Mildred Jane (Johnson) Pippin (1912 - 1999)

Born 28 May 1912 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Ancestors

Wife of Elbert Lee Pippin — married 6 Oct 1928 in Grayson, TX

Descendants

Died 30 Jun 1999 at age 87 in Springdale, Washington, Arkansas

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THOUGHTS: James Thomas Johnson, who is believed to be 1/4 Blackfoot Indian plus Swedish, married his said to-be-full-blooded Cherokee American Indian wife, Easter Lavinia Christopher. Easter Lavinia's mother walked the Trail of Tears in 1838-1839. Her daughter, Great Grandmother Mildred Jane Johnson Pippin was one of their 16 children! She had a brother, Noble Doc Johnson, who I learned from a cousin descendant was a sharecropper when a kid and his (and Mildred's) family lived this sharecropper life. As a child Noble could pick up to 600 lbs a day of cotton. James Thomas and Easter moved by covered wagon to and from Texas and Arkansas, but most of the time they were residents of Arkansas. At one time the family lived on a houseboat and just two weeks after they moved, the houseboat sank because the children had been picking off the tar which held the boat together. Why would they want the tar? They used it as chewing gum! This story provided through the work of Cheryl Zeimer on Ancestry.com.

Biography

Mildred Jane Johnson Pippin

When Mildred Jane Johnson was born on May 28, 1912, in Oklahoma City, her father, James Thomas Johnson, was 34, and her mother, Easter Lavinia Christopher, was 31. She had three daughters with Elbert Lee Pippin between 1929 and about 1936. She died on June 30, 1999, at the age of 87, and was buried in Elm Springs, Arkansas. Her parents were married on 20 Dec 1896 om Garrett TX.

Mildred's Parents, James Thomas Johnson and wife Easter Lavinia Christopher Johnson

5 SIBLINGS following birth of Mildred Johnson

1913 Birth of Brother Noble "Doc" Johnson (1913–2009) October 13 1913 Brown, Bryan, Oklahoma. A spiritual man who praised God. Died while recovering from a broken hip. Per czeimr on Ancestry: Every time I hear the song, "Beloved Wife", I think of my grandparents. I believe they had one of the greatest loves I have ever known. Nobel and Sybil Mathis were married in Mesa AZ.

Noble Doc Johnson.

1915 Birth of Brother Rev. Clarence T "Cash" Johnson (1915–1993) 24 Dec 1915 Oklahoma City, died in Palm Springs, CA on 10 Aug 1993.

Jesse James "Jake" Johnson with father James Thomas "Tom" Johnson and brother Clarence "Cash" Johnson

1919 Birth of Sister Lotha "Lottie" Johnson (1919–2005) 2 May 1919 Sherman, Grayson, TX. She married Leroy Harmon. Lottie died 6 April 2005 in Springfield, Greene, MO. She is buried at Rivermonte Memorial Gardens in Springfield, alongside her husband.

1921 Birth of Sister Easter Johnson (1921–1922) 9 Dec 1921 Texas, 11 Feb 1922 Texas. Infant death.

1923 Birth of Sister Chrestene or Christine Johnson (Mrs. Thomas Pelham) (Child #15) (1923–1997) 20 Feb 1923 Gunter, Grayson, Texas. Her first husband in 1937 in AZ was William Shelly with whom she had twin sons. Her daughter Rita Pelham died in her 20s.

1926 Birth of Sister Zula Johnson on March 26th in Gunter, TX. She had one son with husband Rev. James "Burl" Walkup whom she married in Earlimart CA. Their son was named "Jim" but unsure if he was a junior. She is buried in Woodville Cem. in Tulare County, California. Died at 88. James "Burl" Walkup was born 27 May 1928 and died 17 Jan 2006. He is also buried at Woodville Cemetery. Burl's parents were Paris D. and Ruth Cook Walkup.

MARRIAGE OF MILDRED JANE JOHNSON AND ELBERT LEE PIPPIN on 6 Oct 1928 in Grayson, TX ^[1]

Husband Elbert Lee Pippin.

Marriage Record for Elbert Pippin and Mildred Johnson in Gray TX on 6 Oct 1928

CHILDREN OF MILDRED AND ELBERT PIPPIN:

1929 Birth of Daughter Mildred "LaFaye" Pippin Aug. 30, 1929 Wichita Kansas. She married Bruce Durham. LaFaye died Dec. 1, 2010 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She had 5 children with Bruce who died in 1964. She then married twice again, but no more children. Mildred LaFaye "Coiner" is buried in Elm Springs Cem. in Washington County, AR.

Bruce and LaFaye Pippin Durham.

1930 Census, 1844 Silver St., Sedgwick, Wichita KS taken April 9: Elbert, the son of "Max" and Mary Pippin is living with them, along with his bride Mildred. Elbert is 19; bride Mildred is 17. Elbert and Mildred married when she was 16 and he 19. Elbert was born in TX; Mildred in TX. Her parents are from OK; his from TN. Dad Max is 58 and rents their home; Mom Mary is 53. They have other children besides Elbert, namely: Alvin age 18, born in TX and Bessie 16 born in OK. Max is a building carpenter; son Alvin is a laborer in brick home construction; Elbert works odd jobs. So, this household seems to have moved a bit - from TN to TX, to OK and to KS! Note: The 1920 census lists Bessie as born in Texas but this one is Okla.

1933 Birth of Daughter Wanda Diane Pippin 24 Oct 1933 Grayson, TX. She married Roy Evans in 1949, but they divorced in 1968.

1936 or so Birth of Daughter Norma Jean "Jean" Pippin (1936–) Kansas. She married Marvin Wallace Atkins on Fri, April 3, 1951. Mildred Johnson Pippin had to send written permission, as did his father. They married young in Bentonville, AR; she was just 15.

In the 1937 City Directory for Wichita Kansas we find the following Pippins: Seven yrs after the 1930 census, son Alvin is a factory worker at Coleman Lamp and Stove Co. He lives at 1702 S. St. Francis Ave. He appears not to be married. Charles D. Pippin is married to Grace and is a building contractor living at 2812 E lst. I do not know what the "h do" stands for. Comer Douglas Pippin is married to an Othel A. (Othelia? Jenkins) and works with Alvin at the Coleman plant. Edward and Winnie may not be of this line. Elbert and Mildred live at 1702 S. St. and Francis Av. in Wichita and he works as a surveyor. NOTE: Two of the sons are working at the Coleman factory in 1937 and 1939. In 1938 Elbert L. is also working at Coleman! A family affair!!

Pippins in 1937 City Directories

1940 CENSUS Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas - Mildred is 28 and a wife to Elbert Pippin, who is 30. They live at 1017 Fern Street in Wichita KS. They lived in a home which was not a farm, but it may well have been a multi-family dwelling such as apartments. Elbert completed his 1st year of high school, but Mildred stopped after the 7th grade. According to this census he was born in OK and she in TX! When I looked at the 1920 Census, Elbert was born in Tennessee. Three daughters were living with them: Mildred who was 10; Wanda D. who was 6; and Norma J. who was just 4. All their daughters were born in Kansas.

1943 Wichita Directory - Boeing.

Elbert Lee Pippin and wife Mildred. He works for Boeing.

DEATHS:

1955 Death of Older Brother Claude Johnson who was born in 1902 and died in 1955 on February 3rd in Plainview, Hale County, TX. Claude's auto accident caused his broken pelvis and perforated his lungs.

1965 Death of Father James Thomas "Tom" Johnson (1878–1965) 13 Jun 1965 Cassville, Barry, Missouri

1966 Death of Mother Easter Lavina Christopher ( 1881–1966). A year later, her mother died on 24 Nov 1966 Porterville, Tulare, California. Age 85.

Mildred's Mom's Obituary.

Note: Per her mother's obituary, Mildred was living in Gentry, AR at this time and her parents had 54 grandchildren and 124 great grandchildren! Wonder who kept track of this!!

1968 Death of Older Sister Nellie Johnson (1900–1968) on 31 May 1968 Porterville, CA. Nellie married Charles Elbert "CE" Clawson (1896-1980) and had two children, Larry "Dillie" Clawson 1921 and Betty Jo Clawson 1933.

1975 Death of Older Brother Jessie James (Jake) Johnson (1907–1975) 6 May 1975 Springfield, Henry, Missouri. Jake married Cora Bea Pippin (1906-1980) and had children, Carl Douglas Johnson 1931-2006 (Alzheimer's); Wanona Ruth Johnson 1933-2015; Leroy Johnson, born 1939.

1979 Death of Older Brother Wilson Emanuel "Big'n" Johnson (1906–1979) on 21 Jan 1979 in Dos Palos, Merced, California. He married Stella Hutson and had two daughters. Ida and Delores.

Death of Older Brother Harve Johnson (1903–1980) 1 August 1980 Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona 1980. His wife was Robbie Holt Johnson and they had 4 children, one Juanita died at 3 days old; Robbie Ella was stillborn; James Robert, and Raymond Johnson.

1979 Death of Older Sister Rosa "Rosie" Lee Johnson (1897–1979) 4 Oct 1980 Dallas, Texas. First she married Walter Frank McBride and later Addie White. With Frank she had 5 children.

1980 Death of Older Brother Rev. James Thomas "Tommy" Johnson Jr. (1910–1980). He was born in OK and died 17 Sept 1980 in Prattsville, AR. He married Margaret Harmon and had three kids together.

1989 Death of Sister Mollie Bell Johnson (1908–1989) August 31 1989 Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona. She married Jack Holt and had several children.

1991 Death of Husband Elbert Lee Pippin (1910–1991) March 21 1991 Rogers, Benton County Arkansas.

Death of Brother Clarence T "Cash" Johnson Reverend (1915–1993) 10 Aug 1993 Palm Springs, Riverside, California

Death of Sister Ruth Johnson (1905–1996) 21 Feb 1996 Earlimart, Tulare, California

Death of Sister Chrestene/Christine Johnson (Mrs. Pelham) (Child #15) (1923–1997) 25 Jul 1997 • San Joaquin, California

Mildred Jane Johnson Pippin, as a senior

Death of MILDRED JANE JOHNSON PIPPIN 30 Jun 1999 Springdale, Washington, Arkansas or Rogers Arkansas Age 87

Burial: Elm Springs Cemetery in Kansas Elm Springs, Washington County, Arkansas Shares stone with husband Elbert Lee Pippin Elm Springs Cemetery Elm Springs Washington County Arkansas

Grave of Mildred and Elbert Pippin

Sources

https://catorfamilies.com/genealogy/elbertpippinline.html

https://catorfamilies.com/genealogy/christopherindianline.html

https://catorfamilies.com/genealogy/dnapippinlaycock.html

1940 United States Federal Census

Ancestry Family Trees

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current

1. ↑ Grayson County Clerk's Office; Sherman, Texas; Grayson County Marriage Records