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(Pages 169-184) Cherokee Johnson and Betsy Douglas' oldest son William Warren, born November 6, 1846, was his father's right-hand man and did much in the development of the Johnson homestead. When the War Between the States broke out, William felt the need to serve. He enlisted on January 16, 1862, in Company D of the 10th Florida Infantry of the Confederate Army. He was underage and lied about his age, claiming to have been born in 1844. His secret was discovered and on March 5, 1863, because of his youthfulness, he was discharged. William returned to the family farm in Nassau County and assisted his father.
William Johnson married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Tomlinson on November 18, 1870. The Deputy Nassau County Clerk, J. W. Lewis, performed the ceremony at Spring Branch in Nassau County. Elizabeth was born February 2, 1847, in Columbia County, Florida, daughter of Levin Tomlinson and Sarah Daugharty. The story of the Tomlinson family is the subject of Chapter Three.  |
(Chart page 170)William Johnson and Lizzie Tomlinson made their home in Kent, Nassau County, where William developed a farm. William and Lizzie became parents to thirteen children, with only eight living in 1910, Their children included Pency, born on Octobers, 1872; Emily, born in April 1874; Albert Lee, born in 1875; Lee Annie, born on
April 2, 1876; Martha, born on December 13, 1877; J. Walter, born on February 18, 1880: Nora, born on June 1, 1881; Vinton K., born on September 18, 1882; Eloise "Ella", born August 21, 1884; David E., born on July 18, 1886: Nettie, born on September 24, 1888; Warren William, born on December 22, 1889; and a child who died at birth. William was a very successful farmer and logger in Kent. He became very well known
and a highly respected citizen of Nassau County. William died on April 9, 1922. The following is a copy of a news article announcing William's death that appeared in the Tuesday, April 11, 1922, edition of The Florida Times-Union, a Jacksonville, Florida, newspaper. WM. JOHNSON DIES
Callahan, April10. — William Johnson, a respected and esteemed resident of Kent died yesterday very unexpectedly. He had been in declining health for
some weeks but was able to get around and was in church when the end came suddenly. He was seventy-five years old. He united with the Baptist Church at Kent about six months ago. A sorrowing widow survives and the following children: David, Vinton, and Warren of Kent: Mrs. Joseph Sutton, Kent: Mrs. Annie Mozo, South Florida; Mrs. Ella Griffin, Kent; Mrs. Emily Johns, Kent. Funeral was held this afternoon from the home of the deceased. A large number
assembled to pay their last tribute of respect to one who was universally esteemed. An impressive service was conducted by his pastor, Rev. C. E. Sounders. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. Internment was made at the Little Cemetery.
William Johnson is buried in the Higginbotham/Little Cemetery, in western Nassau County. The Higginbotham/Little Cemetery is located approximately a quarter-mile east
of the intersection of Route 108 and the Rowe Cutoff. The cemetery is about two hundred yards off the north side of the road. Lizzie Tomlinson died in 1939 and is thought to be interred with her husband William. William and Lizzie's sons J. Walter and Albert Lee and their daughter Nettie died as young children. Pency Johnson William Johnson and Lizzie Tomlinson's daughter Pency, born on October 6, 1872,
married in 1897, Joseph H. Sutton, born in June 1872, in Georgia. Joseph was a railroad conductor. Pency Johnson and Joseph Sutton made their home in Nassau County. Pency Johnson and Joseph Sutton became parents to Velma, born in 1901; Emily, born in 1902; Joseph C., born in 1904; Carey, born in 1905; Maude, born in 1906; Mattie Lee, born in 1908; Jennie A., born in 1910; Eva, born in 1911; Ruby, born in
1913; Henry, born in 1917; and two infants who were born and died prior to 1900. Emily Johnson William Johnson and Lizzie Tomlinson's daughter Emily, born in April 1874, married Andrew Franklin "Frank" Johns, born in 1873, in Nassau (bounty, Florida. Emily Johnson and Frank Johns made their home in Nassau County where they became parents to Cecil L, born in 1904; Pency, born in 1907; Willie Mae, born in 1909;
Donald, born in 1912: and Florence, born in 1916. About 1926 Frank and Emily moved to Jacksonville where their sons and daughters Cecil, Donald, Pency and Florence had established homes. Andrew Franklin Johns died in 1931 and is thought to be buried in the Higginbotham/Little Cemetery in Nassau County. Emily Johnson Johns continued to live in Jacksonville until her death on December 20, 1962. Emily Johnson Johns is
buried in the Higginbotham/Little Cemetery. The following is a copy of Emily's obituary that appeared in the Friday, December 21, 1962, edition of TheFloridaTimes Union, a Jacksonville, Florida, newspaper. JOHNS— Mrs. Emily Johns, 88, who lived at 1628 Landon Avenue died Thursday at a local hospital. Mrs. Johns was born in Callahan and had lived in Jacksonville 35 years coming here from Callahan. She was a member of the
Southside Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Donald Johns of Jacksonville; three daughters, Mrs. Pency Hoober of Jacksonville, Mrs. Willie Mae Maxwell of Pensacola, and Mrs. Florence Williams of Jacksonville; and a sister, Annie Mozo of Chiefland. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Robert M. Naugle Chapel, 1203 Hendricks Ave. with Dr. Malcolm B. Knight, pastor of the Southside Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in the Little
Cemetery, Nassau County. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Donald Johns, Richard Johns, Jim Ed Williams, Philip Sheridan, Richard Maxwell and Russell Maxwell.
Frank Johns and Emily Johnson's daughter Pency married W. G. Hoober. Frank and Emily's daughter Florence married J. E. Williams of Mandarin, Florida and became parents to a son Jim Ed. Frank Johns and Emily Johnson's son Cecil L. never married.
Cecil held many odd jobs in Jacksonville including a filling station attendant, painter, grocer and electrician. Cecil L. Johns died April 25, 1953. Frank Johns and Emily Johnson's daughter Willie Mae married Percy Maxwell of Tallahassee. Willie Mae and Percy made their home in Pensacola, Florida and were parents to two sons, Richard and Russell. Frank Johns and Emily Johnson's son Donald, about 1943, married Gladys and they became parents to two sons, Donald, Jr. and Richard. Donald and
Gladys made their home in Jacksonville where Donald was a painter, later worked for the Ford Lumber Company and latter still, as a signalman for the Florida East Coast Railroad. Donald Johns died January 16, 1974, and is buried in the Higginbotham/Little Cemetery. Lee Annie Johnson William Johnson and Lizzie Tomlinson's daughter Lee Annie, born on April 2, 1876, married William Brantley Mozo, born March 21, 1876. Annie Lee Johnson and William
Mozo lived in Nassau County where they became parents to four children. One of their children, Dorsey Andrew, born on June 6, 1904, died on April 17, 1905, and is buried in the Higginbotham/Little Cemetery in Nassau County. Later the family moved to Sumner, Florida, where William became very prominent in the lumber business. William Brantley Mozo died on October 23, 1918, and is buried in the Higginbotham/Little Cemetery. The following is a copy of a news article that appeared
in the Saturday, October 26, 1918, edition of The Florida Times-Union, a Jacksonville, Florida, newspaper. W. B. MOZO DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS
News has been received here of the death on last Wednesday of W. B. Mozo, a prominent lumberman of Sumner. The deceased was only ill a short time and his death came as a great shock to his family and friends.
Besides his wife and children, the deceased is survived by three sisters, Mrs. B. B. MacDonell, of Jacksonville; Mrs. Robert Henson, of Dania, Florida; and Mrs. T. C. Hunt, of Macon, Georgia; and three brothers, R. P. Mozo, G. C. Mozo, of St. Louis; and Herman Mozo of Camp Greenleaf.
Later Annie Lee Johnson was thought to have remarried and moved to Fort Lauderdale in south Florida where she was living in 1948. In 1956 she was located in Fort Pierce,
Florida and in the early 1960s she was living in Chiefland. Martha Johnson William Johnson and Lizzie Tomlinson's daughter Martha, born on December 13, 1877, married John C. Pickett, born in Florida in 1877. John's parents were Henry C. Picket, born in February 1845, and Emily, born in April 1855, both in Florida. John
C. Pickett's siblings included Desdemona, born in 1875: Lewis, born in March 1879; Henry, born in January 1882; Lena, born in May 1887; Martha, born in April 1889; Grace, born in September 1892; and Willie, born in December 1896. Martha Johnson and John Pickett made their home in Nassau County where they became parents to four children. Martha Johnson died at an early age, prior to 1910. John Pickett, a
carpenter, moved to Jacksonville where he married Alice, born in 1883 in Florida. John and Alice Pickett were parents to a daughter Lois, born in 1919. Nora Johnson William Johnson and Lizzie Tomlinson's daughter Nora, born on June 1, 1881, about 1899, married Joseph B. Pittman, born in January 1874, in Georgia. Joseph was the only child of Sarah Pittman, born in December 1846 in Georgia. Joseph Pittman was a
section foreman for the railroad. Nora Johnson and Joseph Pittman lived in Nassau County where they became parents to Roy C., born in 1901; Warren W., born in 1903; Johnson Guy, born on September 15, 1906; Carrie B., born in 1908; Everett Scott, born in 1909; David, born in 1912; Joseph, born in 1914; Elizabeth, born in 1916; and Arnold J., born in 1917. Nora Johnson Pittman died on September 23, 1917, and is buried in the
Higginbotham/Little Cemetery. Nora death left Joseph with Arnold J., their newborn son. Joseph could not provide for the baby so Nora Johnson's brother Davis Edee Johnson and his wife Stella "Mattie" Green adopted him. Nora Johnson and Joseph Pittman's son Johnson Guy Pittman, born on September 15, 1906, died on September 30, 1990, and is interred in the Higginbotham/Little Cemetery. David Edee Johnson
William Johnson and Lizzie Tomlinson's son David Edee, born on July 18, •1886, married Stella "Mattie" Green, born on May 7, 1896, in Florida. Mattie was the daughter of Noah S. and Elizabeth Green. Mattie's brothers and sisters included Sallie, born in May 1887; Jackson D., born in September 1883; Noah L, born in March 1886; Nora E., born in April 1892; Andrew, born in July 1898; Minnie, born in February 1893;
Joshua N., born in April 1879; Mary M., born in June 1881; Rally, born in 1901: and Emily, born in 1905. In 1917, David Johnson and Mattie Green, as a newly married couple, adopted the newborn son, Arnold J., of David's dead sister Nora Johnson and her husband Joseph Pittman. David Johnson and Mattie Green made their home in Nassau County where they became parents to David Charles, born in 1920; Wesley
Lee; William M., born on August 4, 1924; Margaret "Peggy": and Ella Louise, born in 1928. Stella "Mattie" Green died on July 20, 1935, and is buried in the Conner/Green Cemetery, located in western Nassau County. David Edee Johnson joined Mattie in death on August 1, 1948, and is buried with her in the Conner/Green Cemetery. David and Mattie's daughter Ella Louise Johnson married a Mr. Knowles. Ella Louise Johnson
Knowles died in 1993 and is buried in the Conner/Green Cemetery. David and Mattie's (daughter Margaret "Peggy" Johnson married a Mr. Thomas and is still living in 1999. David and Mattie's sons William M., who died on January 15, 1965; David Charles, who died in 1959; and Wesley Lee are buried in the Conner/Green Cemetery. Warren William Johnson William Johnson and Lizzie Tomlinson's son Warren William, born on December 22,
1889, married on December 17, 1911, Nora "Dolly" Elizabeth Green, born April 6, 1892. Dolly is the sister of Stella "Mattie" Green who married David Edee Johnson, Warren's brother. Warren Johnson and Dolly Green made their home in Kent in western Nassau County where Warren was a farmer. Warren Johnson and Dolly Green became parents to Minnie Hazel, born May 16, 1913; William Austin, born on April 23, 1915; Leslie
Andrew, born on February 13, 1917; Arna Madeline, born on July 5, 1918; Mildred Elizabeth, born December 3, 1921: Lawrence Blane, born on April 22, 1923; Lois Lavada, born on April 21, 1925; Noah Cyler, born on April 22, 1927; Claude Edward, born October 4, 1928; Emma Delores, born July 13, 1933; Connie Lee, born on January 4, 1935; and an infant girl who died at birth on September 28, 1930. Warren William Johnson died on December 18, 1956, and is interred in the Conner/Green Cemetery in
Nassau County. The following is a copy of Warren's obituary that appeared in the Wednesday, December 19, 1956, edition of The Florida Times-Union, a Jacksonville, Florida, newspaper. JOHNSON — Warren William Johnson, 66, Route 2, Box 294, died yesterday at his home. Mr. Johnson was born in Kent and had lived in Jacksonville for the past year, moving here from Nassau County. He was a Baptist. Survivors
include his wife, Mrs. Nora E. Johnson; four daughters, Mrs. Charles Conner of Folkston, Georgia, Mrs. Steve Conner and Mrs. James E. Witcher, both of Jacksonville, and Mrs. Leon Crews of St. George, Georgia; five sons, W. A. and L. B. Johnson of Jacksonville, L. A. and Claude E. Johnson of Macon, Georgia, and Connie Lee Johnson, Hilliard; two sis ters, Mrs. Emily Johns, Jacksonville, and Mrs. Annie Mozo, Fort Pierce, one brother, V. K. Johnson, Jacksonville;
and 13 grandchildren. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at the graveside in Green Cemetery with the Rev. Ben Thomas officiating. Pallbearers will be Josh Carroll, Andrew Carroll, Dennis Conner, G. W. Hodges, M. E. Canaday and Lander Moody. Key-McCabe Funeral Home, 4747 Main Street is in charge. The body wilt rest in the home until 12:30 p.m. today at which time the funeral cortege will leave for the cemetery.
Nora "Dolly" Elizabeth Green Johnson died on Saturday, March 30, 1974, and is buried with her husband Warren in the Conner/Green Cemetery in Nassau County. The following is a copy of Dolly's obituary that appeared in the Sunday, March 31, 1974, edition of The Florida Times Union, a Jacksonville, Florida, newspaper. JOHNSON — Mrs. Nora Elizabeth Johnson, 81, died Saturday in a Folkston
hospital. Mrs. Johnson was a native of Nassau County, Florida, having lived there most of her life until moving to Folkston two years ago. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Arna Conner and Mrs. Mildred Conner, Folkston, Georgia, Mrs. Lois Crews, St. George, Georgia, and Mrs. Delores Witcher, Callahan; two sons, C. L. Johnson, Hilliard, and Lawrence Johnson, Jacksonville; a sister,
Mrs. Emily Canaday, Jacksonville; 22 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church in St. George, Georgia, with the Rev. J. C. Willard officiating with burial in the Conner Green Cemetery. Atkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Warren Johnson and Dolly Green's daughter Minnie Hazel on November 4, 1933, married Marvin Bradley. Minnie Johnson Bradley died on January 2, 1936, and is buried
in the Conner/Green Cemetery in Nassau County. Warren Johnson and Dolly Green's son William Austin never married. William Austin Johnson died on May 16, 1972 and is buried in the Conner/Green Cemetery. Warren Johnson and Dolly Green's son Leslie Andrew on May 19, 1958, married Pauline. Leslie Andrew Johnson died on January 4, 1969. Warren Johnson and Dolly Green's daughter Arna Madeline on September 24, 1936, married Charles Conner. Warren
Johnson and Dolly Green's daughter Mildred Elizabeth on July 25, 1936, married Steve Conner, brother of Charles. Warren Johnson and Dolly Green's son Lawrence Blane on January 5, 1944, married Nellie Carroll. Lawrence Blane died on July 31, 1994. Warren Johnson and Dolly Green's daughter Lois Lavada on December 19, 1942, married Leon Crews. Warren Johnson and Dolly Green's son Noah Cycler died as an infant on August 20, 1927, and is buried in the Conner/Green Cemetery. Warren Johnson and
Dolly Green's son Claude Edward never married. Claude Edward Johnson died on May 24, 1973, and is buried in the Conner/Green Cemetery. Warren Johnson and Dolly Green's daughter Emma Delores on May 19, 1951, married James Witcher. Warren Johnson and Doily Green's son Connie Lee "Dickie" on July 19, 1954, married Barbara Lloyd. Vinton K. Johnson William Johnson and Lizzie Tomlinson's son Vinton K., born on September 18, 1882,
married Martha "Mattie" E. Braddock in 1906. Mattie was born on January 8, 1887, in Florida, the daughter of Edward H. Braddock and Sarah "Sallie" Green. Mattie Braddock's brothers and sisters included Clarence, Clara, Onie, William, Harry E., Jennie M., and Christie. Vinton Johnson and Mattie Braddock made their home in Nassau County where they became parents to Phoebus T., born on June 12, 1907; a
daughter Ilah, born in 1909; Frazier W., born in 1915; Cyrus E., born in 1917; Luther Ezra, born in 1919; Pearl; Muriel; Ruth; Dora: and Audry. Martha 'Mattie" E. Braddock died at a young age on April 3, 1923, and is buried in the Higginbotham/Little Cemetery. Shortly after her death, Vinton Johnson moved his family to Jacksonville where he worked as an auto mechanic. Vinton K. Johnson died on September 2, 1961,
and is buried with his wife Mattie. The following is a copy of Vinton's obituary that appeared in the Sunday, September 3, 1961, edition of The Florida Times-Union, a Jacksonville, Florida, newspaper. JOHNSON — Funeral services for Vinton K. Johnson, 78, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Key-McCabe Funeral Home with the Rev. J. B. Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Little Cemetery near Callahan. Mr. Johnson
of Route 8, Jacksonville, died Saturday morning in Callahan following a brief illness. He was born in Nassau County and had lived in the Jacksonville area since 1923. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include four daughters; Miss Ilah Johnson, Mrs. Pearl Allen, Mrs. Muriel Overstreet, all of Jacksonville, and Mrs. Ruth McClendon, of Miami; four sons, Phoebus T. Johnson of Callahan, Frazier W., Cyrus E., and Luther E. all of
Jacksonville; two sisters, Mrs. Emily Johns of Jacksonville and Mrs. Annie Mozo of Chiefland; 13 grand-children; five great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Vinton Johnson and Mattie Braddock's daughter Dora Johnson died at the age of five. Their daughter Audry Johnson died at the age of three. Vinton and Mattie's son Phoebus married Rebecca L. born on August 3, 1918. Phoebus and Rebecca Johnson
made their home in Callahan. Phoebus Johnson died on October 26, 1973, and is buried in the Jones Cemetery in Callahan. Vinton Johnson and Mattie Braddock's sons Frazier, Cyrus and Luther all married and made their family homes in Jacksonville. Luther Johnson died on March 31, 1967, and is buried in the Higginbotham/Little Cemetery. Vinton Johnson and Mattie Braddock's daughter Ruth Johnson married a Mr. McClendon and they made their family home in Miami. Vinton Johnson and Mattie
Braddock's daughter Ilah Johnson did not marry and made her home in Jacksonville. Vinton Johnson and Mattie Braddock's daughter Pearl Johnson married a Mr. Allen and their daughter Muriel married a Mr. Overstreet. Both Pearl Johnson Allen and Muriel Johnson Overstreet made their family homes in Jacksonville. Eloise "Ella" Johnson William Johnson and Lizzie Tomlinson's daughter Eloise "Ella", born on August 21,
1884, married Forest Edgar Griffin, born on April 27, 1883, in Parraway, South Carolina. Forest was the son of Agnes E. Griffin, born in 1861 in South Carolina. Ella Johnson and Forest Griffin lived for a short time in Charlton County, Georgia. In 1918 the family moved to Jacksonville where Forest worked for the Florida East Coast Railroad. Ella Johnson and Forest Griffin were parents to Alma H. and Agnes Naomi, born on January
10, 1907. Eloise "Ella" Johnson died on December 11, 1948, and is buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Jacksonville. The following is a copy of Ella's obituary that appeared in the Sunday, December 12, 1948, edition of The Florida Times-Union, a Jacksonville, Florida, newspaper. GRIFFIN— Mrs. Ella Griffin, 64, of 1416 Nira Street, Southside, passed away suddenly at her home Saturday afternoon. A native of Kent, Florida, she came
to Jacksonville in 1918 to make her home. She was a member of the Southside Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Forest E. Griffin; two daughters, Miss Naomi Griffin, at home, Mrs. W. H. Clemons, Jacksonville; two brothers, V. K. Johnson of Jacksonville and Warren W. Johnson, Kent; two sisters, Mrs. Emily Johns, Jacksonville, and Mrs. Annie Mehalek, Fort Lauderdale; two grandchildren, Michael Dwight and Cathy Irene Clemons, both of Jacksonville.
Pallbearers will be David Wright, G. N. Farrell, George Robinson, William Nolting, William Albritton and M. C. Raulerson. Funeral services will be held at 3 P.M. Monday in the Southside Baptist Church, the Rev. A. M. Herrington, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the Greenlawn Cemetery. The body will rest at the church one hour prior to the service. Robert M. Naugle Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Forest Edgar Griffin died on July 16, 1960, and is buried with his wife Ella in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Jacksonville. The following is a copy of Forest's obituary that appeared in the Monday, July 18, 1960, edition of TheFloridaTimesUnion, a Jacksonville, Florida, newspaper. GRIFFIN — Forest Edgar Griffin, 77, of 1416 Nira St. died Saturday at home following a short illness. Mr. Griffin was born in Parraway, S. C. and had lived in
Jacksonville since 1918, coming here from Dania. He was a member of the Southside Baptist Church and a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Lodge No. 624. He was a retired trainman of the Florida East Coast Railway. Survivors include two daughters, Miss Naomi Griffin; Mrs. W. H. Clemons of Miami; a grandson, Michael Clemons of Miami: a granddaughter, Miss Cathy Clemons of Miami: two nephews, Russell and Earnest Griffin of
Jacksonville. Funeral will be at 4 p.m. Monday in the Robert M. Naugle Chapel, 1203 Hendricks Ave., with the Rev. Malcolm B. Knight, pastor of the Southside Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in the family plot in Greenlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bill Moiling, A. J. McDonald, Walter Acuff, Henry Long, Preston A. Terrell, Jimmy Sikes, M. C. Raulerson, and Albert R. Duran. Robert M. Naugle Mortuary, 1203 Hendricks Ave. is in charge.
Ella Johnson and Forest Griffin's daughter Agnes Naomi never married. She died on May 29, 1974, and is buried with her mother and father in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Jacksonville. Ella Johnson and Forest Griffin's daughter Alma H. married W. H. Clemons. Alma H. Griffin and W. H. Clemons made their family home in Miami where they became parents to Michael Dwight and Cathy Irene. This Chapter: |
