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Winnie Elizabeth Johnson 1897–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Apr 1897

Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Aug 1977

Death Location: Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Johnson

Mother: Winnie Philips

Spouse(s): William Gilliland

Children(s): Albert Sr, James Gilliland, William Gilliland, Edgar Sr, Trula Pope, Jessie Gilliland

Winnie Elizabeth Johnson was born in 1897 in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of James Richard Johnson And Winnie Elizabeth Philips. Winnie Elizabeth Johnson married William Bradford Gilliland, and had children including Albert Clay Gilliland Sr, Edgar Eugene Gilliland Sr, James Arlon Gilliland, Jessie Ruble Gilliland, Trula R Pope, William I Gilliland. Winnie Elizabeth Johnson passed away in 1977 in Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Winnie Elizabeth Johnson was born in 1897 in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of James Richard Johnson And Winnie Elizabeth Philips.
  • Winnie Elizabeth Johnson married William Bradford Gilliland, and had children including Albert Clay Gilliland Sr, Edgar Eugene Gilliland Sr, James Arlon Gilliland, Jessie Ruble Gilliland, Trula R Pope, William I Gilliland.
  • Winnie Elizabeth Johnson passed away in 1977 in Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Winnie Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Winnie Johnson
1897–1977
Birth Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
James Richard Johnson
1853–1910
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Winnie (Elizabeth) Philips
1858–1935
North Carolina
Grandparents
Willis Johnson
1829–1864
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Allison
1835–1903
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Moses (Cresawn) Phillips
1833–1863
Yancey County North Carolina
Lucinda (Adeline) Lackey
1836–1922
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Johnson
1802–1880
Elizabeth Harmon
1806–1880
Harrison Allison
1805–1880
Mary Patton
1814–1880
Levi Cresawn
1815–1864
Zilpha Branch
1803–1900
Noah Lackey
1796–1900
Elizabeth Rathbone
1801–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Johnson
1780–1851
Elizabeth Lawrence-Prator
1778–1850
Pvt. Harmon
1763–1842
Barbara Coffelt
1768–1860
Andrew Rathbone
1775–1850
Jerushia Ayers
1790–1880

Winnie Johnson's Descendants

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Winnie (Elizabeth) Johnson (02 Apr 1897–15 Aug 1977) m. William (Bradford) Gilliland (26 Jun 1895–25 May 1965)
  1. 1. Albert (Clay Gilliland) Sr 1921–1972 m. Essie (Roe) Alexander 1927–1975
    1. 1. Raymond Gilliland 1950–2010
    2. 2. Albert (Clay Gilliland) Jr 1943–1972
  2. 2. James (Arlon) Gilliland 1924–1967
  3. 3. William (I.) Gilliland 1919–1991
  4. 4. Edgar (Eugene Gilliland) Sr 1928–1989
  5. 5. Trula (R.) Pope 1925–1975
  6. 6. Jessie (Ruble) Gilliland 1935–2008

Winnie Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1897
02 Apr 1897
Birth of Winnie Elizabeth Johnson in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
1916
16 Sep 1916
Age 19
Winnie Elizabeth Johnson was married in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1977
15 Aug 1977
Age 80
Death of Winnie Elizabeth Johnson in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1897
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1916
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1977
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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