Johnnie Sullivan (1888 - 1956)

Born 11 Mar 1888 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

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Died 28 Aug 1956 at age 68 in Mississippi, United States

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Johnnie Sullivan is buried in Calvary Church Cemetery.

Biography

Johnnie Sullivan was born on Mar 11, 1888 ^[1] in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the first child of Thomas J Sullivan and Mary J. Hall.

He had one sibling, namely: Ance M. He had five half-siblings.

He died on Aug 28, 1956 (Age at Death: 68). ^[2]

When he was 19, he married Fannie Sullivan, daughter of James Edward Sullivan and Nancy, in 1908 (based upon 1930 census).

Johnnie Sullivan lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 17; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head).

He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA between 1917–1918 (Age: 25).

He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 26; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi in 1930 (Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 49; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He was employed as a Farmer. Race: (White)

He was buried in Saratoga, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Calvary Church Cemetery). ^[3]

Johnnie Sullivan and Fannie Sullivan had the following children:

1. Eva Sullivan was born on Jul 05, 1916 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 16, 1992 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 76). ^{[4] [5]} She married Tom Walker on Feb 04, 1939 (date on headstone).
2. B. F. Sullivan was born on Jun 02, 1922 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 12, 1992 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 70). ^[6] He married Helen Marie Craft on Apr 07, 1942 (date on headstone).
3. Pettie Sullivan was born on Aug 10, 1925 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 14, 1961 in Saratoga, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 36). ^[7] Married to Hulon Winston Glisson.

Johnnie Sullivan Passes Suddenly; Rites Wednesday ^[2]

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the New Calvary Baptist Church for Johnnie Sullivan, age 66, with Rev. Jas. Pierce officiating.

He was a prominent farmer and land owner of the Saratoga community. Death came suddenly Tuesday morning at 10:30.

Survivors include his, wife, Mrs. Fannie Sullivan, Mt. Olive; one son, B. F. Sullivan, Mt. Olive; two daughters, Mrs. Eva Walker, Mt Olive, Rt., Mrs. Pede [sic] Glisson, New Orleans; 7 grandchildren; four half-brothers and two half-sisters.

Interment was in Calvary cemetery under the direction of Mims Mitchell Funeral Home.

Source: The Magee Courier, 30 Aug 1956, Thu, Page 1

Read cards of thanks from wife and children. ^{[8] [9]}

Research Notes

His birth date on his WWI registration card is Mar 10, 1892. ^[10] His birth date on his headstone ^[11] is Mar 11, 1888. His obituary ^[2] and headstone ^[11] has a death date of Aug 28, 1956.

His obituary states he was 66 years old. But according to the headstone dates he would be have been 68 years old. Using the WWI registration card birth date he would be 64. His census records birth year dates: 1893 (1910 census), 1892 (1920 census), 1891 (1930, 1940 census). no census found for 1900.

Sources

1. ↑ See Research Notes
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Obituary for Johnnie Sullivan Clipped from The Magee Courier, 30 Aug 1956, Thu, Page 1
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK16-L2V1 : 15 December 2015), Johnnie Sullivan, 1956; Burial, Saratoga, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Calvary Church Cemetery; citing record ID 138764520, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138764520.
4. ↑ Obituary for Eva Sullivan Walker Clipped from The Magee Courier, 24 Dec 1992, Thu, Page 9, Page 11
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Eva Walker. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=27661059&indiv=try.Name: Eva Walker [Eva S Walker] [Eva Sullivan] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 5 Jul 1916 Birth Place: Mount Olive, Mississippi Death Date: Dec 1992 Father: Johnie Sullivan Mother: Fannie Sullivan Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type. Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Oct 1942: Name listed as EVA WALKER; 29 Dec 1992: Name listed as EVA S WALKER
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for B F Sullivan. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=47052940&indiv=try. Name: B F Sullivan SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 2 Jun 1922 Birth Place: MT Olive Smi, Mississippi Death Date: 12 Nov 1992 Father: Johnie Sullivan Mother: Fannie Sullivan Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Apr 1941: Name listed as B F SULLIVAN
7. ↑ Obituary for Pettie Sullivan Glisson Clipped from Simpson County News, 21 Dec 1961, Thu, Page 13
8. ↑ Card of Thanks from Johnnie Sullivan family Clipped from The Magee Courier, 06 Sep 1956, Thu, Page 7
9. ↑ In Memory of Johnnie Sullivan Clipped from The Magee Courier, 06 Sep 1956, Thu, Page 7
10. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8M-M7J : 12 December 2014), Johnie Sullivan, 1917-1918; citing Smith County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,983. TEXT: Name: Johnie Sullivan Race: Caucasian (White) Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 10 Mar 1892 Birth Place: Smith County, Mississippi, USA Street address: Saratoga Residence Place: Smith, Mississippi, USA Physical Build: Medium Height: Medium Hair Description: Not Bald Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Wife & child to support
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Headstone for Johnnie Sullivan

• Headstone
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-ZX6 : accessed 7 February 2017), Johnie Sullivan, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-12A, sheet 4B, line 55, family 65, 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 2065.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MD-2YN : accessed 7 February 2017), Johnie Sullivon, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 13A, line 31, family 256, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTN-6WS : accessed 7 February 2017), Johnie Sullivan, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 122, sheet 15A, line 22, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 894; FHL microfilm 1,820,894.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-Y4V : accessed 18 April 2018), Gohmis Sullivan, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 26B, family 345, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 759; FHL microfilm 1,374,772. Note: He is living next door to father and step-mother.

• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6X-FQZ4 : 23 September 2015), Johnnie Sullivan in entry for Eva Sullivan, 1937; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6X-FQZC : 23 September 2015), Johnnie Sullivan in entry for B F Sullivan, 1937; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-SF97 : 23 September 2015), Johnnie Sullivan in entry for Pettie Sullivan, 1933; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.