Isle of Wight County-Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, J. Cephas, 1958 

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James Cephas Johnson 

  Norfolk - James Cephas Johnson, 66, son of the late James I. and Sarah Rose 
[sic*] Johnson, died at a Norfolk hospital Thursday at 6:45 p.m. 

  He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary J. Nelms of Norfolk and Mrs. Eva 
Gardner, of Richmond; a half-brother, Eddie T. Bradshaw of Richmond, and 
several nieces and nephews. 

  Mr. Johnson was a native of Isle of Wight County and had been a resident of 
Norfolk for 23 years, residing at 9542 First View St.  He had operated a 
concession at the Ocean View Park for the past 10 years. 

  The body will be taken from the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home to Forest Lawn 
Cemetery for funeral services at the grave Saturday at 2 p.m. 


James Cephas JOHNSON, of Norfolk, Ocean View concession operator, 
b. 10 Dec 1891, Isle of Wight Co., d. 22 May 1958, Norfolk, 
interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery**, Norfolk, 24 May 1958, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA) - "Portsmouth Star," Fri., May 23, 1958, p. 10, 
   posted at: www.infoweb.newsbank.com 

**Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Cemeteries, Forest Lawn list: 
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/cemeteries/forestlawn/flc09-jam-jonesl.html 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 12168 (Norfolk #1068), which gives widower of 
   Nannie (REGOPER) JOHNSON. 

Cephas 1m. Ella Susan (BRADSHAW; wid/o Lazarus L.) BROCK 1 Dec 1911 in IoW.Co. 

Ella (1869 - 1932) & Lazarus are are buried in Black Creek Baptist Church 
   Cemetery.  Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} 
   Cemetery Project, Black Creek list (BC-18 & 8): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/blkcrk.txt 

His parents are buried in Mt. Carmel Christian Church Cemetery, Walters. 
   Mt. Carmel list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/mtcarmel.txt 

His mother's name was Sarah Nathaniel (BRADSHAW BRADSHAW) JOHNSON.  She was 
   the daughter of Nathaniel & Mary Elizabeth (ROSE) BRADSHAW.  Her obit 
   ("Virginian-Pilot," Apr. 20, 1939, p. 18) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/j525s11o.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Ann Marie Piland, 
and reformatted by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). 

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