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Oscar Eugene Johnson 1915 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1915

Birth Location: Bevier, Macon, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 20 Mar 1983

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Father: Mc Johnson

Mother: Henry Willeasul

Spouse(s): Erna Green

Children(s): Eunice Johnson, Kathryn Johnson, Helen Johnson, Alta Johnson, Lorraine Higgins, Oscar Johnson, Ernest Johnson, Alfreda Johnson, Vera Johnson, Edward Johnson

Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr was born in 1915 in Bevier, Macon, Missouri, USA, the child of Mc Kinley Johnson and Henry Mae Willeasul. In 1935, Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa. In 1936, Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr established residence. Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr married Erna Mae Green, and had children including Eunice Jean Johnson, Kathryn Johnson, Helen Geneva Johnson, Alta Mae Johnson, Lorraine Higgins, Oscar Eugene Johnson, Ernest McKinley Johnson, Alfreda M Johnson, Vera Johnson, Edward Johnson. Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr passed away in 1983 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr was born in 1915 in Bevier, Macon, Missouri, USA, the child of Mc Kinley Johnson and Henry Mae Willeasul.
  • In 1935, Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa.
  • In 1936, Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr established residence.
  • Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr married Erna Mae Green, and had children including Eunice Jean Johnson, Kathryn Johnson, Helen Geneva Johnson, Alta Mae Johnson, Lorraine Higgins, Oscar Eugene Johnson, Ernest McKinley Johnson, Alfreda M Johnson, Vera Johnson, Edward Johnson.
  • Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr passed away in 1983 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oscar Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Johnson
1915 – 1983
Birth Place: Bevier, Macon, Missouri, USA
Parents
Mc Kinley Johnson
Henry (Mae) Willeasul
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oscar Johnson's Descendants

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Oscar (Eugene) Johnson (10 Apr 1915 – 20 Mar 1983) m. Erna (Mae) Green (2 Aug 1919 – 12 Feb 1998)
  1. 1. Eunice (Jean) Johnson (23 Aug 1936 – 16 Jul 2010) m. Irving Ridley m. Freddie (Alonzo) Daye (4 Mar 1936 – May 1985)
    1. 1. Bobby Ridley (18 Feb 1970 – 31 Jul 1989)
    2. 2. Jeffery (Lamont) Daye (10 May 1959 – 01/04/2010)
  2. 2. Kathryn Johnson (1 Mar 1939 – 21 May 2015) m. Jim Burrage (12 Oct 1943 – 9 Apr 2016)
  3. 3. Helen (Geneva) Johnson (1 Nov 1940 – 18 Jan 2018) m. Morris
  4. 4. Alta (Mae) Johnson (29 Aug 1942 – 4 Feb 2015) m. John (Edward) Tolson (15 Aug 1946 – 13 Nov 2011)
    1. 1. Alton Sterling
    2. 2. Jeanetha Bailey
    3. 3. Presonna (Lynn) Tolson
    4. 4. John (Edward) Tolson
    5. 5. Dean Kelly
  5. 5. Lorraine Higgins (abt 1946 – )
  6. 6. Oscar (Eugene) Johnson (20 Jul 1946 – 24 Nov 2018) m. Josetta (Mae) Freeman (23 Aug 1950 – )
    1. 1. Oscar Johnson (30 Jul 1978 – )
      1. 1. Chase Johnson
    2. 2. Valerie Jenkins
    3. 3. Timothy Jenkins
    4. 4. Dereon
    5. 5. Bubba Johnson
  7. 7. Ernest (McKinley) Johnson (16 Aug 1947 – 02 Sep 1979)
  8. 8. Alfreda (M) Johnson (6 Nov 1948 – ) m. Buckner
  9. 9. Vera Johnson (9 Nov 1951 – 20 Oct 2009)
  10. 10. Edward Johnson (About:1952-00-00 – 8 Feb 1938)

Oscar Johnson's Timeline

7 Records

1915
10 Apr 1915
Birth of Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr in Bevier, Macon, Missouri, USA
Bevier, Macon, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr resided here in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
1936
abt 1936
Age 21
Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr resided here
None
1939
abt 1939
Age 24
Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 25
Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr resided here in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
1942
abt 1942
Age 27
Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr resided here
None
1983
20 Mar 1983
Age 68
Death of Oscar Eugene Johnson Sr in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Bevier, Macon, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01209; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 90-20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01209; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 90-20

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1936
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1939
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01209; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 90-20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1942
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1411 Twelfth St
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 22 Mar 1983; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; ,0.28534007,0.48369676,0.50525546&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1945, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 248

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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