JOHNSON Minervia (Martha)

Family/Spouse: JOHNSON Randall. Randall was born cal 1817; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 702

Notes:

See Maggie Stallings notes. Surry County marriage registry page #70 shows on Sept. 25, 1895 Elliott Johnson age 34, a farmer, married Maggie Stallings age 18. He was a widower, she was single. His parents were Randall and Minervia Johnson, her parents were ________ and Elizabeth Stallings. Cermony performed by J.B. Askew. It appears he was married to sisters because Surry County Marriage Registry page #50 shows on Nov. 28, 1889 Elliott Johnson age 28 married Becca or maybe Bettie (writting was difficult to read) age 17 in Sussex County. Both were single. Both were born in Surry and resided in Surry. His parents were Randall and Minervia Johnson. Her parents were _____ and Bettie Stallings.

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Buried:
Burial handled by Purviance Funeral Home.

Elliott married STALLINGS Maggie on 25 Sep 1895. Maggie was born about 1877 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; was buried in Clark's Farm Rt. 614 (Unmarked Grave On). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 704

Family/Spouse: SEWARD Eva. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: FARMER
• Reference Number: 705

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• Reference Number: 706

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• Reference Number: 707

Notes:

Died young of the Flu

(Medical):Died Young - Unmarked Grave Near Johnnie & Willie

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• Reference Number: 708

Notes:

No info avail

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• Baptism: Dendron, VA (Dendron Baptist Church)
• Occupation: CARPENTER/FARMER
• Reference Number: 686

Notes:

EDMOND JOHNSON, BROTHER OF JABRAY, POSSESSED THE JOHNSON FAMILY BIBLE AT THE TIME JABRAY NEEDED HIS BIRTHDATE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY PURPOSES. ACCORDING TO HANNAH PECK JOHNSON AND SHIRLEY JAMES JOHNSON, JABRAY HAD A HALF BROTHER NAMED SHIRLEY WHO TRIED TO JOIN THE ARMED FORCES IN WORLD WAR I AND WAS REJECTED. HE WENT TO DETROIT AND THE FAMILY NEVER HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN.

Jabry married PECK Hannah Ann on 29 Sep 1927 in Dendron, VA (Dendron Christian Ch, Parsonage). Hannah (daughter of PECK George Wesley Everett and BARHAM Rebecca Albina) was born on 5 Jan 1912 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 21 Apr 2003 in Waverly, Sussex County, VA; was buried on 23 Apr 2003 in Isle of Wight County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GARDNER Willie, Sr.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Address: Address:
  Shirley James JOHNSON, Sr.
• Baptism: Dendron, VA (Dendron Baptist Church)
• Occupation: Mechanic
• Reference Number: 120
• Military Service: Jan 1951; US Army - Served 2 years
• Illness: 1 Mar 2005

Notes:

Shirley had a stint placed in his heart in March. Has 5 blockages.

REF/AFN/Custom: 957 / / , At the time of Shirley's birth, his parents lived on the Jack Spratley Farm in Dendron Where his father worked for Spratley. Shirley attended grades 1 through 10 at Stonewall
Jackson School in Dendron. The Dendron High School was closed (county school consolidation)
after his 10th year. He went to Surry High School for his 11th (Senior) year and graduated
High School in 1946. During his school years, he worked as a janitor at the Dendron School
and at the Surry School during his Senior year. After graduation, he worked as a mechanic
for Surry Implement Co.
Shirley was inducted into the U. S. Army on January 25, 1951. His basic training with
the 45th (Thunderbird Division) was at Camp Polk, Lousiana. In June, 1951 he had 10 days
delayed route to report to Fort Hood, Texas. He became engaged to Doris Jean Goodrich while
at home part of that 10 days. At Fort Hood, he was assigned to the 57th Medium Tank Battalion,
2nd Armored Division and was transferred to Camp Y79 near Mannheim, Germany. Most of the troops
he trained with at Camp Polk and Fort Hood were transferred to Korea during the fighting there.
He was discharged from the Army on January 16, 1953 and married Jean on January 28, 1953.
Name: SHIRLEY JAMES /JOHNSON/
Sex: Male
Modify Date: 28 Apr 2004
Birth: Surry County, Va
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Baptism: WAKEFIELD (DENDRON BAPTIST MEMBER)
Retirement: 1 Jul 1989, Dendron Bus Garage
Occupation: MECHANIC
Residence:
Father: 15 Aug 1908, JABRAY /JOHNSON/ [1492], (b. 15 Aug 1908, ), (d. 25 Feb 1978, AT HOME - DENDRON, VA.), EDMOND JOHNSON, BROTHER OF JABRAY, POSSESSED THE JOHNSON FAMILY BIBLE AT THE
TIME JABRAY NEEDED HIS BIRTHDATE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY PURPOSES. ACCORDING TO HANNAH PECK JOHNSON AND SHIRLEY JAMES JOHNSON, JABRAY HAD A HALF BROTHER NAMED SHIRLEY WHO TRIED TO JOIN THE ARMED FORCES IN WORLD WAR I AND WAS REJECTED. HE WENT TO DETROIT AND THE FAMILY NEVER HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN.
Mother: 5 Jan 1912, HANNAH ANN /PECK/ [1491], (b. 5 Jan 1912, Surry County, Va), (d. 21 Apr 2003, Waverly Healthcare Center,Waverly,Va.), Hannah was named for Hannah Ann Davis, who was married to Doctor Sidney
Barham.
Marriage (1): 28 Jan 1953, DORIS JEAN /GOODRICH/, m. 28 Jan 1953, Parsonage-Stony Creek Methodist Church, Maid of Honor: Alice (Bootsie) Hawkins
Best Man: Gene Clark
Preacher: Rev. Courtney Sheffield and his wife Betty was a witness.
Honeymoon in Washington, DC
Shirley was so used to driving in Germany (Army) that he tried to drive backwards down a one-way
Washington, DC., street
Son: SHIRLEY JAMES /JOHNSON/ , JR. [958], (b. , Richmond, Va), (d. , ), GRADUATED SURRY COUNTY ACADEMY, DENDRON VA. JUNE 1972. GRADUATED
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MAY 1976 B. S. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. EMPLOYED
FARM CREDIT ASSOC. OF RICHMOND MAY 1976.
At the time of Shirley's birth, his parents lived on the Jack Spratley Farm in Dendron
Where his father worked for Spratley. Shirley attended grades 1 through 10 at Stonewall
Jackson School in Dendron. The Dendron High School was closed (county school consolidation)
after his 10th year. He went to Surry High School for his 11th (Senior) year and graduated
High School in 1946. During his school years, he worked as a janitor at the Dendron School
and at the Surry School during his Senior year. After graduation, he worked as a mechanic
for Surry Implement Co.

Shirley was inducted into the U. S. Army on January 25, 1951. His basic training with
the 45th (Thunderbird Division) was at Camp Polk, Lousiana. In June, 1951 he had 10 days
delayed route to report to Fort Hood, Texas. He became engaged to Doris Jean Goodrich while
at home part of that 10 days. At Fort Hood, he was assigned to the 57th Medium Tank Battalion,
2nd Armored Division and was transferred to Camp Y79 near Mannheim, Germany. Most of the troops
he trained with at Camp Polk and Fort Hood were transferred to Korea during the fighting there.
He was discharged from the Army on January 16, 1953 and married Jean on January 28, 1953.

Died:
Southide Regional Hosp @ 0230

Buried:
Purviance (Baker funeral home)

Shirley married GOODRICH Doris Jean on 28 Jan 1953 in Stony Creek, Sussex, Virginia (Parsonage-Stony Creek Methodist Church). Doris (daughter of GOODRICH Benjamin Taylor, Jr. and WESTBROOK Mabel Pearl) was born on 2 Jan 1931 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: BANK TELLER/CASHIER
• Reference Number: 690

Notes:

Died:
Times Dispatch, 10-1-2012 obit:
SURRY - Smith, Mrs. Beatrice Johnson, 81, retired note teller with the Bank of Surry, widow of Andrew Lake Smith.
     "To me she was always, Aunt Bea, a very loving and caring..." SMITH, Beatrice Johnson, 81, a resident of Surry, was surrounded by her loving family as she passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Sentara Louise Obici after a short illness. Born October 28, 1930 in Dendron, she was a daughter of the late, Jabray Johnson and Hannah Peck Johnson; and was also preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Andrew Lake Smith; her brother, Jack W. Johnson and his wife, Alice. Mrs. Smith was a member of Moore's Swamp Baptist Church, a longtime member of the Eastern Star and had served the community on the Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival Committee for many years. After a 30 year career as Note Teller at the Bank of Surry, she retired in 1993. She leaves to cherish her memory her devoted daughter and son, Selinda Ward Judkins and Cornell Ward and wife, Vikki; grandchildren, Sandra J. Gutierrez and husband, Mo, Glenn Ward, James C. Judkins III and Erika W. Hahn and husband, Terry; great-grandchildren, Miranda Star Judkins, Amber Sky Judkins, Olivia Grace Hahn and Carson James Gutierrez; siblings, Shirley J. Johnson and wife, Jean, Bina J. Gwaltney and husband, Will, Alice J. Pittman and husband, Walter, and Lucille J. Epps and husband, Billy; stepchildren, Andrew L. Smith Jr., Steven D. Smith, F.M. Smith and Mattie B. Walters; and a number of stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren. The family will receive friends Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at R.W. Baker & Company Funeral Home and Crematory, Wakefield Chapel, 11414 General Mahone Hwy., Wakefield, Va. 23888 from 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at the funeral home, with Rev. Ray Rowland officiating. Burial will follow at Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Ivor. Condolences may be posted at www.rwbakerfh.com .
    
     Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 1, 2012

Lillian married WARD Joseph Ray on 24 Apr 1948. Joseph was born on 14 Mar 1927 in Chowan, N. C.; died on 17 Jul 2003 in Suffolk, VA (Louise Obici Hosp); was buried on 21 Jul 2003 in Whaleyville, VA (Whaleyville Umc Cem). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lillian married SMITH Andrew Lake on 11 Nov 1977 in Elberon, VA (Moore's Swamp Bapt. Church Cem). Andrew was born on 25 Aug 1924 in Bland County, VA.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: MECHANIC
• Reference Number: 693

Notes:

Retired civil servant from Fort Lee, Va. where he was a mechanic in the
transportation pool.

Jack married CLARKE Jacquelin on 14 Feb 1958 in Dinwiddie County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jack married SCHUMATE Alice Jean on 6 Oct 1973 in Petersburg, VA (Walnut Hill Bapt. Church). Alice was born on 7 Jan 1947 in Tipple, West Virignia; died on 13 Feb 2011; was buried on 17 Feb 2011 in Hopewell, VA (Appomattox Cemetery). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: "Bina'
• Reference Number: 696

Notes:

My parents were Hannah Peck Johnson (1912-2003) and Jabrey (Jaybird) Johnson (1908-1978). I lived in Dendron until I married Will Gwaltney Jr. Dendron was a great place to live; it was quiet and everybody knew everybody. And boy, did I love to roller skate at the Town Hall.'

Hannah married GWALTNEY Will Meredith, Jr. on 5 Jul 1952 in Dendron, VA (Dendron Baptist Church). Will was born on 5 Oct 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: INSURANCE CLERK
• Reference Number: 698

Alice married PITTMAN Walter Sale on 13 Jan 1957 in Dendron, VA (Dendron Baptist Church). Walter was born on 5 Sep 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 700

Lucille married EPPS William Homer in 1959 in Dendron, VA (Dendron Baptist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]