Obituary of Emmaline Carradine Johnson, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana


Copied and Submitted by :Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371

From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Micro Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Thursday, August 26, 1954


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101 Descendants of Mrs. Jesse Johnson Of Walters Survive

Mrs. Emmaline Carradine Johnson, 94, who died at 8:45 a.m. Monday at the H. C.
Jernigan residence at Walters, was buried Tuesday afternoon in Jena cemetery
following rites held at Mt. Herman Baptist church of Walters at 3 p.m.

The Revs. Oscar Bradford and Harvey McClure conducted the final rites, with
arrangements under the direction of Kinner and Stevens Home for Funerals,
Jena.

Mrs. Johnson was born Oct. 29, 1859 and was the wife of the late Jesse Johnson
whom she married in 1875. Mr. Johnson died in January of 1935. To their
marriage were born five children, two daughters of whom survive.

In addition to the two daughters, Mrs. I. J. Clark and Mrs. H. C. Jernigan,
both of Walters, Mrs. Johnson is survived by two daughter-nn-laws, Mrs. W. B.
Johnson and Mrs. J. H. Johnson, both of Walters, 27 grandchildren, 60 great-
grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren, making a total of 101 direct
descendants, not including a host of other relatives and friends.

The final rites were held at Mt. Herman Baptist church which she joined more
than half a century ago, having been baptized in 1887.