Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, James A., 1940 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ J. A. Johnson Funeral services for James Albert Johnson, prominent farmer of Isle of Wight County, were conducted at the grave at Western Branch Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev. W.V. Carroll. The burial rites of the Masonic Order were observed, with members of Purdie Lodge of Windsor, in which Mr. Johnson held membership and of which he had been Worshipful Master, in charge. James Albert JOHNSON, farmer, b. 2 May 1864, Isle of Wight Co., d. 11 Oct 1940, interred in Western Branch Baptist Church Cemetery (Row 2, Lot 4*), 13 Oct 1940, "Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 21, No. 29, Thurs., Oct. 17, 1940, p. 1 *Additional information: Western Branch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/wernbr.txt A photo of his gravestone - added by Martha Fontaine Byrum - is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #168026699. His widow Martha Virginia "Virgie" (DUNSTON) JOHNSON's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Nov. 25, 1973, p. 10) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/j525v4ob.txt Their 1906 m.rec gives son of A.B. & C. JOHNSON. No VA D.Cert. found. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/j525j40o.txt