Lawrence Shaderick Johnson (1906 - 1944)

Born 7 Mar 1906 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lillyan Alba (Fleete) Johnson — married 15 Sep 1931 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California, United States

Died 23 Nov 1944 at age 38 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Biography

Lawrence Johnson is a part of US Black heritage.

Lawrence Shaderick Johnson was born on 7 Mar 1906 in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of Shadrick Charles Johnson and Pearl Lucille Cooper.^[1][2] He grew up in Los Angeles.^[3][4][5]

Lawrence married Lillyan Alba Fleet on 15 Sep 1931 in Santa Ana, California.^[6] They had one daughter, Beverly Jean (Johnson Hickman) McFarland (1932-1995).^[7] Lawrence's obituary notes that before he got sick with tuberculosis, he was known for his speaking ability and was involved in church, social circles, and support for Race advancement.^[7] In 1940, he was a patient in the Los Angeles County tuberculosis sanatorium.^[8]

Lawrence died of pulmonary tuberculosis on 23 Nov 1944 in Los Angeles, California. He was buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.^[1][7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} California, Death Certificates, #18039, Lawrence S Johnson, 23 Nov 1944, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CSVT-HFW2 : accessed 1 Aug 2024).
2. ↑ "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXB-FJFG : accessed 1 Aug 2024), Lawrence Shaderick Johnson, born 7 Mar 1906 in Los Angeles, California, registered 16 October 1940 in Los Angeles.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," ED 205, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; sheet 9A, family 230, Lawrence Johnson in Edward [sic, Shadrick] Johnson household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2B-LRN.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," ED 181, Los Angeles precinct 429, Los Angeles County, California, USA; sheet 5A, family 129, Lawrence Johnson in Shaderick C Johnson household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQJ-XHK.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," ED 19-205, Los Angeles Assembly District 59, Los Angeles County, California, USA; sheet 3A-3B, family 65, Lawrence S Johnson in Shadrick C Johnson household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVZ-M34.
6. ↑ California, Orange County, Marriage Records, volume 148, page 338, #2685, Lawrence Shaderick Johnson & Lillyan Alba Fleet, 15 Sep 1931; "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953," database with images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8F8-2YY : accessed 1 Aug 2024).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Obituary: "Son of Pioneer Family Passes," California Eagle [Los Angeles, California], 30 Nov 1944, page 8, column 6; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/california-eagle-lawrence-s-johnson-obit/152473401/ : accessed 1 Aug 2024).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," ED 60-3, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; sheet 5B, line 57, Lawrence S Johnson; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HJ-FX5.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #229378364 : accessed 1 August 2024), Memorial page for Lawrence Shaderick Johnson (7 Mar 1906-23 Nov 1944), citing Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (plot: Section P, Lot 65 1/2, Grave 1 W); Maintained by Pam (contributor 48523084).