James Franklin (Jack) Johnson 9 AUG 1879 - 3 FEB 1952 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES F. JOHNSON James Frank Johnson, 73, a native of Southampton County and a resident of Franklin for the past 21 years, died in Raiford Memorial Hospital on Sunday morning, February 3, after two years of, ill health. Mr. Johnson was the husband of Mrs. Olia Winton Blythe Johnson of Franklin, and the son of the late Sidney and Mrs. Maggie L. Johnson of the county. He was a member of the Latter Day Saints Church of Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Besides his wife he is survived by five sons, Jack and Ernest Johnson of Franklin, Roy Haywood and James Forrest Johnson of Roanoke Rapids, and Linwood Allen Johnson of Sanford, N. C.; five daughters, Mrs. Lottie Pace of Roanoke Rapids, and Mrs. Hazel Wilmouth. Mrs. Elizabeth Councill, Mrs. Christine Ricks and Mrs. Evelyn Tabor, all of Franklin; 16 grandchildren and two great-grand–children; three brothers, Johnnie Johnson of Franklin, Sidney Johnson of Suffolk, and Claude Johnson of Walters; and one sister, Mrs. Maggie Johnson Brewer of Emporia. Funeral services for Mr. Johnson were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in Bethel Friends Meetinghouse, followed by Interment in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins. The pallbearers were Herbert Blythe, Otis Blythe, Louis Cranford, Paul Johnson, Albert Pulley and Johnny Vaughan. Franklin, Virginia Tidewater News Volume 47, Number 16 8 February 1952 Page 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 9 AUG 1879 - Boykins, Southampton County, Virginia, USA] [Death: 3 FEB 1952 - Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia, USA] ## Narrative summary of the obituary x ## Transcript JAMES FRANKLIN (JACK) JOHNSON 9 AUG 1879 - 3 FEB 1952 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES F. JOHNSON James Frank Johnson, 73, a native of Southampton County and a resident of Franklin for the past 21 years, died in Raiford Memorial Hospital on Sunday morning, February 3, after two years of ill health. Mr. Johnson was the husband of Mrs. Olia Winton Blythe Johnson of Franklin, and the son of the late Sidney and Mrs. Maggie L. Johnson of the county. He was a member of the Latter-day Saints Church of Roanoke Rapids, N.C. Besides his wife he is survived by five sons, Jack and Ernest Johnson of Franklin, Roy Haywood and James Forrest Johnson of Roanoke Rapids, and Linwood Allen Johnson of Sanford, N.C.; five daughters, Mrs. Lottie Pace of Roanoke Rapids, and Mrs. Hazel Wilmouth, Mrs. Elizabeth Councill, Mrs. Christine Ricks and Mrs. Evelyn Tabor, all of Franklin; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; three brothers, Johnnie Johnson of Franklin, Sidney Johnson of Suffolk, and Claude Johnson of Walters; and one sister, Mrs. Maggie Johnson Brewer of Emporia. Funeral services for Mr. Johnson were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in Bethel Friends Meetinghouse, followed by interment in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins. The pallbearers were Herbert Blythe, Otis Blythe, Louis Cranford, Paul Johnson, Albert Pulley and Johnny Vaughan. Franklin, Virginia Tidewater News Volume 47, Number 16 8 February 1952 Page 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 9 AUG 1879 - Boykins, Southampton County, Virginia, USA] [Death: 3 FEB 1952 - Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia, USA] [Publication: Tidewater News, Franklin, Virginia, 8 February 1952, Volume 47, Number 16, Page 13] ## Vital Statistics Summary | Name: | James Franklin (Jack) Johnson | |----------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | Age: | 73 years | | Birth: | 9 August 1879; Boykins, Southampton County, Virginia, USA | | Death: | 3 February 1952; Franklin, Southampton County, Virginia, USA | ## Table of Relationships | Name | Relationship | Place of Residence | |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| | James Franklin (Jack) Johnson | Decedent | Franklin, Virginia | | Olia Winton Blythe Johnson | Wife | Franklin, Virginia | | Sidney Johnson | Father (deceased) | | Maggie L. Johnson | Mother (deceased) | | Jack Johnson | Son | Franklin, Virginia | | Ernest Johnson | Son | Franklin, Virginia | | Roy Haywood Johnson | Son | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | | James Forrest Johnson | Son | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | | Linwood Allen Johnson | Son | Sanford, North Carolina | | Lottie Pace | Daughter | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina | | Hazel Wilmouth | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Elizabeth Councill | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Christine Ricks | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Evelyn Tabor | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Johnnie Johnson | Brother | Franklin, Virginia | | Sidney Johnson | Brother | Suffolk, Virginia | | Claude Johnson | Brother | Walters, Virginia | | Maggie Johnson Brewer | Sister | Emporia, Virginia | | 16 grandchildren | Grandchildren | | 2 great-grandchildren | Great-grandchildren | ## Publication Details | Publication | Location | Date | Volume | Number | Page | |--------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|----------|----------|------| | Tidewater News | Franklin, Virginia | 8 February 1952 | 47 | 16 | 13 | ## Other relevant information All facts and dates are consistent with the transcript and the publication date of 8 February 1952. 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