Individual Details

John Ealy Johnson

(SEPTEMBER 15, 1866 - APRIL 26, 1931)

John E. Johnson is mentioned as the child of Andrew Jackson Johnson and his first wife in A. J. Johnson's will.

Events

BirthSEPTEMBER 15, 1866Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas
Census1870Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousJULY 30, 1887Quit Claim-Martha J. Johnson Heirs - Coryell County, Texas
MarriageDECEMBER 23, 1891Oglesby, Coryell Co., TX - Mary Frances Coleman
MiscellaneousJULY 5, 1892Land Purchase - Mary Hawley Survey, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousJULY 29, 1892Partition-A.J. Johnson Estate - Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousFEBRUARY 23, 1899Petition-Sale of Hop Ale - Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousJUNE 9, 1899Land Sale - Mary Hawley Survey, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas
Census1900Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousNOVEMBER 14, 1904Land Sale - Tobias Kelley Survey and Mary Hawley Survey, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousAUGUST 23, 1906Land Sale - Tobias Kelley Survey and Mary Hawley Survey, Coryell County, Texas
Miscellaneous1910 - 1930County Fairs - Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas
Census1910Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousNOVEMBER 22, 1913Land Sale - Tobias Kelley Survey and Mary Hawley Survey, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousNOVEMBER 28, 1913G.W. and M.V. Coleman Land Transfer - Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousOCTOBER 18, 1919Affidavit - Coryell County, Texas
Census1920Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousOCTOBER 9, 1922Land Transfer - Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousNOVEMBER 21, 1922Homestead Designation - Tobias Kelly Survey, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousNOVEMBER 21, 1922Loan Payment-Mary Hawley Survey - McLennan County, Texas
MiscellaneousNOVEMBER 25, 1922Affidavit-Mary Hawley Survey - Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousAPRIL 22, 1924Land sale - Tobias Kelly Survey, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousMAY 28, 1924Affidavit-J.E. and G.G. Johnson Land Ownership - McLennan County, Texas
MiscellaneousJUNE 3, 1924Land sale - Tobias Kelley Survey, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousJUNE 11, 1924Note Payment-Lee Hardware - McGregor, McLennan County, Texas
MiscellaneousJANUARY 19, 1928Affidavit-G.W. and M.V. Coleman - Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousFEBRUARY 8, 1928Sale of Land Claim - Tobias Kelley Survey and Mary Hawley Survey, Coryell County, Texas
Census1930Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousNOVEMBER 6, 1930Land sale - Coryell County, Texas
DeathAPRIL 26, 1931Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousAPRIL 26, 1931Texas Death Certificate - Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas
BurialAft APRIL 26, 1931Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousAft APRIL 26, 1931Find A Grave Memorial - Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas
MiscellaneousAnecdote

Families

SpouseMary Frances Coleman (1867 - 1949)
ChildGussie Gibson "Gip" Johnson (1892 - 1959)
ChildTresa L. Johnson (1894 - 1896)
ChildCharlie Coleman Johnson (1898 - 1965)
ChildErnest Homer "Chock" Johnson (1900 - 1966)
ChildFrank Winston "Red" Johnson (1902 - 1976)
ChildJohnnie George "Dooley" Johnson (1905 - 2000)
ChildHarry Herbert "Bud" Johnson (1907 - 1971)
FatherAndrew Jackson Johnson (1825 - 1891)
MotherMartha Jane "Mattie" Tuttle (1837 - 1869)
SiblingAva Johnson ( - )
SiblingDora Johnson ( - )
SiblingKate Johnson (1854 - 1938)
SiblingLaura L. Johnson (1858 - 1892)
SiblingAnna Johnson (1860 - 1937)
SiblingFrank Johnson (1860 - 1919)
SiblingInfant Daughter Johnson (1869 - 1869)

Notes

Birth

His Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing his birth date as 1866.

His Texas Death Certificate shows his birth date as 9-15-1866 in Lockhart, TX.

Census

The 1870 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:
John J. Johnson, 38, b. GA
Kate, 16, b. TX
Laura, 13, b. TX
Anna, 10, b. TX
Frank, 8, b. TX
John, 3, b. TX
John M. Tuttle, 55, b. TN
Margaret, 40, b. AR
James B., 21; William, 17; Alferette, 15; John M., 8, John Lee, 3
All children b. TX

Note: These are Andrew J. Johnson's children living with a relative (brother?)
Andrew J. Johnson's wife Mattie Tuttle died in 1869.
Her family is shown in the same listing with the Johnson family.
Andrew J. Johnson is not shown in the 1870 census.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 1, page 578-581 Coryell County Deed records:
On 7-30-1887, the heirs of Martha Jane Johnson, first wife of A.J. Johnson, Mrs. Kate Green, relic of W.R. Green, Mrs. Laura Bradley and husband J.H. Bradley, Annie Green and husband J.E. Green, Frank Johnson, and J.E. Johnson, relinquish all claims, for $1, to A.J. Johnson on 100 acres of land in the Wyatt Hall Survey and 10 and 3/4 acres of land in the Tobias Kelley Survey.
Note: J.E. Johnson was a minor at this time and on page 579-580 of same record book on 9-19-1887, he confirms his agreement with the quit claim now that he is of age 21 years.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 13, page 483 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 7-5-1892, Frank and Earl (his wife) Johnson of Brown Co., TX, sold to John E. Johnson 23 and 4/5 acres of the Mary Hawley Survey and 1/5 interest in the north half of the Mary Hawley Survey conveyed to Frank Johnson in his father A.J. Johnson's will.
This transaction is intended to convey to John E. Johnson all of A.J. Johnson's land conveyed to Frank Johnson in A.J. Johnson's will.
J.E. Johnson paid $100 cash and made two notes for $150 each at 10% interest due 1-1-1893 and 1-1-1894.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 14, page 367-368 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 7-29-1892, The heirs of A.J. Johnson, J.E. Johnson, Frank Johnson, Laura Bradley, Annie Green, and Kate Green agreed to ratify the will of A.J. Johnson and partition two tracts of land bequeathed to them as follows:
119 acres of the Tobias Kelley Survey-
J.E. Johnson bought Frank Johnson's share and was awarded a 2/5 interest of 47 and 3/5 acres,
The other heirs received 1/5 interest (23 and 4/5 acres.)

61 acres of the Mary Hawley Survey-
J.E. Johnson bought Frank Johnson's share and was awarded a 2/5 share.
The other heirs received a 1/5 interest.

Miscellaneous

J. E. Johnson signed a petition to prevent the sale of hop ale in Oglesby, Texas.
The petition to Texas State Representative, J. W. Culp, stated in part that the sale of hop ale was "detrimental to the upbuilding and best interest of our school, our town, county, and people."

Miscellaneous

Vol. 40, page 361 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 6-9-1899, in Oglesby, TX, J.E. and M.F. Johnson sold 47 and 3/5 acres in the Mary Hawley Survey and a 2/5 interest in a 6 acre parcel of the same survey, previously owned by A.J. Johnson, to W.A. Green for a total of $1400 ($150 in cash, $1000 note due 11-1-1899, and a $250 note due 1-1-1901, notes at 10% interest.)
This property was fully paid for by W.A. Green on 9-10-1913 as recorded in the Coryell County Deed Records, Vol. 89, page 602.

Census

The 1900 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:
John E. Johnson, 33, b. Sept. 1866 in TX, parent's birth places not given, married 8 yrs.
Fannie M., wife, 33, b. Jan. 1867 in AR, father b. AL, mother b. AR, married 8 yrs., mother of 4 children (3 living)
Gibson G., son, 7, b. Dec. 1892 in TX
Charlie C., son, 2, b. Nov. 1898
Earnest H., son, 2 mos., b. Mar. 1900

Miscellaneous

Vol. 82, page 543 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 11-14-1904, J.E. and M.F. Johnson, Frank and S.E. Johnson, Mrs. Kate Green, and J.H. Bradley sold to Annie Green of Brown Co., TX, for $500 cash, 24 and 3/4 acres of the Tobias Kelley Survey and 1/5 share of the north half of a 60 acre tract in the Mary Hawley Survey, previously owned by A.J. Johnson.
This transaction is also recorded in Vol. 89, page 609.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 60, page 551-552 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 8-23-1906, J.E. and wife M.F. Johnson, Frank and wife Earle Johnson of Brown Co., TX, and J.E. and wife Annie Green of Brown Co., TX, for $1, sold 24 and 1/2 acres of the Tobias Kelley Survey and 1/5 interest in the north half of 60 acres of the Mary Hawley Survey to Kate Green. The property was conveyed to the sellers in their father A.J. Johnson's will. Also signing this transaction was J.H. Bradley, husband of A.J. Johnson's deceased daughter Laura.

Miscellaneous

According to Evelyn Johnson Lawrence's Family History, her mother Minnie Saunders Johnson wife of Gussie Gibson Johnson told stories about how the John E. Johnson family looked forward to the fairs held in Oglesby during the summers.
The family usually won prizes for the following:
John and Fannie Johnson for having the most sons (6)
John E. Johnson for having the best span of mules
Gussie Gibson Johnson for having the smallest wife.

Census

The 1910 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows the following household:
J. E. Johnson, 43, b. TX, married age 18
Fannie, wife, 43, b. AR, married age 18
Gibson, son, 17; Chas. C., son, 11; Ernest H., son, 10; Winston, son, 7; George J., son, 4; Harry H., son, 4. All Children born in TX.
Harry Johnson, brother, 32, b. TX.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 68, page 380-382 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 11-22-1913, C.S. and wife Emma Coleman and J.E. and wife M.F. Johnson sold 202 and 8/10 acres of the Tobias Kelley Survey and 184 and 1/4 acres of the Mary Hawley Survey to G.W. Coleman for $10,000, paid in cash and property equal in value to $10,000.
These are the same tracts of land purchased from N.V. and J.B. Hood on 11-26-1906 and recorded in Vol. 45, page 167.

Miscellaneous

Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records, Vol. 58, Page 623:
G. W. Coleman and wife M. V.Coleman set out conditions under which they will convey 2 tracts of land to J. E.Johnson and wife M. F. Johnson.
Conditions: 
J. E. Johnson and wife M. F. Johnson agree to allow G. W. Coleman and wife M. V. Coleman to live in the home of J. E. Johnson and wife M. F. Johnson the remainder of their natural lives. 
If at any time the Colemans desire to have their own house the Johnsons will build one for them at any location selected by the Colemans at an expense of no more than $500.00.
The agreement remains in effect as long as either of the spouses lives and can be terminated by the Colemans if conditions are not met by the Johnsons. 
The tracts of land are 135 acres of Mary Hawley Survey and 210 acres of Tobias Kelly Survey in Coryell County, Texas.
Signed 11-28-1913 and filed 1-27-1914.

Miscellaneous

John E. Johnson gave an affidavit on 10-18-1919 (filed for record on 10-20-1919 in Vol. 91, page 195 of Coryell Co. Deed Records) concerning Laura Bradley and other members of the A. J. Johnson family.
Mentioned:
Laura Bradley-verified that he knew her well; she died about 1892; was the daughter of A. J. Johnson; married only one time; married to J. H. Bradley; her survivors are-
her husband and children- Mary Gertrude Bradley, who married Jesse L. Woffard; J. H. Bradley, Jr.; Leoti E. Bradley; T. J. Bradley; and Carl L. Bradley.

Leoti Bradley-a feme sole; executed a deed to Harry Johnson on 12-10-1907 and released the notes due on the deed on 4-19-1912

T. J. Bradley-over age 21 on 1-22-1909

Carl L. Bradley-over age 21 on 10-22-1913

Kate Green-verified that he knows well; she was a widow on 10-7-1904 and has never remarried

A. J. Johnson-land deeded to A. J. Johnson recorded in Vol. E, page 757 of Coryell Co. Deed Records was community property of A. J. Johnson and his first wife Mattie Johnson; Mattie's children surviving her were Ann Green, Frank Johnson, Kate Green, Laura Bradley, and John E. Johnson; Mattie had other children who died before her and had no issue of their own

Partition of A. J. Johnson land-the 119 acres willed to A. J. and Mattie Johnson's children was recorded in Vol. 14, page 366 of Coryell Co. Deed Records; there has been no adverse claims resulting from the distribution of this land.

Census

The 1920 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows the following household:
John E. Johnson, 53, b. TX, father born GA, mother b. AR, farmer
Fannie, wife, 52, b. AR, father b. AL, mother b. AR
Winston, son, 17; George, son, 14; Harry, son, 12. All Children born in TX.
Harry Johnson, Sr., brother, 41, b. TX, father b. GA, mother b. AR.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 99, page 99 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 10-9-1922, G.W. and M.V. Coleman acknowledged that J.E. and M.F. Johnson had complied with all requirements set out in an agreement made on 11-28-1913 [Johnsons to provide home and support for the Colemans in exchange for two tracts of land] and for $5 the Colemans officially transferred ownership of 135 acres of land in the Mary Hawley Survey and 210 acres in the Tobias Kelley Survey to the Johnsons.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 97, page 585-586, Coryell County Deed Records:
On 11-21-1922, J.E. and M.F. Johnson declared the 210 acre tract of land in the Tobias Kelley Survey their homestead and residence where they live with their family.
They make this designation because they own more land than can be exempted by law [from taxes.]
They specifically do not claim as their homestead the 135 acres of land in the Mary Hawley Survey that they have used as collateral for a loan from Mrs. L.B. Lee and lee Hardware Co.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 97, page 586-587, Coryell County Deed Records:
On 11-21-1922, J.E. and M.F. Johnson obtained release of a deed of trust lien they gave on 135 acres of land in the Mary Hawley Survey to secure five notes of $282 each made to C.S. Coleman on 1-26-1914, and payable over a five year span.
C.S. Coleman transferred the notes to J.F. Edwards who transferred them to H.D. Edwards, who agreed to extend the note payments through 1924. The notes passed to H.D. Edwards' widow and his son V.L. Edwards, and they requested that the notes be paid early to settle the H.D. Edwards estate.
The Johnsons paid the notes in full on 10-9-1922 per documentation by J.F. Edwards in Coryell Co. Deed Records, Vol. 97, page 545-546.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 97, page 586 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 11-25-1922, R.M. Casey and M.B. Martin gave an affidavit stating: that they had lived in the Oglesby community for the last 25 years and have known J.E. Johnson and his wife M.F. Johnson that long; they are familiar with the 135 acres in the Mary Hawley Survey owned by the Johnsons since 11-28-1913 when the land was conveyed to them from G.W. and M.V. Coleman; G.W. Coleman acquired the land on 4-24-1882 as shown in Vol. P, page 39 of Coryell Co. Deed Records; the Johnsons have maintained a good fence, continuously used the land, and there is no title dispute.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 48, page 41 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 4-22-1924, J.E. and M.F. Johnson sold 105 acres of the Tobias Kelley Survey to G.G. Johnson for $13,125 to be paid by $3725 cash received, and ten notes the first for $5000 due 5-1-1924, the second for $400 due 1-1-1926, and eight other notes for $500 payable on 1-1 of the following years, all notes at 6% interest.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 102, page 144 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 5-28-1924, G.W. Lee and A.L. Lee gave an affidavit stating: that they have lived near Oglesby, Coryell County since 1883 and since 1883 they have known the 210 acre tract of land in the Tobias Kelley Survey, about 2 or 3 miles south of Oglesby, owned by J.E. Johnson, who has had open possession of the property and maintained a good substantial fence there the entire time; G.G. Johnson now owns 105 acres of this land since 4-22-1924 and he has maintained clear title and a good fence since that time.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 102, page 166-167 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 6-3-1924, J.E. Johnson sold his claim to a lien on 105 acres of land in the Tobias Kelley Survey sold to G.G. and Minnie Johnson. He received $4750 from the Federal Land Bank of Houston as payment on a $5000 note made to that bank by G.G. and Minnie Johnson.
J.E. Johnson retains his claim to the property secured by notes made by G.G. and Minnie Johnson to J.E. Johnson, but his lien is inferior to the bank lien.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 102, page 157-158 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 6-11-1924, payment in full by J.E. and M.F. Johnson for three notes in the total amount of $3000 made to G.W. Lee, trustee for Mrs. L.B. Lee and Lee Hardware, was acknowledged by Eunice Johnson, daughter of the deceased Mrs. L.B. Lee, and Eunice Johnson's husband L.J. Johnson.
The notes were secured by a lien on 135 acres of the Mary Hawley Survey.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 109, page 452 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 1-19-1928, J.E .Johnson and L.E. Pollard gave an affidavit stating: they knew G.W. and M.V. Coleman; that G.W. Coleman died c 3-13-1923 and M.V. Coleman died c 5-5-1927, both intestate; the Colemans' only children were C.S. Coleman and M.F. Johnson, wife of J.E. Johnson; G.W. and M.V. Coleman conveyed 202.8 acres of the Tobias Kelley Survey and 184.5 acres of the Mary Hawley Survey to C.S. Coleman in exchange for being provided a home and full support during their lifetimes or if the Colemans chose to have their own home, a home of $500 value would be built for them; C.S. Coleman and wife Emma maintained, improved, and fenced this land and carried out all the terms of the agreement to care for the Colemans; and no outside claims have been made on this land for more than 20 years.

Miscellaneous

Vol. 109, page 533-534 Coryell County Deed Records:
On 2-8-1928, J.E. and M.F. Johnson, for $1, release their claim to 202.8 acres of the Tobias Kelley Survey and 184.5 acres of the Mary Hawley Survey, if C.S. Coleman and wife Emma fulfill the agreement made with G.W. and M.V. Coleman concerning providing a home and care for the Colemans during their lifetimes.

Census

The 1930 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:
John E. Johnson, 63, b. TX, father b. GA, mother b. AR, married at age 25
Fannie, wife, 63, b. AR, father b. AL, mother b. AR, married at age 25

Miscellaneous

Vol. 110, page 532 of Coryell County, Deed Records:
On 11-6-1930, Mrs. M.F. and J.E. Johnson sold 105 acres of land in the Tobias Kelley Survey to Harry Johnson for $1414 in cash; and Harry Johnson also assumed the balance of a $5000 note owed to the Federal Land Bank of Houston.

Death

His Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing his death date as 1931.

His Texas Death Certificate shows his death date as 4-26-1931 in Oglesby, TX.

Miscellaneous

John E. Johnson's Texas Death Certificate shows the following:
b. 9-15-1866 in Lockhart, TX
d. 4-26-1931 in Oglesby, TX
father -A. J. Johnson, b. GA
mother -Mattie Tuttle, b. AR
Burial -Post Oak Cemetery
Informant -Mrs. J. E. Johnson

Miscellaneous

His Find A Grave Memorial is #44719366.

The memorial has a photograph of the double tombstone shared with his wife Fannie Coleman Johnson. His birth and death dates are shown as 1866 and 1931.

Miscellaneous

“Then there was my old friend, Johnnie Johnson [John Ealy Johnson], who had a family of seven boys and no girls, and they were real Texas boys, specially Choc, or Blackie, as the rodeo hands called him.
And Harry Johnson—our old county commissioner—and a good one he was, solid as a rock wall.”

Endnotes

1. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.

2. Texas Deaths 1890-1976, FamilySearch Website, Digital images of original record, www.familysearch.org.

3. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

4. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

5. 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..

6. Marriage Certificate, Record Type: Marriage Certificate, Listed in Coryell Co. Marriage Book 4, page 531. Married by J.A. Norton. On the marriage license Mary Frances is listed as M.F. but the marriage certificate shows it as D.F..

7. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

8. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

9. "Texas Memorials and Petitions, 1834-1929," Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Downloaded 2014), , "Citizens of Coryell County-Protesting Sale of Hop Ale," .

10. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

11. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

12. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

13. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

14. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002).

15. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

16. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

17. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

18. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present), Vol. 91, page 195.

19. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

20. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

21. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

22. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

23. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

24. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

25. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

26. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

27. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

28. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

29. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

30. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

31. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

32. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.

33. Texas Deaths 1890-1976, FamilySearch Website, Digital images of original record, www.familysearch.org.

34. Texas Deaths 1890-1976, FamilySearch Website, Digital images of original record, www.familysearch.org.

35. Cemetery Marker, Record Type: Personal Observation, Reader: Sherry Lawrence (2000), His cemetery marker is a double marker for he and his wife, Fannie. The inscription is : " John E. Johnson, 1866-1931..

36. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.

37. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.

38. Gatesville Messenger & Star Forum, (Gatesville, Texas), 13 June 1947, Newspaper; Gatesville Messenger Office, Gatesville, Texas. "Down Memory Lane" by R. L. Saunders.