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William Robert (Bob) Johns 1919–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1919

Birth Location: Christiana R, Tennessee

Death Date: 16 Oct 1991

Death Location: Bell Buckle

Father: Samuel Johns

Mother: Annie Harrison

Spouse(s): Dorothy Prater

Children(s): Patsy Clifford

In 1919, William Robert (Bob) Johns entered the world in Christiana R, Tennessee, born to Samuel Vaughn Johns And Annie Susie Harrison. In 1920, William Robert (Bob) Johns resided in Civil District 20, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA. William Robert (Bob) Johns married Dorothy Irene Polly Prater, and had children including Brenda Joyce, Judy Irene Johns, Patsy Johns Clifford. William Robert (Bob) Johns passed away in 1991 in Bell Buckle.

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Biography

  • In 1919, William Robert (Bob) Johns entered the world in Christiana R, Tennessee, born to Samuel Vaughn Johns And Annie Susie Harrison.
  • In 1920, William Robert (Bob) Johns resided in Civil District 20, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Robert (Bob) Johns married Dorothy Irene Polly Prater, and had children including Brenda Joyce, Judy Irene Johns, Patsy Johns Clifford.
  • William Robert (Bob) Johns passed away in 1991 in Bell Buckle.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Johns's Ancestors

Self
William Johns
1919–1991
Birth Place: Christiana R, Tennessee
Parents
Samuel Vaughn Johns
1894–1953
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Annie (Susie) Harrison
1897–1921
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Granville) Johns
1852–1926
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Fannie (Jane) Johnson
1858–1928
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Robert (Asbury) Harrison
1867–1925
Tennessee, United States of America
Annie (Bettie) Harrison
1869–1949
Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Paul (white)
1814–1886
America Smith
1823–1858
William Johnson
1821–1891
Jane Mayfield
1822–1886
James Harrison
1827–1885
Jemima Rucker
1832–1877
Daniel Barnes
1839–1912
Virginia Little
1841–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Johns
1776–1839
Elizabeth Johns
1778–1844
John Esq
1790–1828
Mary Shaw
1795–
Larkin Johnson
1783–1856
Nancy Arnold
1784–1830
?? Mayfield
1786–1846
Elizabeth Brooks
1785–1846
William Rucker
1803–1850
Elizabeth RUSHING
1812–1895
Daniel Barnes
1794–1860
Susanna Sims
1801–1851
Alfred WAR
1812–1881
Martha Pope
1817–1853

William Johns's Descendants

1.
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William (Robert (Bob)) Johns (2 Dec 1919–16 Oct 1991) m. Dorothy (Irene "Polly") Prater (19 May 1920–3 Feb 2016)
  1. 1. Patsy (Johns) Clifford 1942–1964

William Johns's Timeline

3 Records

1919
2 Dec 1919
Birth of William Robert (Bob) Johns in Christiana R, Tennessee
Christiana R, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 1
William Robert (Bob) Johns resided here in Civil District 20, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 20, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1991
16 Oct 1991
Age 72
Death of William Robert (Bob) Johns in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1919
    Event Place: Christiana R, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 20, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelbyville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1991
    Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bell Buckle
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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