Luella Florence (Hughes) Johnson (1856 - 1953)

Born 1 May 1856 in Tennessee

Wife of William Henry Johnson — married 16 Dec 1874 (to 27 Nov 1898) in Collierville, Tennessee

Wife of James S. McKie — married 23 Sep 1912 in Garland County, Arkansas

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1953 at age 96 in Los Angeles, California

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Biography

Luella married William Henry Johnson in 1874. They had 9 children, the first died at 4 years. William moved the family to homestead in Arkansas but died suddenly in 1898. He is buried at Moscow, Tennessee with others in the Johnson family. Luella settled the family in Hot Springs, Arkansas where she ran a restaurant and boarding house. She remarried in 1912 to James McKie and moved to Sheridan, Wyoming. According to the 1920 census, she was widowed again by 1920 and ran a boarding house in Sheridan. She later moved to Los Angeles where one of her daughters lived and died there in 1953.

According to family information, Luella's father was Dr. John Powell Hughes but this has yet to be substantiated. Blanche described him as a prominent physician in either Memphis or Collierville.

Sources

• Blanche Johnson's bible, discussions with Blanche