Ella B. Dabney1

b. 31 March 1880, d. 17 October 1941
Birth31 Mar 1880 Ella B. Dabney was born on 31 Mar 1880 in Texas.1 
Marriage8 Mar 1902 She married Burts Johnson, son of Henry Clay Johnson and Virginia Montgomery Gardner, on 8 Mar 1902.2 
Cens-Sum  Ella and Burts 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.3,4 
Cens-1930Apr 1930 However, by 1930 Ella and Burts 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.5 
Death17 Oct 1941 Ella died on 17 Oct 1941 at age 61.1 
Burial She was buried at Granbury Cemetery in Hood County, Texas.1 

Family

Burts Johnson b. 28 Mar 1878, d. 26 Mar 1943
Child
Last Edited10 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S1640] Mary Kate Durham, Granbury Cemetery Records, p. 53. Ella B. Dabney Johnson, wife of Burts Johnson, 3-31-1880 to 10-17-1941 (lot 422).
  2. [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.
  3. [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.
  4. [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.
  5. [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.