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Orville Lewis Johnson (1894 - 1944)

Orville Lewis Johnson
Born in Carpenter, Putnam County, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 49 in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Name
Orville Lewis Johnson [1]
Natal Family
Father : James Eli Johnson
Mother : Anna B Smallridge
Marriage : 1888 Dec 24, home of Calvary Johnson, Putnam County, West Virginia, by C E Harbour, minister in the M C S. [2]
Siblings : William A [3]
2 Tena Mae (Stanley) [4]
Albert Ross [5]
4 Orville Lewis
Birth
1896 Aug 2, Carpenter, Putnam County, West Virginia [6], but used 1894/5 Aug 25.
Marriage
1914 Dec 14, home of Mrs Thomas Easter, Putnam County, West Virginia. [7]
Husband: Orville Lewis Johnson
Wife: Martha Francis Easter
Children : Dora Ellen (Phelps) 1916, [8]
Bessie Marie (Phelps) [9]
Albert Lee
Silvia M (Bays)
Ruby Catherine (Cottrell)
Mary L [10]
Donald Lewis [11]
Frances Phyllis (Salmons)
Residence
1900 Jun, Curry District, Putnam County, West Virginia. [12]
1910 May, Curry District, Putnam County, West Virginia. [13]
1920, Curry District, Putnam County, West Virginia. [14]
1930, Curry District, Putnam County, West Virginia. [15]
1940 Apr, Curry District, Putnam County, West Virginia. [16]
Death
1944 Aug 13, St Marys Hospital, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. [17]
Cause: cancer.
Informant : Mrs Martha Johnson, Hurricane.
Burial: 1944 Aug 16, Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery, Putnam, West Virginia [18]
Undertaker: J Alfred Wallace, Barboursville.
Inscription :
JOHNSON
Orvillle Martha
Lewis Easter
Aug 25 1894 Nov 15 1893
Aug 13 1944 Jan 28 1964

Sources

  1. ↑ Ancestry.Com: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
    This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
  2. ↑ WV Archives: Marriage License, p 303.
    1888 Dec 24, home of Calvary Johnson, Putnam County, West Virginia, by C E Harbour, minister in the M C S. Husband: James Eli Johnson, born 1867 in & resides in Putnam. Wife: Miss Annie B Smallridge, born 1867 in & resides in Putnam. Informant: W M Arbaugh, Putnam.
  3. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Births, p 227, ln 172. accessed 2016 Jan 13.
    1889 Oct 3, Curry, Putnam. William O Johnson, white, male, live, single birth. Parents: Jas, farmer in Curry, & Anna. Informant: J, father.
  4. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death ‘73 003841. accessed 2016 Jan 13.
    1973 Mar 18, Thomas Mem Hosp, S Chas, Kanawha. Tena Mae Stanley, female, white, widowed. Residence: 62 9th Ave, St Albans, Kanawha. Born 1892 Jan 15, Putnam, WV. Parents: James Johnson & Anna Smallridge, both of WV.
  5. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Births, p 38, ln 77.
    Albert Johnson, white, male, live, single birth. Parents: Jas Johnson, farmer in Trace Mud, & Annie Johnson. Informant: J E Johnson, father.
  6. ↑ WV Archives: Register of Births, p 216, ln 51. accessed 2016 Jan 13.
    1896 Aug 2, Carpenter. Johnson, male, 4th child, white. Parents: James Johnson, farmer born 1868 in WV, & Annie Smallridge, born 1872 in WV. Informant: Ira C Hicks (Mary Harper), Hurricane. Filed: 1896 Dec 28.
  7. ↑ WV Archives: Marriage License 123-1914, p 158.
    1914 Dec 15, home of Mrs Thomas Easter, Putnam County, West Virginia, by J M Young. Husband: Arvel Johnson, born 1895 in & resides in Putnam. Wife: Miss Mattie Easter, born 1892 in & resides in Putnam. Informants: Ocser Johnson, and J E Johnson by certificate.
  8. ↑ WV Archives: Marriage License 19-1932, p 1. Image accessed 2015 Oct 6.
    Wife: Dora Ellen Johnson, born 1916 in Putnam, resides in Bowles, parents Orville Johnson & Mattie Easter.
  9. ↑ WV Archives: Marriage License 246-1935, p 446. Image accessed 2015 Oct 6.
    Wife: Bessie Marie Johnson, born 1918 in Putnam, resides in Hurricane, parents Orville Johnson & Madeline Easter.
  10. ↑ WV Archives: Record of Deaths, p 302. Image accessed 2015 Oct 6.
    Mary Johnson, female, white, single. Parents: Orville Johnson & Mattie Easter, both of WV.
  11. ↑ WV Archives: Marriage License Application 9 1949, p 413. Image accessed 2015 Oct 6.
    Husband: Donalld Lewis Johnson, born 1928 in & resides in Hurricane Putnum, parents Orville Lewis Johnson & Marth Frances Easter.
  12. ↑ US Federal Census: 1900 Population Schedule, dist 76, family 168, p 10A.
    Johnson; James E 1867 Jan, Mary E (wed 1898, 1 of 1 child living) 1878 Mar, William A 1888 Sep, Kerry M 1890 Jan, Albert R 1893 Oct, Arvil L 1895 Oct, Fredrick E 1900 Oct.
  13. ↑ US Federal Census: 1910 Population Schedule, dist 160, p 24A.
    Johnson: James E 1867, Mary E (wed 1897, 5 of 7 children living) 1888, Tena H 1891, Albert R 1894, Orville L 1896, James W 1901, Minnie E 1903, Charles W 1906, Emma J 1907, Lonna A 1909 Jun.
  14. ↑ US Federal Census: 1920 Population Schedule, dist 105, family 48, p 3A.
    Johnson; Orvill 1897, Martha F 1893, Dora1916, Bessie M 1919.
  15. ↑ US Federal Census: 1930 Population Schedule, dist 6, family 65, p 4A.
    Johnson; Orville 1896, Mattie F 1893, Doria E 1916, Bessie M 1919. Albert L 1920, Olivia 1922, Ruby C 1923, Mary L 1926, Donald L 1928.
    (boarders); Yeager, Wallace 1906. Vance, Thomas 1908. Davis, James 1911.
  16. ↑ US Federal Census: 1940 Population Schedule, dist 40-6, family 3, p 4B.
    Johnson; Arvill 1896, Mattie 1893, Silva 1922, Ruby 1924, Danniel 1928, Phyllis 1931.
  17. ↑ WV Archives: Certificate of Death 9251. accessed 2016 Jan 15.
    1944 Aug 13, St Marys Hosp, Hunington, Cabell. Orville Lewis Johnson, male, white, married Martha Francis. Residence: rural Hurricane, Putnam. Born 1893 Aug 25, Putnam. Occupation: farmer. Parents: James E Johnson & Anna Smallridge, both of Putnam. Cause: lymphatic leukemia. Burial: 1944 Aug 16, Mt Moriah, Trace Creek, Hurricane. Undertaker: J Alfred Wallace, Barboursville. Informant: Mrs Martha Johnson, Hurricane. Filed 1944 Aug 25.
  18. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial 137015020. Accessed 2016 Jan 15.
    Has a photo posted 2015 by Robert Fitch. Inscription: JOHNSON; Orvillle, Lewis, Aug 25 1894, Aug 13 1944; Martha, Easter, Nov 15 1893, Jan 28 1964.
Acknowledgments
  • Thank you to Scott Grant for creating WikiTree profile Johnson-16586 through the import of Scott Grant Ancestors_2013-01-23.ged on Jan 23, 2013.




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