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Melvin Earl JOHNSON

Melvin Earl JOHNSON

Male 1915 - 2001  (86 years)

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  • Name Melvin Earl JOHNSON 
    Born 9 Jul 1915  Palmer, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Although his WW II draft registration and Social Security records indicate his birthplace as Webster Springs in Webster County, his birth record (M. E. Johnson, son of Allen & E. J.) shows it as Palmer in Braxton County.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920, 1930  Holly District, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [3, 5] 
    truck driver, Buckeye Sand Supply Co. in Martins Ferry Ohio 
    Residence 1940  Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Military From 9 Jul 1941 to 28 Oct 1942  [4, 6] 
    PFC, US Army, World War II 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 19 Nov 2001  [2, 4] 
    Buried Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I18972  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Jun 2019 

    Family Esta Merle THOMPSON,   b. 8 Jun 1918, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 2007  (Age 89 years)  [9] 
    Married 25 Jul 1977  Greenup Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Melvin Earl JOHNSON, Jr.,   b. 31 May 1945, Butte, Silver Bow Co, MT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 2022, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F6937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    5. [S2665] 1940 Census, Ohio County, WV.

    6. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.

    10. [S2554] Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999 (online database), (Ancestry.com and Kentucky Dept for Libraries & Archives).