Earnest James Johnson (1892 - 1967)

Born 17 Feb 1892 in San Marcos, Hays, Texas, United States

Died 12 Nov 1967 at age 75 in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States

Biography

Earnest James Johnson is a part of US Black heritage.

Earnest James was born in 1892. He was the son of L W Johnson and Hattie Griffin.

In the 1900 census Ernest (age 8) was the stepson of Rufus H Beard in San Marcos, Hays, Texas.^[1]

In the 1910 census Earnest (age 18), Laborer, was the single stepson of Rufus Beard in San Marcos Ward 2, Hays, Texas, United States.^[2]

Earnest served in the Quartermaster Corps during World War I.^[3]

In the 1950 census Ernest (age 58), Janitor, was the married head of household in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States.^[4]

Earnest, son of L W Johnson & Hattie Beard, died (age 75) on 12 November 1967 in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States.^[5] Ernest was buried in Eastview Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, United States.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: San Marcos, Hays, Texas; Roll: 1643; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0074
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #43608562 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Ernest Johnson (8), single stepson, in household of Rufus H Beard (25) in San Marcos, Hays, Texas. Born in Texas, USA.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: San Marcos Ward 2, Hays, Texas; Roll: T624_1563; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1375576
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #28186254 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Earnest Johnson (18), single stepson, Laborer, in household of Rufus Beard in San Marcos Ward 2, Hays, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
   Original data: United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2019
   Ancestry Record 61861 #3613925 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Name: Earnest James Johnson; Record Type: Military Service; Birth Date: 17 Feb 1892; Military Date: 14 Mar 1919; Residence Place: Vernon, Texas; Death Date: 12 Nov 1967.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas; Roll: 1973; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 244-3
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #190774904 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Ernest J Johnson (58), married, Janitor, head of household in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
5. ↑ Death: "Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982"
   Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982; Certificate Number: 76318
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2272 #147778 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Earnest James Johnson death 12 Nov 1967 (born 17 Feb 1892), son of L W Johnson & Hattie Beard, in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, USA.
6. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #157549164
   Ancestry Record 60525 #129356861 (accessed 27 April 2024)
   Ernest James Johnson burial (died on 12 Nov 1967) in Eastview Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, United States of America. Born on 17 Feb 1892.