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Willie Leroy Johnson 1886–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1886

Birth Location: Yemassee, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: Dec 1975

Death Location: Early Branch, Hampton, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Youmans

Mother: elisa johnson

Spouse(s): Evelyn Jennings

Children(s): Lillian Johnson, Sammie Johnson, Rudolph Johnson, Dan Johnson

Willie Leroy Johnson was born in 1886 in Yemassee, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Alford Youmans And Elisa Johnson. In 1917, Willie Leroy Johnson established residence. In 1935, Willie Leroy Johnson resided in Pocotaligo, Hampton, South Carolina. Willie Leroy Johnson married Evelyn Louvenia Jennings, and had children including Dan Eddie Johnson, Lillian Johnson, Rudolph Johnson, Sammie Lee Johnson. Willie Leroy Johnson passed away in 1975 in Early Branch, Hampton, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Leroy Johnson was born in 1886 in Yemassee, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Alford Youmans And Elisa Johnson.
  • In 1917, Willie Leroy Johnson established residence.
  • In 1935, Willie Leroy Johnson resided in Pocotaligo, Hampton, South Carolina.
  • Willie Leroy Johnson married Evelyn Louvenia Jennings, and had children including Dan Eddie Johnson, Lillian Johnson, Rudolph Johnson, Sammie Lee Johnson.
  • Willie Leroy Johnson passed away in 1975 in Early Branch, Hampton, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Willie Johnson
1886–1975
Birth Place: Yemassee, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Alford Youmans
1862–1941
Pierce County, Georgia, United States of America
elisa johnson
1868–
Saint Helena, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Johnson's Descendants

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Willie (Leroy) Johnson (6 Jul 1886–Dec 1975) m. Evelyn (Louvenia) Jennings (November 14, 1893–10 Apr 1972)
  1. 1. Lillian Johnson 1927–1996
  2. 2. Sammie (Lee) Johnson 1933–1969
  3. 3. Rudolph Johnson 1920–
  4. 4. Dan (Eddie) Johnson 1930–1993 m. Beaulah (Lee) Green 1934–1990

Willie Johnson's Timeline

6 Records

1886
6 Jul 1886
Birth of Willie Leroy Johnson in Yemassee, South Carolina, USA
Yemassee, South Carolina, USA
1917
abt 1917
Age 31
Willie Leroy Johnson resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 49
Willie Leroy Johnson resided here in Pocotaligo, Hampton, South Carolina
Pocotaligo, Hampton, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 54
Willie Leroy Johnson resided here in Pocotaligo, Pocotaligo, Hampton, South Carolina, USA
Pocotaligo, Pocotaligo, Hampton, South Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 65
Willie Leroy Johnson resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1975
Dec 1975
Age 89
Death of Willie Leroy Johnson in Early Branch, Hampton, South Carolina, USA
Early Branch, Hampton, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1886
    Event Place: Yemassee, South Carolina, USA
    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 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1917
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1917, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Year Range: 1917

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pocotaligo, Hampton, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pocotaligo, Hampton, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03816; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 25-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pocotaligo, Pocotaligo, Hampton, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pocotaligo, Hampton, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03816; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 25-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Carolina
    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 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1975
    Event Place: Early Branch, Hampton, South Carolina, USA

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