Jesse Wilder Johnson (1904 - 1985)

Born 1 Apr 1904 in Largo, Pinellas County, Florida, USA

Husband of Sarah Marjorie (Campbell) Johnson — married 3 Sep 1925 in at her home, Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida

Died 1 Oct 1985 at age 81 in Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, USA

Biography

Jesse Wilder Johnson was born on 1 April 1904 in Largo, Pinellas County, Florida.^[1][2]

When Jesse was 21 he married Sarah Marjorie Campbell on 3 September 1925 at her home in Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, by Minister D.D. Dieffenwierth.^[3] The couple had 4 children.

Jesse appeared before Local Board no 3 in Pinellas County where his sister-in-law, Lois C. Brown, registered him for the World War II Draft on 15 February 1942. He owned Seminole Nursery at the time.^[1]

Jesse died at the age of 81 on 1 October 1985 in Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida.^[4]

Research Notes

Possible 1920 Census with mother and step-father:

• 1920 US Federal Census, 1920, Florida, Pinellas County, population schedule, Largo, ED 144, Dwelling 111, Family 124, David F and M Cecelia Meeks family including Johnson stepchildren, Line 28 - Johnson, Jesse W, stepson, age 15; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22896-6653-8 : accessed 17 April 2016), Florida > Pinellas > Largo > ED 144 > image 11 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 229.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Florida, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C5-XTR4 : 2 March 2020), Jesse Wilder Johnson, 15 Feb 1942; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Ancestry; citing Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States, Draft Registration, NARA NAID 7644725. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, n.d; see equivalent Ancestry Record 2238 #12532880 with attached Image (Ancestry Sharing Link)
2. ↑ Transcript of Clara Blanche Meares Bible made by JoAnn Brown Haddad (some information appears to have been added)
3. ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23C9-SZ1 : 22 February 2021), Jesse W Johnson and Marjorie Campbell, 1925; citing Marriage, Pinellas, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,115,485.
4. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVN5-6KV : 25 December 2014), Jesse Wilder Johnson, 01 Oct 1985; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 98669, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.