Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Mary E. Horne, 1955 

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Virginia Funerals

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Johnson 

Franklin, March 12 - Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Johnson, 95, 
who died Friday noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grover T. Harrison, 
near Zuni, will be conducted from the W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home 
Sunday at 4 p.m. by the Rev. Ellis Clark, pastor of the Antioch Christian 
Church, and the Rev. L.E. Holzbach pastor of the Tucker Swamp Baptist 
Church.  Burial will be in the family cemetery near Zuni. 

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"MOLLIE" MARY ELIZABETH HORNE JOHNSON 

   Mary Elizabeth Johnson, 95, widow of James Thomas Johnson, died at the 
home near Zuni of her daughter, Mrs. Grover T. Harrison, at noon on Friday, 
March 11. 

   She was a member of Antioch Christian Church, near Windsor. 

   Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Grover T. Harrison of Zuni and Mrs. W.B. 
Spain of Suffolk; a son, L.C. Johnson of Zuni; and 20 grandchildren, 30 great-
grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. 

   Funeral services were conducted in the chapel of W.J.M. Holland & Sons on 
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock by Rev. Ellis Clark, pastor of Antioch Christian 
Church, and Rev. L.E. Holzback, pastor of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church.  Burial 
was in the family cemetery near Zuni. 

   Pallbearers, all grandsons of the deceased, were A.E. Bradshaw, T.V. 
Bradshaw, E.C. Johnson, G.L. Johnson, J.R. Johnson and W.B. Spain, Jr. 

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Mrs. J. T. Johnson Buried March 13 Near Zuni, Va. 

  Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Johnson, 95, well-known resident of the Zuni community 
of Isle of Wight County and widow of James Thomas Johnson, died at noon 
Friday, March 11, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grover T. Harrison, near 
Zuni. 

  Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Antioch Christian Church near Windsor for 
many years. 

  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Grover T. Harrison of Zuni, and Mrs. W.B. 
Spain, of Suffolk; a son, L.C. Johnson of Zuni; 20 grandchildren, 30 great-
grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and 
nephews. 

  Funeral services were conducted from the Holland Funeral Chapel March 13th 
at 4 P.M. by the Rev. L.E. Holzbach, pastor of the Tucker Swamp Baptist 
Church. 

  Burial was in the family cemetery near Zuni. 


"Mollie" Mary Elizabeth (HORNE; Mrs. J. Thomas) JOHNSON, 
b. 26 May 1859, Southampton Co., d. 11 Mar 1955, at daughter's home, near Zuni, 
interred in the JOHNSON family cemetery*, near Zuni, 13 Mar 1955, 
re-interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery**, near Windsor, Sep 2009, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Sun., Mar. 13, 1955, pt. 2, p. 4, col. 3; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Thurs., Mar. 17, 1955, Sect. II, p. 7; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 30, No. 41, Thurs., Mar. 24, 1955, p. 1 

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

**Antioch list, an extension of the 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} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of her gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104647903. 

Additional information: 

D.Cert. 6856 (Hardy #1) 

Her husband's name appears variously James, Jesse/Jessie, Tommie. 
   Their marriage - 

James T. Johnson, 21, single, b. & res. Isle of Wight Co., 
   sn/o James & Elizabeth [Stephenson] Johnson, Farmer 
Mary E. Horne, 20, single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o Goodman & Martha [Mercer] Horne 
m.lic. 16 Feb 1880, by clerk L.R. Edwards 
m. 18 Feb 1880, at Mother's, by James E. Stephenson 
(Southampton Co. MB4:118) 


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