Ralph Walter Johnson (1871 - 1941)

Born 17 Jun 1871 in Grundy County, Illinois, United States

Husband of Selina Marjorie (Burr) Johnson — married 31 Jul 1892 (to 20 Jan 1941) in Jasper County, Indiana, United States

Died 2 Dec 1941 at age 70 in East Chicago, North Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Ralph Walter Johnson was born on 17 June 1871 in Grundy County, Illinois to Daniel Short Johnson (1839-1908) and Mary Jennett Sawyer (1841-1903). ^{[1] [2]}

Ralph Walter Johnson married Selina Marjorie Burr (1872-1941), daughter of to Selina Marjorie Burr, daughter of Howard M Burr (1835-?) and Ellen Elizabeth Abbott (1840-1921), on 31 July 1892 in Jasper County, Indiana. ^[2]
They had 4 children: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Lloyd Walter Johnson (1894-1981) ^{[3] [4] [5]}

m. Clara Switzer, daughter of George B Switzer and Mary E Abbott, on 6 December 1917 in Jasper County, Indiana. ^[5]

Worth Burr Johnson (1897-1988) ^{[3] [4] [6] [7]}

m. Gladys May Garriott, daughter of Orville Garriott and Laura May Wilson, on 20 September 1922 in Jasper County, Indianaq. ^[7]

Bertha H. Johnson (1903-?) ^{[4] [6]}

Lynn Merritt Johnson (1913-1982) ^{[6] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

m. (1) Helen. ^[9]

m. (2) Charlotte Louise Meisel, daughter of Harry Benjamin Meisel and Florence Edith Martindale, on 20 February 1946 in Los Angeles, California. ^[10]

m. (3) Madalynn Irene Gregg, daughter of Martin Marshall and Minnie R Serpa, on 2 November 1957 in Los Angeles, California. ^[11]

Ralph Walter Johnson died on 2 December 1941 in East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana and was buried in Goodland Cemetery, Goodland, Newton County, Indiana, United States of America. ^[12]

Inscription:

"JOHNSON" ^[12]

"Selina M" "1872-1941" ^[12]

"Ralph W" "1871-1941" ^[12]

Census Records

United States Census, 1880, Jordan, Jasper, Indiana, United States. ^[1]

United States Census, 1900, Eel Township Logansport city Ward 4, Cass, Indiana, United States. ^[3]

United States Census, 1910, Jordan, Jasper, Indiana, United States. ^[4]

United States Census, 1920, Barkley Township, Jasper, Indiana, United States. ^[6]

United States Census, 1930, East Chicago, Lake, Indiana, United States. ^[8]

United States Census, 1940, East Chicago, Lake, Indiana, United States. ^[9]

Sources

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2}
   "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9Z-NGP : 19 February 2021), Ralph W Johnson in household of Daniel Johnson, Jordan, Jasper, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 64, sheet 319B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,286.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2}
   "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8HQZ-BLT2 : 7 April 2021), Ralph W Johnson, 1892.
   "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZG1K-5NZM : 7 April 2021), Ralph Walten Johnson, 1892.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4}
   "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMBF-JV8 : accessed 10 April 2021), Ralph W Johnston, Eel Township Logansport city Ward 4, Cass, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 12B, family 286, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,362.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5}
   "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKPQ-462 : accessed 10 April 2021), Ralph Johnson, Jordan, Jasper, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 1B, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 357; FHL microfilm 1,374,370.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3}
   "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HWS9-86T2 : 7 April 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HWS9-8XT2 : 7 April 2021), Ralph Walter Johnson in entry for Lloyd Walter Johnson, 1917.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5}
   "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF75-CBY : 1 February 2021), Ralph W Johnson, 1920.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3}
   "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8R66-1L2M : 7 April 2021), Ralph W Johnson in entry for Worth B Johnson, 1922.
   "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HWWX-XK3Z : 7 April 2021), Ralph W Johnson in entry for Worth Burr Johnson, 1922.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3}
   "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH9F-LJD : accessed 10 April 2021), Ralph Johnson, East Chicago, Lake, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 8B, line 88, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 601; FHL microfilm 2,340,336.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4}
   "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1TP-M6W : 5 January 2021), Ralph Johnson in household of Lynn Johnson, East Chicago, Lake, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45-26, sheet 16A, line 22, family 66, 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 1064.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3}
    "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8K7-QWN : 9 March 2021), Ralph Walter Johnson in entry for Lynn Merritt Johnson and Charlotte Louise Meisel, 20 Feb 1946; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,115,503.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3}
    "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8X2-MFS : 9 March 2021), Ralph W Johnson in entry for Lynn Merritt Johnson and Madalynn Irene Gregg, 02 Nov 1957; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,358,131.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4}
    Ralph Walter Johnson on Find A Grave: Memorial #43810362 retrieved 10 Apri 2021.