William Thomas (Bill) JOHNSON

Male 1929 - 2010  (81 years)


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  • Name William Thomas (Bill) JOHNSON 
    Born 24 Apr 1929  Buckingham Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ridgeview Memorial Gardens, Eden, Rockingham Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1974, Dillwyn, Buckingham Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Ruby Rebecca Jones,   b. 22 May 1898, Buckingham Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Oct 1975, Eden, Rockinham Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Jul 2003, Eden, Rockinham Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 
    1. [S91] Johnson History, Bessie Jackson, (Self published, undated).