Genealogy for
Judson Riley Johnson
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Judson Riley Johnson
10/8/1895 - 12/8/1959
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Judson Riley Johnson was born on October 8, 1895 somewhere in Florida and died on December 8, 1959 in Bay Co., Florida. He lived to be 64 years old.
The story passed down says, while his grandparents traveled the Trail of Tears, his family managed to escape and hide in the woods in the Panhandle area of Florida. Their last name had been something like Floss or Fasuh and they changed it to Johnson. They would send the younger children to spy on white families and learn how to act "white". The children would also steal clothes and the women would copy them so everyone in the family could dress correctly. The family learned to speak English by refusing to speak their native language.
His grandparents were James Bartley Johnson (1814 GA - 1900 FL) and Elizabeth Ann Moniac (1817 GA);
His parents were George Riley Johnson (6/13/1860 Gadsden Co. FL - 3/5/1938 Panama City, FL) and Elizabeth Meyers (8/14/1861 GA - 1/17/1944 Pamama City, FL).
Judson and Pearl had four children:
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William G. Johnson
- Amos L. Johnson
- Lillie M. Johnson
- Gracie L. Johnson
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 | Census | 4/28/1910 | Shady Grove FL (Jackson County) | 14 yrs old | | Recorded as dwelling #5 - George R. Johnson (age 49),
Elizabeth Johnson (48),
Harace F. Johnson (22),
John Johnson (17),
Judson Johnson (15), and
George Johnson (8). George and the children were born in FL; Elizabeth in NC. George's father was born in GA and mother in AL. Elizabeth's father in Pennsylvania and mother in NC. George is a farmer and Harace, John and Judson are farm laborers. George and Elizabeth have been married 30 years, had 8 childern 6 are living.
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| Marriage | 5/13/1912 | FL (Jackson County) | 16 yrs old | | Judson JOHNSON married Pearl EDENFIELD on May 13,1912 in Jackson Co. Fl book 8, page 120. |
| Military | 6/5/1917 | Cypress FL (Jackson County) | 21 yrs old | | Draft Registration Card - FHL Roll Number: 1556858, Name: Judson Johnson; Birth Place: Quincy FL; Ethnicity: White; Color of eyes: Brown; Color of hair: Black. |
| Census | 4/11/1930 | Kinard FL (Calhoun County) | 34 yrs old | | Judson Johnson (38),
Pearl Johnson (39),
William G. Johnson (15),
Amos L. Johnson (13),
Lillie M. Johnson (11), and
Gracie L. Johnson (2 3mo.). All were born in FL, as were their parents. They rent their home for $5 a month. Judson was 17 and Pearl was 18 when they married. Judson says he is a laborer who works with car tires. William says he is working as a log sawer.
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| Census | 1/1/1935 | Panama City Precinct 1 FL (Bay County) | 39 yrs old | | Judson Johnson (age 38),
Pearl Johnson (38),
Bill Johnson (20),
Amos Johnson (18),
Lillie Mae Johnson (16), and
Gracie Johnson (7). They live outside the city limits. Judson, Pearl and Bill say they finished grade school. Judson is a contractor. Bill is a laborer. Amos is a student in the 6th grade and Lillie is in the 1st. All were born in FL.
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| Census | 1/1/1940 | Highland City FL (Bay County) | 44 yrs old | #24 - Judson R. Johnson (age 45), Pearl (45) and Grace (12). All born in FL. Judson is a truck driver haling wood
(lives next door to Henry T. Howard) |
| Census | 1/1/1945 | Panama City FL (Bay County) | 49 yrs old | | J.R. Johnson (age 49), Mrs. Johnson (49), Bill (30), Amos L. (29) and Gracie (17). All were born in FL. J.R. and his sons are laborers. |
| Death Certificate | 12/8/1959 | FL (Bay County) | 64 yrs old | | Name: Judson Riley Johnson;
State of Death: Florida;
County of Death: Bay;
Death Date: Dec 1959;
Race: White;
Gender: Male. |
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| 11 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
| 22 |
1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
| 33 |
1928 |
The Tamiami Trail opens. It opens the southernmost 275 miles of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Miami, Florida to tourist. It also destroys many of the Seminole Indian waterways and hinders their economy. |
| 62 |
1957 |
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida is organized under the 1934 US Indian Reorganization Act and recognized by the federal government. |
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| 2 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 5 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 5 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 6 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 7 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 8 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 9 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 11 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 11 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 11 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 17 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 18 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 19 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 28 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 28 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 29 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 31 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 32 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 33 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
| 41 |
1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
| 43 |
1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
| 51 |
1946 |
The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes |
| 52 |
1947 |
Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor |
| 56 |
1951 |
The first color television is introduced in the U.S. |
| 57 |
1952 |
The first sex-change surgery was performed to change George Jorgensen into Christine Jorgensen. |
| 62 |
1957 |
Sputnik is launched by the Soviets and becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. It marks the beginning of the great "space race" between the Soviet Union and the U.S. |
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| 13 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 17 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 18 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 22 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
| 24 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
| 43 |
1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
| 44 |
1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
| 46 |
1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
| 55 |
1950 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On June 25, the Korean War begins and the United Nations officially declaring war on North Korea two days later. |
| 60 |
1955 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL. |
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| 14 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 15 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
| 32 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 34 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 35 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
| 37 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
| 38 |
1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
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1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
| 39 |
1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
| 40 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
| 44 |
1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
| 48 |
1943 |
Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. |
| 49 |
1944 |
On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") |
| 50 |
1945 |
President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. |
| 59 |
1954 |
The nationally televised McCarthy hearings lead to Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall; Segregation by race in schools is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; Congress adds the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and requires "In God We Trust" to appear on all American currency. |
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| 14 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 19 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 22 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 24 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 25 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
| 43 |
1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
| 44 |
1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
| 50 |
1945 |
World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
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 the Johnsons
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 | Pearl Edenfield
Born on May 8, 1894 and died on November 7, 1972.
They were married 5/13/1912.
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The Children of Judson Riley Johnson
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William 'Bill' G. Johnson
Born in an unknown place on October 17, 1913 and died in Bay Co., Florida on April 22, 1991. He was 77 years old.
May have gone by the nickname of "Red" and was often called "Govenor" for his middle name.
One family story says his father was an Indian who was born while his parents traveled the Trail o...
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Amos Lewis Johnson
Born somewhere in Georgia on December 15, 1916 and died in Panama City, Bay County, Florida on April 2, 1973. He was 56 years old.
He married Lolie Carrie Deal. ...
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