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Will Ed Johnson 1913–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1913

Birth Location: Adair, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Apr 1971

Death Location: Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Harrison Johnson

Mother: Susie Johnson

Spouse(s): Myrtle Smith, Anna Knott, Gertrude Johnson

Children(s): Joseph Johnson, John Johnson

Will Ed Johnson was born in 1913 in Adair, Kentucky, USA, the child of Harrison Johnson And Susie Johnson. In 1920, Will Ed Johnson resided in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA. Will Ed Johnson married Anna Elizabethtown Knott, Gertrude H Johnson, Myrtle Smith, and had children including John Edward Johnson, Joseph Milton Johnson, Tom Johnson. Will Ed Johnson passed away in 1971 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Will Ed Johnson was born in 1913 in Adair, Kentucky, USA, the child of Harrison Johnson And Susie Johnson.
  • In 1920, Will Ed Johnson resided in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA.
  • Will Ed Johnson married Anna Elizabethtown Knott, Gertrude H Johnson, Myrtle Smith, and had children including John Edward Johnson, Joseph Milton Johnson, Tom Johnson.
  • Will Ed Johnson passed away in 1971 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harrison Johnson
1891–1943
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Susie Johnson
1892–1969
Birth Location: Kentucky
SJ

Spouses(s)

Myrtle Smith
1918–1940
Birth Location: Nelson
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Anna Knott
1934–1990
Birth Location: Kentucky
AK
Gertrude Johnson
1913–1972
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Joseph Johnson
1934–1999
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
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John Johnson
1936–2003
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
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Will Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Will Johnson
1913–1971
Birth Place: Adair, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Harrison Johnson
1891–1943
Kentucky
Susie Johnson
1892–1969
Kentucky
Grandparents
Cicero Johnson
1863–
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Kate Tate
1838–
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Bram Hurt
1850–1941
Kentucky
Rhody Graves
1890–
Green Country Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Will Johnson
1828–
Elizabeth Johnson
1838–
David Tate
1825–
Mary Tate
1835–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Will Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Will (Ed) Johnson (10 Mar 1913–Apr 1971) m. Myrtle Smith (10 Oct 1918–26 Nov 1940) m. Anna (Elizabethtown) Knott (1934–1990) m. Gertrude (H.) Johnson (11 Sep 1913–May 1972)
  1. 1. Joseph (Milton) Johnson 1934–1999 m. Anna (Mary) Pipes 1926–2010
  2. 2. John (Edward) Johnson 1936–2003

Will Johnson's Timeline

6 Records

1912
10 Mar 1912
Birth of Will Ed Johnson in Adair, Kentucky, USA
Adair, Kentucky, USA
1913
10 Mar 1913
Birth of Will Ed Johnson in Adair, Kentucky, USA
Adair, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
Will Ed Johnson resided here in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Will Ed Johnson resided here in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 27
Will Ed Johnson resided here in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1971
Apr 1971
Age 58
Death of Will Ed Johnson in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1912
    Event Place: Adair, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Birth Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 730
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1345; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 90-8
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 403-05-8056; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012
    [7] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 344

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1971
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 403-05-8056; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1345; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 90-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 344

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Adair, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1345; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 90-8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 730
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