Joseph Emmitt Johnson

1867 - 1957  (90 years)

• Name	Joseph Emmitt Johnson  [1, 2]
  Birth	1 Aug 1867	Carroll County, Mississippi   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Nov 1957	New Orleans, Louisiana   [3]
  Burial	Old Salem Cemetery, Carroll County, Mississippi   [4]
  Person ID	I724	Johnstone Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Parsons Johnson,   b. 18 Nov 1840, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi d. 22 Nov 1922, Carroll County, Mississippi (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susan Eliza Beck,   b. 24 Mar 1850, Carroll County, Mississippi d. 30 Dec 1930, Carroll County, Mississippi (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Mar 1867	Black Hawk, Carroll County, Mississippi   [2]
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Augustine Mayfield   bur. St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Marriage	26 Jun 1912	Saints Peter and Paul Church, New Orleans, Louisiana   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Esther Johnson,   b. 17 Dec 1914  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Charles Samuel "Charlie" Johnson,   b. 29 Nov 1915  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Susan "Bessie" Johnson   4. Joseph Emmit Johnson, Jr.   5. Robert Eugene "Bob" Johnson   6. Margaret Ethel "Margie" Johnson
  Family ID	F298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary of Joseph E. Johnson "On Monday, November 25, 1957 at 7:45 o'clock p.m., Joseph Emmett Johnson Sr., beloved husband of Ada Mayfield; father of Mrs. Esther Shea, Mrs. Bessie Dureau, Mrs. Margaret McAfee, Charles S., Joseph E. Jr., and Robert E. Johnson; also survived by nine grandchildren; aged 70 years; a native of Vaiden, Miss. and a resident of New Orleans, La. for the past 45 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also Pendleton Detective Agency, are invited to view the remains at the funeral home of E.J. Ranson and Sons, Inc., 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue on Tuesday, November 26, 1957. Remain will be forwarded on Wednesday morning, November 27, 1957 to Vaiden, Miss. for internment." Johnson, Gregory. "Joseph E. Johnson, Sr. and Ada Mayfield." April 10, 2005. http://www.metryman.com/Joseph%20E%20Johnson%20Sr%20&%20Ada%20Augustine%20Mayfield.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S138] 1910 United States Census, 5th Police Beat, Carroll County, Mississippi, National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 734, 206B. [Listed as Emmit Johnson on the census at this time.] [S221] Gregory Johnson [], "Samuel P. Johnson and Susan E. Beck," http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscarrol/biographies/johnsonsp.htm. [S220] Gregory Johnson [], "Joseph E. Johnson and Ada Mayfield," April 10, 2005, http://www.metryman.com. [S4] Carroll County, Mississippi Genweb Project, "Old Salem Cemetery," April 6, 2005, http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscarrol/cemeteries/oldsalem.htm.