Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Robert O., 1925 

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ROBERT OSCAR JOHNSON 

R.O. JOHNSON KILLED IN GRADE CROSSING CRASH NEAR NEWSOMS 

  Southampton had its first tragic grade-crossing accident Sunday morning when 
Seaboard passenger train No. 11 struck a Ford touring car at Kindred's cut, 
two miles west of Newsoms, completely demolishing the car, killing R.O. 
Johnson and seriously injuring W.R. Gray.  The train was nearly two hours late 
and was running at a rate of 45 miles an hour, according to the engineer, when 
the accident occurred.  Mr. Johnson of the Boykins community and Mr. Gray of 
the Newsoms neighborhood were the only occupants of the car, and the machine 
must have stalled on the railroad track, from the best available reports of 
the accident.  The car was thoroughly shattered and Johnson, who was driving, 
lived only a few minutes.  Both of Gray's legs were broken and he sustained 
other bodily injuries. 

  The unfortunate men were placed on the train to be taken to the hospital at 
Roanoke Rapids, N.C., but Johnson died just before Gumberry was reached and 
the body was taken from the train at Weldon and returned to Boykins for 
burial.  Mr. Gray was taken to the Roanoke Rapids hospital, where his 
condition is regarded as most serious. 

  Funeral services for Mr. Johnson were held from the Boykins Baptist Church, 
of which the deceased was a member, on Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, Rev. 
F.B. Handley conducting the service and interment following in Beechwood 
Cemetery, Boykins.  He is survived by his widow and three children, who have 
the universal sympathy of the neighborhood in which they live. 


Robert Oscar JOHNSON, farmer, 
b. 14 May 1882, Southampton Co., 
car struck by train, 11 Oct 1925, Kindred'c Cut, west of Newsoms, 
d. 14 Oct 1925, en route to Roanoke Rapids, NC, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 1, Sect. I, Plot 1*), Boykins, 
   13 Oct 1925, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 21, No. 1, Fri., Oct. 16, 1925, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Beechwood list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 

A photo of Robert - added by Betty Smith - and one of his gravestone - 
   added by Judy McKinley - are posted with Find a Grave Memorial #65081685. 

D.Cert. 335 (Weldon #27) gives d. in transit. 

He was the son of Miles Richard "Dick" & "Chetta" Chitter Anne (BARNES) 
   JOHNSON. 

The 1900 Census - Boykins Dist., Southampton Co. - gives b. Aug 1879. 

His widow Rosa Lee (BRYANT) JOHNSON 2m. William Henry FULLER "Jr." (III). 
   William is marked with his first wife in Beechwood - Annex 2, Plot 115. 

Rosa (1888 - 1972) is buried with Robert.  A photo of her - added by Betty 
   Smith - and one of her gravestone - added by Judy McKinley - are posted 
   with Find a Grave Memorial #65081607. 

Her obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 14, 1972, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f460r5ob.txt 


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