Matt Anderson Johnson (1881 - abt. 1958)

Born 5 Aug 1881 in Mississippi, USA

Husband of Alta Myra (Pettit) Johnson — married 24 Dec 1905 in Attala County, Mississippi

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Biography

Matt Anderson Johnson was born on Aug 05, 1881 in Mississippi, USA as a child of Thomas J and Sarah Johnson. He died on Jun 21, 1958 (Age at Death: 76).

When he was 24, he married Alta Myra Pettit on Dec 24, 1905 in Attala County, Mississippi, USA.^[1]

Matt Anderson Johnson lived in Center, Attala, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Beat 5, Attala, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Attala, Mississippi between 1917–1918 (Age: 35). He lived in Center, Attala, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 38; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Beat 5, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Hinds, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Hinds, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 57; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He was employed as a Farmer. Race: (White)

He was buried in Smyrna, Attala County, Mississippi, USA (Jerusalem Church Cemetery).^[2]

Matt Anderson Johnson and Alta Myra Pettit had the following children:

1. Arthur J (or Arther D) Johnson was born about 1908/1909 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Thomas Clarence Johnson Sr was born on Jun 06, 1909 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 28, 1978 (Age at Death: 69).
3. Garvin James Johnson was born on Mar 01, 1911 in Mississippi, USA. He died in Jun 1995 last residence in Florence, Rankin, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 84).
4. Annie L Johnson was born on Mar 03, 1913 in Attala County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 24, 1998 (Age at Death: 84).^[3]
5. R B Johnson was born on Jun 05, 1915 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 22, 1971 (Age at Death: 56).
6. Grinton E (or Giunton) Johnson was born about 1917 in Mississippi, USA.
7. Jamie Estell (or Janie) Johnson was born about 1919 in Mississippi, USA.
8. Alva Leland Johnson was born on Jan 19, 1925 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 12, 1999 (Age at Death: 74).^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), www.ancestry.com, Record for Alto Pettit. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MSmarriages_ga&h=472664&indiv=try. Name: Alto Pettit Spouse: Mat A. Johnston Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1905 County: Attala
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLM-TDRK : 13 December 2015), Matt A Johnson, 1958; Burial, Smyrna, Attala, Mississippi, United States of America, Jerusalem Church Cemetery; citing record ID 81936478, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Annie Johnson Brown [Annie J Brown] [Annie Johnson Johnson] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 3 Mar 1913 Birth Place: Attala, Mississippi Death Date: 24 Feb 1998 Father: Matt A Johnson Mother: Myra A Pettit Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Sep 1970: Name listed as ANNIE JOHNSON BROWN; 12 Feb 1998: Name listed as ANNIE J BROWN
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Alva Leland Johnson [Alva L Johnson] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 19 Jan 1925 Birth Place: Kosciusko At, Mississippi Death Date: 12 Nov 1999 Father: Matt A Johnson Mother: Alta Myrick Type of Claim: Original SSN. Signature on SSN Card: LELAND JOHNSON Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name. Notes: May 1948: Name listed as ALVA LELAND JOHNSON; 07 Dec 1999: Name listed as ALVA L JOHNSON

• Headstone (see Findagrave)
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3R3-M3D : 12 December 2014), Matt Anderson Johnson, 1917-1918; citing Attala County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,682,701.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGK-Z53 : accessed 24 October 2016), M A Johnson, Beat 1, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-45A, sheet 5B, family 92, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2027.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBD-R1M : 8 December 2015), Max A Johnson, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNRV-ZVZ : 14 December 2015), M A Johnson, Center, Attala, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,869.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPZY-KF9 : 29 October 2015), Mat A Johnson, Beat 5, Attala, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 7A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,745.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9X8-CR4 : 20 January 2015), Mat A Johnson in household of Thomas J Johnson, Beat 5 Center, Attala, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 13B, family 231, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,800.