (( Willie )) Johnson (18 Jan 1878 – 15 May 1965)
  1. 1. Harington (Ruben) Johnson (01 Dec 1899 – 21 Nov 1968)
  2. 2. Bessie Johnson (25 Dec 1903 – 14 Jan 2004) m. Emit (Hassel) Johnson (8 Sep 1894 – 30 Jun 1969)
    1. 1. Gale Johnson (11 Feb – 11 Feb 1935)
    2. 2. Arley (B) Johnson (abt 1911 – )
    3. 3. Homer Johnson (abt 1925 – )
    4. 4. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (8 Mar 1926 – 14 Nov 2000) m. Blanch (Irene) Bently (17 Jan 1928 – 6 September 2002)
      1. 1. Sheila (Ann) Johnson (22 May 1979 – ) m. Michael (Joe) Church (15 Jan 1956 – )
        1. 1. Sheryl (Church) Callis (6 July 1980 – ) m. Elliott Anderson (16 Oct 1977 – )
        2. 2. Danielle (Beth Church) Nickison (28 Jan 1982 – ) m. Robert (Wayne) Nickison (7 Sep 1979 – )
        3. 3. Jason (Brian) Church (24 Dec 1984 – )
        4. 4. Erin (Marie) Church (5 Dec 1987 – 03/03/2017)
      2. 2. Rhonda (Kay) Johnson (24 May 1951 – ) m. Ronnie (Gale) Rose (21 March 1949 – 12 July 2010)
    5. 5. Gladius Johnson (abt 1942 – )
  3. 3. Bill (Medress) Johnson (24 Nov 1906 – 03 Oct 1973)
  4. 4. Thena (Jane) Johnson (24 Dec 1909 – 30 Mar 1991)
  5. 5. Infant Johnson (05 Jan 1912 – 05 Jan 1912)
  6. 6. Elsie Johnson (09 Jul 1913 – 27 Sep 2002)
  7. 7. Delsie Johnson (9 Jul 1913 – 07 Sep 1983)
  8. 8. Minnie (Cornillia) Johnson (23 Dec 1918 – 09 Oct 1989)
  9. 9. Dock Johnson (21 Feb 1921 – 21 Mar 1994)
  10. 10. Icy Johnson (27 Jul 1925 – 27 Jul 1925)

Loretta Cable's Timeline

2 Records

1876
23 Dec 1876
Birth of Loretta Matilda Cable in Dark Ridge, Wautaga Co, North Carolina, United States
Dark Ridge, Wautaga Co, North Carolina, United States
1971
18 Apr 1971
Age 95
Death of Loretta Matilda Cable in Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1876
    Event Place: Dark Ridge, Wautaga Co, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1971
    Event Place: Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States

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