Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, James S., 1942 

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Sidney Thomas Johnson Buried 

  Dendron - Funeral services for Sidney Thomas Johnson of near Dendron, Surry 
County, Virginia, whose death occurred early Friday morning, September 4, 
1942, were conducted Sunday, September 6, 1942, at his home by the Rev. Geo. 
M. Bishop.  Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Surry, Va.  The son of David 
Peyton Johnson and Mahala Elizabeth Rogers, born January 20, 1868, in Surry 
County where he resided all his life.  He was a successful farmer.  He was 
twice married, first to Mary Etta Cotten, from which union the following 
children were born and survive: Albert S. Johnson, of Surry, Hugh T. Johnson 
of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. E.L. Madison of Norfolk, Mrs. Carl Pierce of 
Jacksonville, Fla.  Second marriage to Ruth Ella Rogers.  From this union the 
following children were born and survive: Mrs. E.A. Fox and Miss Edna Johnson 
of Newport News, and Mrs. T. Linwood Cofer of Dendron.  He is also survived 
by twelve grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and three brothers, W.L. 
Johnson, A.B. Johnson and J.F. Johnson; a number of nieces and nephews, and a 
host of friends.  Active pallbearers were K.C. Bishop, A.C. Cofer, G.C. Slade, 
Madison W. Berryman, Ralph Rogers and Herbert Rogers. 


Sidney Thomas JOHNSON, of near Dendron, farmer, 
b. 20 Jan 1868, Surry Co., d. 4 Sep 1942, Claremont, 
interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Surry, 6 Sep 1942, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 25, No. 27, Thurs., Sep. 17, 1942, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Photos of his gravestone & family plot - added by Anne G. - 
   are posted with Find a Grave Memorial #86733783. 

D.Cert. 21240 (Guilford Dist.) 

Ancestry.com VA Copiled Marriages 1740-1850 gives William B. AVERY & 
   Margaret S. RISPESS, m. 7 Jan 1834 in Surry Co. 

His father (5 Aug 1840 - 12 Aug 1919) was a Confederate veteran, having served 
   as a private in Battery B, 12th VA Light Artillery.  He was detailed for a 
   time as a wagon driver, and later as a courier. 

His mother (10 Sep 1844 - 8 May 1923) applied for a pension 15 Mar 1920. 


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