Southampton-Greensville County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Charles F., 1942 

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CHARLES FREDERICK JOHNSON 

C. F. JOHNSON 

  MURFREESBORO - Funeral services for C.F. Johnson, prominent Emporia, Va. 
merchant and business man who died Sunday in the Roanoke Rapids Hospital 
after a brief illness, were conducted at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. 
Hattie W. Johnson at Emporia, Tuesday afternoon.  Interment was in the Johnson 
family cemetery near Murfreesboro. 

  The Rev. J.C. Dugger, pastor of the Emporia Methodist churches, assisted by 
the Rev. Fletcher Ford, the Rev. Mr. Alvis and the Rev. J.M. Duncan of 
Murfreesboro officiated at the services. 

  Mr. Johnson was born May 28, 1872 in Southampton County, Va., the son of the 
late Henry H. and Mahalah [sic; Mahalia] Woodward Johnson and spent his early 
life in Hertford County.  At the age of 25 he went to Emporia, Va., to live 
and after being employed with the Atlantic and Danville Railroad Company, he 
entered the mercantile business with his brother, S.H. Johnson.  Following his 
brother's death, Mr. Johnson continued the business under the firm name of 
C.F. Johnson and Co., until his death. 

  For 25 years he was a member of the Emporia town council and was a director 
of the First National Bank at the time of its organization.  He was secretary 
and a member of the board of directors of the Independent Publishing Company, 
Inc., having been one of the organizers of the Independent in 1909. 

  He is survived by one sister, Mrs. J.G. Liverman of Murfreesboro and a 
number of nieces and nephews. 


Charles Frederick JOHNSON, businessman, Emporia town councilman, 
b. 28 May 1872, Southampton Co., d. 28 Jun 1942, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax Co., NC, 
interred in the JOHNSON-JOYNER family cemetery*, near Murfreesboro, Hertford Co., NC, 30 Jun 1942, 
"News and Observer" (Raleigh, NC), Fri., July 10, 1942, p. 15; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 5, No. 117, Fri., Aug. 5, 1927, p. 2; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 5, No. 122, Thurs., Aug. 11, 1927, p. 7 

*Additional information: 

Find a Grave Cemetery ID #2444115; coordinates: 36.42287, -77.10900. 

A photo of his grave marker - added by Topotraveler - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #88011483, which gives Frederick C. 

His parents are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 99 (Halifax #62) gives single. 


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