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Marion Harrison JOHNSON

Marion Harrison JOHNSON

Male 1888 - 1980  (92 years)

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  • Name Marion Harrison JOHNSON 
    Born 9 Sep 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    farmer 
    Residence 1918  Robinson Fork, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    laborer at gas company 
    Census 1920, 1930  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1942  [7] 
    Manufacturers Light & Heat Co. 
    Died Nov 1980  [2] 
    Person ID I37565  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2018 

    Father Benjamin J. JOHNSTON,   b. 3 Feb 1847, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1918, Robinson Fork, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Barbara Allen GLOVER,   b. 18 Sep 1857, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1926  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F29893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ida Belle GAIN,   b. 16 Jun 1892, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1914  (Age 22 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated in May 1910:
      Marion H. Johnston, 21, farmer, married 3 yrs; wife Ida B, 17, married 3 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Ola C, 2; son Harvey F, 9 months.

      Following the death in 1914 of wife Ida Belle Gain, Marion H. Johnson married Armeda Bell Ford, widow of Lewis E. Davis, in 1919. [9, 10]
    Children 
    +1. Oley Clarence JOHNSON,   b. 23 Sep 1907, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1996  (Age 89 years)
     2. Harvey Francis JOHNSON,   b. 4 Jul 1909, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1928, Parsons, Tucker Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     3. Harley Earnest JOHNSON,   b. 16 Apr 1911, Eagle Mills, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Sep 1970  (Age 59 years)
    +4. Dewey B. JOHNSON,   b. 29 Sep 1912, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1970, Waynesboro, Franklin Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    +5. Ray Brooks JOHNSON,   b. 13 Jun 1914, East Run, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 2001, Sawyers Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F14931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Armeda Bell FORD,   b. 13 Apr 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1964, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1919  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Notes 
    • Following the death in 1914 of wife Ida Belle Gain, Marion H. Johnson married Armeda Bell Ford, widow of Lewis E. Davis, in 1919.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jan 22 1920:
      Marion H. Johnson, 31, laborer at gas company; wife Bell A, 38; son Ola C, 12; son Dewey B, 7; son Ray B, 5; stepdau Lexie L. Davis, 13; stepdau Eulalie R. Davis, 11; stepdau Elsie F. Davis, 9.
      (NOTE: In this census, sons Harvey F. and Harley E. were enumerated in the household of their maternal grandparents, John W. & Rebecca J (Shaw) Gain, in McClellan District.)

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 21 1930 at Robinson Road:
      Marion H. Johnson, 41, oil field worker; wife Belle, 47; son Oley C, 22; son Harley E, 17; son Dewey B, 17; son Ray B, 15; stepdau Roxie Davis, 22; stepdau Elsie Davis, 19; stepdau Lexie Webb, 24; son-in-law Howard Webb, 21.
    Family ID F14287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2012] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S643] Obituary of father.

    6. [S2075] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    7. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    9. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    10. [S1570] Obituary of son.