Burts Johnson1
b. 28 March 1878, d. 26 March 1943
| Birth | 28 Mar 1878 | Burts Johnson was born on 28 Mar 1878 in Ft. Worth, Texas.1,4 |
| Cens-1880 | 5 Jun 1880 | Henry grew up in Ft. Worth, Texas where his father H.C. or "Tobe" Johnson worked as a livery keeper.3 |
| Fath-Death | 1896 | H.C. died in 1896 in Tennessee at which time Burts was about 18. |
| Marriage | 8 Mar 1902 | He married Ella B. Dabney on 8 Mar 1902.5 |
| Cens-Sum | | Burts and Ella initially lived in Granbury in Hood County where Burts, like other family members, worked as a stockman. Here he and Ella also raised their daughter Americus [no doubt named for Burt's older brother]. Prior to his own marriage, Burts brother "H. C." lived with the couple and also worked as a stock farmer.2,6 |
| Cens-1930 | Apr 1930 | However, by 1930 Burts and Ella had moved to Erath County where they were enumerated in the city of Stephenville. Burts was employed as a merchant. The couple owned their home which they valued at $6,000; it was not a farm. They also owned a radio. Daughter Americus had married about 2 years earlier; she and her husband "Fermer" [?] J. Kennedy were also part of the household. Mr. Kennedy worked as a solicitor for an insurance company.7 |
| Death | 26 Mar 1943 | Burts died on 26 Mar 1943 at age 64.1 |
| Burial | | He was buried at Granbury Cemetery in Hood County, Texas, in the same lot as his wife, his mother and also his brother Americus.1 |
Citations
- [S1640] Mary Kate Durham, Granbury Cemetery Records, p. 53. Burts Johnson 3-28-1878 to 3-26-1943 (lot 422).
- [S1557] Burt Johnson household, 1910 U.S. cens., Hood Co., Texas, pop. sched., Justice Precinct 1, ED 38, sheet 5A (p. 244 stamped), dwelling 103, family 106, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 11 of 13. Enumeration includes: Burt Johnson, 32, marr #1, 8 yrs, b. TX, father b. Tennessee, mother b. VA, stock farmer; Ella, wife, 28, marr #1, 8 yrs, b. TX, mother 1 child, who is living; Americus, dau, 5, b. TX; Virginia, mother, wid, 6_, mother 7 children, 4 living, b. VA, father b. England, mother b. VA; Clay, bros, 38, b. TX, father b. TN, mother b. VA, stock farmer.
- [S1559] H.C. Johnson household, 1880 U.S. cens., Tarrant Co., Texas, pop sched., Ft. Worth, ED 89, page 34A (stamped), dwelling 64, family 64, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 13 of 36. Enumeration includes: H.C. Johnson, 43, marr, livery keeper, b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. [KY?]; Mrs. M.V., 32, wife, marr, b. VA, father b. NY, mother b. VA; Ameri__ G., 10, son; Conner, 7, dau; Clay, 5, son; Burts, 3, son; Tobe, 3/12, b. Feb., son; all children b. TX with father b. TN, mother b. VA.
- [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner's information lists Burt's year of birth as 1877.
- [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites a 1950 visit with Virginia "Jennie" (Johnson) Whitehead.
- [S1647] Burts Johnson household, 1920 U.S. cens., Hood Co., Texas, pop. sched., Granbury, ED 24, sheet 5B, dwelling 110, family 120, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2007, image 10 of 28. Enumeration includes: Burts Johnson, 41, b. TX, father b. TN, mother b. VA, stockman - rancher; Ella, wife, 39, b. TX; Americus, dau, 15, b. TX.
- [S1661] Burts Johnson household, 1930 U.S. cens., Erath Co., Texas, pop. sched., Stephenville, ED 72-3, sheet 5B, dwelling 115, family 115, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2007, image 10 of 47. Enumeration includes: Burts Johnson, 50, marr at 26, b. TX, father b. KY, mother b. VA, commission merchant; Ella B., wife, owns home valued at $6,000, not a farm, owns radio, b. TX, parents b. TX; Americas V, dau, 23, marr at 21, b. TX, parents b. TX; Fermer J. Kennedy, son-in-law, 23, marr at 21, b. TX, empl as an insurance solicitor.