Family Group Sheet
NameLewis Robert Johnson
Birth19 Oct 1874, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death10 Oct 1933, Elliott Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam P. Johnson (1853-1919)
MotherMary “Pop” Goodman (1846-)
Marriageabt 1897, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseRebecca Black
Birth4 Nov 1879, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death14 Aug 1948
Children
BirthFeb 1898, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseArthur Allen Dehart
Birthabt 1902, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Birth11 Mar 1903, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death7 Feb 1958, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Birthabt Jun 1909, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Birth30 Oct 1912, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Birth6 Jun 1916, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Birthabt Sep 1919, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Notes for Lewis Robert Johnson
Elliott Co., Ky birth records list Lewis R. Johnson, born 19 Oct 1874 in Elliott Co., father William P. Johnson, mother’s maiden name Mary Goodman.
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Robert Lewis Johnson, age 44, born 19 Oct 1873, residence Ordinary, Elliott Co., Ky, occupation farming, nearest relative Rebecca Johnson, Ordinary, Ky.
His death certificate records Robert L. Johnson, age 57, born Nov 1876 in Kentucky, died 10 Oct 1933 in Laurell precinct, Elliott Co., Ky, farmer, married, husband of Rebecca Johnson, father Wm Johnson, mother’s maiden name Mary Goodman, both born in Kentucky, cause of death cancer of the face, informant Marie Johnson, Ordinary, Ky, burial in Johnson Cemetery.
The wife Rebecca indicates that this death record is for Lewis Robert Johnson, who in later life went by Robert, rather than for his younger brother Robert Lee Johnson, who went by Lee as an adult, and who married Eliza Brown.
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Robert Lewis Johnson, age 44, born 19 Oct 1873, residence Ordinary, Elliott Co., Ky, occupation farming, nearest relative Rebecca Johnson, Ordinary, Ky.
His death certificate records Robert L. Johnson, age 57, born Nov 1876 in Kentucky, died 10 Oct 1933 in Laurell precinct, Elliott Co., Ky, farmer, married, husband of Rebecca Johnson, father Wm Johnson, mother’s maiden name Mary Goodman, both born in Kentucky, cause of death cancer of the face, informant Marie Johnson, Ordinary, Ky, burial in Johnson Cemetery.
The wife Rebecca indicates that this death record is for Lewis Robert Johnson, who in later life went by Robert, rather than for his younger brother Robert Lee Johnson, who went by Lee as an adult, and who married Eliza Brown.
Notes for Rebecca Black
Dates of birth and death are from her gravestone. I cannot find her in the Kentucky death records, nor in the 1880 census.
Census Notes for Lewis Robert & Rebecca (Family)
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Brown precinct, enumerated 21 June, lists on p. 16B as family #265/271:
Johnson, Lewis R., 24, b. Oct 1875, Ky Va Ky, farmer; Rebecca, wife, 22, b. Nov 1877, Ky Ky Ky, married 3 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Minnie, dau, 2, b. Feb 1898; Virgie M., dau, 1, b. June 1899. Both daughters born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is that of Lewis’s parents.
1910 census of Elliott Co., Ky, precinct 8, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 4B as family #76/78:
Johnson, Lewis R., 34, farmer; Rebecca, wife, 30, first marriage for both, married 13 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Minnie, dau, 12; Viola, dau, 9; Langley, son, 7; Flossie, dau, 10/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Laurel precinct, enumerated 2 Jan, lists on p. 1A as household #3, on Caney Gap Road:
Johnson, Lewis R., 45, farmer; Rebecca, wife, 40; Viola, dau, 18; John L., son, 16; Flossie, dau, 10; Chester, son, 7; Deloyse, son, 3 6/12; Marie, dau, 3/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Laurel precinct, enumerated 2 April, lists on p. 1A as family #1:
Johnson, Robert, 54, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Rebecca, wife, 50, age at first marriage 17; C. A., son, 17; Delois, son, 13; Marie, dau, 10. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Johnson, Lewis R., 24, b. Oct 1875, Ky Va Ky, farmer; Rebecca, wife, 22, b. Nov 1877, Ky Ky Ky, married 3 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Minnie, dau, 2, b. Feb 1898; Virgie M., dau, 1, b. June 1899. Both daughters born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is that of Lewis’s parents.
1910 census of Elliott Co., Ky, precinct 8, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 4B as family #76/78:
Johnson, Lewis R., 34, farmer; Rebecca, wife, 30, first marriage for both, married 13 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Minnie, dau, 12; Viola, dau, 9; Langley, son, 7; Flossie, dau, 10/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Laurel precinct, enumerated 2 Jan, lists on p. 1A as household #3, on Caney Gap Road:
Johnson, Lewis R., 45, farmer; Rebecca, wife, 40; Viola, dau, 18; John L., son, 16; Flossie, dau, 10; Chester, son, 7; Deloyse, son, 3 6/12; Marie, dau, 3/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Laurel precinct, enumerated 2 April, lists on p. 1A as family #1:
Johnson, Robert, 54, age at first marriage 21, farmer; Rebecca, wife, 50, age at first marriage 17; C. A., son, 17; Delois, son, 13; Marie, dau, 10. All born Ky Ky Ky.
