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James W. Johnson

Male Abt 1882 -


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  1. 1.  James W. Johnson was born about 1882.

    James married Safronia Della Dunn on 30 Jan 1904 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee, and was divorced before 1930. Safronia (daughter of Godfrey Booker Dunn and Rachel Matilda Wilson) was born on 6 Sep 1883 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Jan 1932 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in McEwen Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Denver E. Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1907 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 3. Booker B. Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 4. Nina Roanna Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1912 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Denver E. Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1907 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Booker B. Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

    Booker married Lura V. May on 7 Apr 1933 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Lura (daughter of James Hamilton May and Anna Elizabeth Martin) was born on 29 Dec 1906 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died in Jan 1981 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 6. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 8. James Elbert Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1941 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Oct 2018 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Johnson Potter Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.

  3. 4.  Nina Roanna Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born about 1912 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Booker2, 1.James1)

  2. 6.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Booker2, 1.James1)

  3. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Booker2, 1.James1)

  4. 8.  James Elbert Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (3.Booker2, 1.James1) was born on 1 Dec 1941 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Oct 2018 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Johnson Potter Cemetery, , Ashe County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    James Elbert Johnson, age 76, of Creston, NC, passed away in his home on Saturday, October 13, 2018. James was born December 1, 1941 to the late Booker T. and Lura May Johnson. In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by his sisters Lois Lipford and Margaret Glen, brothers Cecil Johnson, Robert Johnson, and his twin brother John Johnson, sister-in-law Deanna Potter Johnson, brothers-in-law Otis Forrester and Ralph Lipford, a niece Tammie Graybeal, nephews Allen Lipford and Adam Taylor, and his brother-in-law Clifford Treadway, who held a special place in his heart.

    James lived and farmed in Creston, NC for all his adult life, making a living as a tobacco and cattle farmer. When James was not working the farm, he enjoyed collecting knives and guns and fishing for trout in the cool mountain streams of North Carolina. James attended Corinth Baptist Church in Mountain City for many years.

    Those left to cherish James memory are his loving wife of 58 years, Joyce Magdalene Potter Johnson, nieces Jane, Penny, Delores, Michelle, Terri, Tarrina; nephews James, Kenny, Benny, Keith, Steve, Gary, William, Terry, Tony, Bobby, Greg, Michael, and Shane; sisters-in-law Mae Johnson, Betty Johnson, Sue Potter Treadway, and Marilyn Potter Graybeal; brother-in-law Lenny Glenn.

    Active Pallbearers will be nephews: Ricky Osborne, Shane Blevins, Michael Potter, Gary Johnson, Keith Johnson, and James Forrester. Honorary Pallbearers will be Steve Johnson, James Keller, Greg Graybeal, Freddy Forrester, and Lundy Taylor.

    Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 16, 2018, from 2pm to 3pm at the Charles B. Hux Memorial Chapel in Mountain City, Tennessee with a graveside service to follow, with Brother Billy Morefield to officiate, at the Johnson-Potter Cemetery, 2811 Roundabout Road, Creston, North Carolina.