His death certificate records Richard Johnson, age 81, born 1 Aug 1877 in Rowan Co., Ky, died 20 Mar 1948 in Frenchburg, Menifee Co., Ky, single, father Bern Johnson, mother’s maiden name Mary Ann Ramey, both born in Rowan Co., Ky, cause of death septicemia following bilateral lobar pneumonia, informant J. W. Johnson, Farmers, Ky, burial in Rowan Co., Ky.