Merritt Linzie Johnson (1892 - 1965)

Born 15 Aug 1892 in Pyatte, Avery, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margret (Benfield) Johnson — married 10 Dec 1914 in Avery, North Carolina, United States

Died 20 Jan 1965 at age 72 in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Merritt Linzie Johnson was born on August 15, 1892 in Pyatte, Avery, North Carolina, United States.^[1]

Merritt died on January 20, 1965 in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States, aged 72. He was buried in Elk Mountain Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Newland, Avery County, North Carolina.^{[2] [1]}

Merritt (22) married Margret Benfield (18) (born on August 13, 1896 in Mitchell, North Carolina, United States; daughter of Lewis A Benfield and Julia Love) on December 10, 1914 in Avery, North Carolina, United States.^[3] Their known children were:

1. Roy Edward Johnson (August 10 1915 – September 3 1941)
2. Ednie Johnson (November 26 1917 – December 16 1917)
3. Arnold Johnson (February 23 1919 – February 26 1919)
4. Aldie Johnson (January 26 1920 – February 12 1920)
5. Clarence Johnson (May 23 1927 – May 24 1929)
6. Iolia Johnson (January 15 1936 – January 16 1936)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40251764/merrit_linzie-johnson: accessed March 28, 2024), memorial page for Merrit Linzie Johnson (15 Aug 1892–20 Jan 1965), Find A Grave: Memorial #40251764, citing Elk Mountain Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Newland, Avery County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Amy Caddell (contributor 46939056).
2. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG1Y-SLB : 29 September 2022), Margaret Jane Benfield in entry for Merrit Linzie Johnson, 1965.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87Q-G65 : 14 February 2020), Linzy Johnson, 1914.

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Johnson-8875 created through the import of O'Bryan Family tree.ged on Sep 6, 2011 by Tim Tropeck. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tim and others.