Individual Details
Mattie Morris Johnson
(AUGUST 13, 1874 - DECEMBER 3, 1962)
Her name is given as Mattie Morris Johnson in her father A. J. Johnson's will, and she is mentioned as the child of A. J. Johnson and his second wife A. E. Johnson.
Events
| Birth | AUGUST 13, 1874 | Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas |  |  | |
| Marriage | FEBRUARY 18, 1894 | Coryell County, Texas - Robert L. Compton | | | |
| Miscellaneous | NOVEMBER 17, 1905 | Land Sale - H.W. Jones Survey, Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1910 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1930 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | | | |
| Death | DECEMBER 3, 1962 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | DECEMBER 3, 1962 | Texas Death Certificate - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Aft DECEMBER 3, 1962 | Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft DECEMBER 3, 1962 | Find A Grave Memorial - Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Robert L. Compton (1872 - 1917) |
| Child | Aubrey Compton (1897 - ) |
| Child | Nora E. Compton (1900 - ) |
| Father | Andrew Jackson Johnson (1825 - 1891) |
| Mother | Ann Elizabeth "Bettie" Morris (1840 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Mary Nora Johnson (1876 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Harry "Hal" Johnson (1878 - 1947) |
Notes
Birth
Evelyn Johnson Lawrence's Family History also shows the birth date of 1874.Her Find A Grave Memorial shows her birth date as 8-13-1874, and a tombstone photograph on the memorial shows the birth date of 1874.
Marriage
Mattie Johnson Compton is linked to her spouse Robert L. Compton on her Find A Grave Memorial.The Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977, Digital Images shows that Miss M. M. J. Johnson and R. L. Compton were married on 2-18-1894 in Coryell County, Texas.
This data is taken from the Coryell County, Texas, Marriage Records, Book 5, page 160.
Miscellaneous
Vol. 60, page 325-326 Coryell County Deed Records:On 11-17-1905, Harry Johnson, R.L. Compton and wife Mattie A. of Tarrant Co., TX, and C.F. Morton and wife Nora sold 50 acres of the H.W. Jones Survey to J.H. Argabright for a total of $700 ($100 cash, and three notes of $200 each at 10% interest, payable on 11-1-1906, 1907, and 1908.)
Census
The 1910 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Robert L. Compton, 40, b. AL, father and mother b. AL, first marriage, married 12 yrs., occupation: house plumber
Mattie, wife, 35, b, TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN, first marriage, married 12 yrs., mother of 2 children both living
Aubrey, son, 13, b. TX, father b. AL, mother b. TX
Nora, daughter, 10, b. TX, father b. AL, mother b. TX
William Johnson, boarder, 25, b. TX, father b. AL, mother b. TX, first marriage, married 4 yrs., occupation: railroad fireman
Mollie Johnson, boarder, 24, b. TX, father and mother b. TX, mother of 1 child (living)
Hazel Johnson, boarder, 1, b. TX, father and mother b. TX
Harry Johnson, boarder, 27, b, TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN, single, occupation: farmer
Census
The 1920 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Mattie Compton, head, 45, widow, b, TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN
L. M. Sullivan, son-in-law, 23, married, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TN, occupation: Texas & Pacific machinist
Nora Sullivan, daughter, 19, married, b. TX, father b. AL, mother b. TX
C. E. Morton, nephew, 26, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX, occupation: salesman
F. E. Morton, nephew, 21, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX, occupation: salesman
Note:
The Morton nephews are the sons of Mattie Johnson Compton's sister Nora and her husband Charles F. Morton.
Census
The 1930 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Mattie Compton, 56, widow, b, TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN, occupation: seamstress (private family)
Harry Morton, nephew, 16, single, b, TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX, occupation: café employee
T. L. Morton, nephew, 21, single, b, TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX, occupation: auto supply salesman
Census
The 1940 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Mattie Compton, 65, head, b, TX, lived in same house in 1935
Nora Morton, sister, 63, b. TX, lived in same house in 1935
Billie Morton, nephew, 18, b. TX, lived in same house in 1935, occupation: tobacco salesman
Death
Her Find A Grave Memorial shows her death date as 12-3-1962 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, and a tombstone photograph on the memorial shows the death date of 1962.Miscellaneous
Mattie Compton's Texas Death Certificate shows:Birth: 8-13-1874 in TX
Death: 12-3-1962 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX
Father: Andrew J. Johnson
Mother: Elizabeth Morris
Informant: Mrs. M. L. Sullivan
Miscellaneous
Her Find A Grave Memorial is #73482872.The memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 1874 and 1962.
There is a link to her spouse Robert L. Compton.
Endnotes
1. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
2. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
3. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
4. "Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, Digital Images," Family Search, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : Accessed July 2015), Digital Images of Original Records, "Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977, Digital Images," .
5. Coryell County, Texas Marriage Records, Gatesville, Texas., Book 5, page 160.
6. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).
7. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
8. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
9. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
10. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
11. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002).
12. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
13. Texas Deaths 1890-1976, FamilySearch Website, Digital images of original record, www.familysearch.org.
14. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
15. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.