William Thomas (Bill) JOHNSON b. 24 Apr 1929 Buckingham Co. VA d. 19 May 2010 Eden, Rockinham Co. NC: Appalachian Aristocracy

1929 - 2010 (81 years)

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Name	William Thomas (Bill) JOHNSON
Born	24 Apr 1929	Buckingham Co. VA
	Social Security Death Index Name: William T. Johnson Last Residence: 27289 Eden, Rockingham, North Carolina BORN: 24 Apr 1929 Died: 19 May 2010 State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
Gender	Male
Died	19 May 2010	Eden, Rockinham Co. NC
Buried	Ridgeview Memorial Gardens, Eden, Rockingham Co. NC
	Grave location and obituary: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=147661633
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1930 United States Federal Census Name: William T Johnson Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1930 [abt 1929] Birthplace: Virginia Race: White Home in 1930: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: William B Johnson Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Name: Ruby J Johnson Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: William B Johnson 34 Ruby J Johnson 31 William T Johnson 11 months 1940 United States Federal Census Name: William T Johnson Age: 10 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1930 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Virginia Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia Street: Road 610 Inferred Residence in 1935: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia Residence in 1935: Same House Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade Household Members: William B Johnson 44 Ruby J Johnson 41 William T Johnson 10 Philip S Jones 74 [grandfather] Hazel Wootten 19 [cousin] Pearl Gregory 26 [servant] OBITUARY Greensboro News & Record William "Bill" Thomas Johnson of 606 Briarwood Drive, passed away early Wednesday morning, May 19, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 1 PM on Friday, May 21, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Ridgeview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Johnson was born April 24, 1929 in Buckingham, VA, son of the late William Bransford and Ruby Rebecca Jones Johnson. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Eden and the retired vice-president of Solite Corporation. Mr. Johnson was civically active as a member of The Lions Club as well as a Mason with Stonewall Masonic Lodge A.F. & A.M. #200 for over 50 years. Surviving are his four children, Bill Johnson and wife, Mary of Norwood, Tommy Johnson, Joy Conner and husband, George, and Jennifer Boyte and husband, Darrell, all of Eden; six grandchildren, Kendall Priest of Winston-Salem, Eric Johnson of Greensboro, Caitlyn Boyte of Winston-Salem, Hunter Boyte of Eden, Jenny Conner of Greensboro, and Megan Conner of Nashville, TN; and five great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Boatwright Johnson. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service (12 noon to 1 pm) at Fair Funeral Home and other times they will gather at the home of his daughter, Jennifer Boyte, 435 Greenway Drive in Eden. Memorial contributions may be made to Morehead Memorial Hospital Foundation, 117 E. Kings Hwy, Eden, NC 27288; or to Rockingham County Humane Society, 205 Boone Road, Eden, NC 27288.
Person ID	I23568	Master File
Last Modified	9 Jun 2015

Father	William Bransford (Willie) JOHNSON, b. 01 May 1895, Buckingham Co. VA , d. 28 Feb 1974, Dillwyn, Buckingham Co. VA (Age 78 years)
Mother	Ruby Rebecca Jones, b. 22 May 1898, Buckingham Co. VA , d. 02 Oct 1975, Eden, Rockinham Co. NC (Age 77 years)
Married	Apr 1918 [1]
Family ID	F10517	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Joyce Boatwright, b. 08 May 1930, Richmond, Henrico Co. VA , d. 02 Jul 2003, Eden, Rockinham Co. NC (Age 73 years)

Children

	1. William JOHNSON
	2. Thomas JOHNSON
+	3. Joy JOHNSON
+	4. Jennifer JOHNSON

Last Modified 31 Aug 2013

Family ID F10593 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources
[S91] Johnson History, Bessie Jackson, (Self published, undated).