Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Jesse T., 1928 

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Citizen of Zuni Dies Driving Car

J.T. Johnson Slumps Over Wheel While En Route to Church

Suffolk, Sept 10 - Falling across the wheel of the car which he was driving 
to Bethany Prebyterian Church Sunday night about 7:30 o'clock, J.T. Johnson, 
prominent citizen of Zuni, and charter member of Bethany Church, died almost 
instantly.

     Mr. Johnson with his mother, Mrs. Mollie Johnson and Mrs. Lewis, had 
started to church, and the car was climbing a hill when the occupants of the 
car noticed that Mr. Johnson was breathing with difficulty, and in an instant 
had fallen over the wheel.  The frightened mother and friend discovered that 
death had stayed the guiding hand of their driver. 

     Mr Johnson was 40 years of age, and besides his mother, is survived by 
four sisters, Mrs. J.E. Bradshaw of Zuni; Mrs. R.R. Rose of Walters, Mrs. 
Spain of Roanoke; Mrs. Grover Harrison of Zuni; and two brothers, J.R. 
Johnson and L.C. Johnson, both of Zuni.

     Funeral services will be conducted at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 
o'clock, by the Rev. Vernon Fisher, pastor of Bethany Church.  Burial will be 
in the family cemetery.


Jesse Thomas "Jett" JOHNSON (Jr.), Zuni farmer, 
b. 13 Feb 1888, Isle of Wight Co., 9 Sep 1928, Isle of Wight Co., 
interred at home place*, 11 Sep 1928, 
re-interred at Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, Sep 2009, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Sep. 11, 1928, p. 15, col. 7-8 

*Additional information: 

"Uncle Jett" (Jesse Thomas Johnson) was moved from the home place to Antioch 
   Sept 2009 along with: 
   his father James Thomas Johnson (15 Apr 1859 - 21 Aug 1920) "Jesse" 
   his mother Mary Elizabeth Horne Johnson (26 May1859 - 11 Mar 1955) "Molly" 
   and an unkown person that was also in the family cemetery. 
   They are buried along the road near the driveway that goes back to the old 
   Bridger home along the strawberry patch. {Anne Marie Piland} 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} Antioch list (#20): 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

JOHNSON family cemetery, near Zuni. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 7 (VII-44): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol7.txt 

Mollie's obits ("Virginian-Pilot" & "Smithfield Times," Mar. 1955), 
   with her marriage record appended, are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/j525m11o.txt 

An abstract of Jett's death certificate is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/vitals/deaths/j525j1dc.txt 


Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by 
Anne Marie Piland & Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/j525j13o.txt