Kathryn Magnolia Johnson (1878 - 1954)

Born 15 Dec 1878 in Darke County, Ohio, United States

Died 13 Nov 1954 at age 75 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Kathryn Johnson is Notable.

Kathryn Magnolia Johnson was an American political activist who began working as a teacher before becoming one of the first members of the NAACP. ^[1]

Kathryn born the daughter of Walter Johnson and 'Lucinda Jane McCown Johnson.

Research Notes

Both her birth record and her passport application agree on a birth date and place of 15 December 1878 in Darke County, Ohio.^[2][3]

She stated on her passport application that her father was Walter Johnson, who was born in Kentucky and died "near Greenville (Ohio) in 1879."

Her birth record lists her father as "unknown" and mother as Louisa Johnson.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_Magnolia_Johnson
2. ↑ Birth: "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004017441_002_M9X1-187; FHL microfilm: 1030768; Image number: 15; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: C04076-4
   FamilySearch Record: X6X6-3QK (accessed 27 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRYW-SY2X
   Catharine Mag Johnson born in 1878, daughter of Unknown Johnson & Louisa Johnson, in Darke, Ohio, United States.
3. ↑ 1918 Passport Application: "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925", database with images
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Affiliate Publication Number: M1490; Digital film/folder number: 007572841; FHL microfilm: 001571195; Image number: 796
   FamilySearch Record: QV5B-X4C8 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99X3-9BF9
   Name: Kathryn M Johnson; Birth Date: 15 Dec 1878; Birth Place: Ohio; Passport Application Date: 1918; Passport Application Place: New York, New York, United States; Source Certificate Nbr: 19237; System Of Record: SLS.

• "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M4-HNRV : 17 March 2018), Kathryn M Johnson, 13 Nov 1954; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago.
• Kathryn M. Johnson, obituary and death notice, Chicago Daily Tribune [Illinois], 15 Nov 1954, page 6F, columns 3 and 6; image copy, Newspapers.com (death notice & obituary : accessed 30 Apr 2023).