Mayo Johnson (abt. 1922 - 1940)

Born about 22 Aug 1922 in Jenny Lind, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

Died 27 Aug 1940 at about age 18 in Bates, Scott, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Mayo Johnson was an Arkansan.

Mayo Johnson died in a coal mine explosion on 27 Aug 1940

When Mayo Johnson was born on August 22, 1922, in Jenny Line, Sebastian, Arkansas^[1], his father, Harry Johnson^[1], was 42 and his mother, Frances Clark^[1], was 39. He had three brothers and three sisters. He died as a teenager on August 27, 1940, in Bates, Scott, Arkansas^[1], and was buried in his hometown.^[2]

Early Life

Mayo was borin in Arkansas and named after his father Harry Mayo Johnson. He was the youngest of seven children. He never married or had children. His life was taken early when he was killed in a mining accident.

Death/Legacy

Mayo Johnson had just turned 18 and started his first job at Bates Coal Mining Company in Bates, Scott, Arkansas. His older brother Gilbert C Johnson was also working at the same mine. On August 27, 1940 there was an explosion in the mine killling him and his brother almost instantly.

TimeLine

Birth 1922

Mayo Johnson was born on August 22, 1922, in Jenny Lind, Sebastian, Arkansas, to Frances Martha Clark, age 39, and Harry Mayo Johnson, age 42.^[1]

Residence 1930

Mayo Johnson lived in Cameron, Le Flore, Oklahoma, in 1930.^[3]

Residence 1940

Mayo Johnson lived in Rogers Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, in 1940.^[4]

Death 1940

Mayo Johnson died on August 27, 1940, in Bates,Scott, Arkansas, when he was 18 years old.^[1]

Burial Place

Mayo Johnson was buried at Jenny Lind cemetery in Jenny Lind, Sebastian, Arkansas.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019. Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1940; Roll: 4 Search: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61777/images/61777_01_00153-00620?ssrc=pt&treeid=173958743&personid=312254334892&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.175150946.1171509969.1611104872-2085136878.1608300127&_gac=1.50638555.1610827161.CjwKCAiAuoqABhAsEiwAdSkVVKpAiLkLb--wXf8aXBYTNnxH_EcCozUlxjYSPyAMAo5nqmDVghuTRhoC_34QAvD_BwE&pId=458356. Accessed on ancestry.com, January 2021.
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2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 January 2021), memorial page for Mayo Johnson (1922–Aug 1940),Find A Grave: Memorial #44499211, citing Jenny Lind Cemetery, Jenny Lind, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .
3. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Year: 1930; Census Place: Cameron, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341644 Search: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4661226_00680?treeid=173958743&personid=312254334892&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=94065204. Accessed on ancestry.com, January 2021.
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4. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Year: 1940; Census Place: Rogers, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00174; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 66-28 Search: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-00174-00555?treeid=173958743&personid=312254334892&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=102586364. Accessed on ancestry.com, January 2021.
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