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]
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↑ 1.01.1California, 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).
↑"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.
↑"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.
↑"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.
↑"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.
↑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).
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).
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