Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, J. Aaron, 1923 

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WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSON

           W. H. JOHNSON

  SUFFOLK, Jan. 7. - Funeral services for W.H. Johnson, Sr., who died here 
Friday night, will be held from his home, 228 Chestnut Street, Sunday 
afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev. H.E. Cromer and the Rev. Dr. W.W. Staley. 

  Mr. Johnson was the son of the late W.H. Johnson and Edith Underwood 
Johnson, of Isle of Wight County.  He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret 
Johnson; a daughter, Mrs. R.L. Miller, of Norfolk; three sons, W.H. Jr., and 
C.H. [sic; Claude Anthrus], of Suffolk, and J.T. [sic; Joseph Peter] Johnson 
of Franklin; six grandchildren and one sister, Miss Anna Johnson, of Suffolk. 

  Active pallbearers will be R.C. Nelms, T.A. Jordan, H.L. Cross, R.L. Parker, 
J.G. Turner, W.J. Boyett, R.E. Williams, John Grigg, E.W. Ayers.  Honorary 
pallbearers include the members of the Men's Bible Class of the Main Street 
Methodist Church.  Burial will take place in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 


William Henry JOHNSON, carpenter, 
b. 1 Apr 1859*, Isle of Wight Co., d. 6* Jan 1928, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block K, Lot 6*), Suffolk, 8 Jan 1928, 
"Virginian-Pilot & Norfolk (VA) Landmark," Vol. 110, No. 8, 
   Sun., Jan. 8, 1928, p. 4 

*Additional information: 

Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_j.txt 

His gravestone shows b. 1 Apr 1858, Isle of Wight Co., d. 5 Jan 1928; 
   a photo of it - added by Steve Poole - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #133687569. 

D.Cert. 1425 (Suffolk #5) gives his mother as Edith MUMFORD. 

Rather, his widowed mother Edith (UNDERWOOD) JOHNSON 2m. Arthur S. PIERCE 
   in 1865, and 3m. "Zack" A. MUNFORD in 1877. 

His wife's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Nov. 4, 1935, & "Tidewater News," 
   Nov. 8, 1935) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/j525m2ob.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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