| ANDREW JACKSON JOHNSON
(Pages 88-102) Cherokee Johnson and Betsy Douglas' son Andrew Jackson, "A. J.",` born on June 13, 1868, married Texas Ann Dorman on June 2, 1895, in Houston, Florida, a town near Lake City. Texas was born January 29, 1877, in Houston to George Harrison Dorman and Louvicy Johns. George Dorman was born in 1842 in Georgia and Louvicy Johns was
born in 1840 in Florida. In addition to Texas, George and Louvicy were parents to William R., born in 1861; John F., born in 1870; Henry J., born in 1871; George L., born in 1879; and Derry N., born in 1880. All of George Dorman and Louvicy Johns' children were born in Florida. 
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At the time A. J. Johnson and Texas Dorman were married, he was a logger in Nassau County, having inherited a large tract of timberland upon his father John J. Johnson's death. A. J. and Texas were parents to Claude Lester, born September 1, 1896', Maude Louvicy, born April 19, 1898; Pearl Irene, born June 6, 1900; Andrew Jackson, Jr., born February 28, 1902; Ralph Marvin and Ruth Myrtle, twins, born September 8,
1904; Grace Ernestine, born August 1, 1906; Leo Fritz, born December 5, 1908; and George Harrison and Gladys Elizabeth, twins, born November 21, 1911. A. J. Johnson and Texas Dorman made their home in Fernandina Beach. Shortly after the turn of the century, A. J. was elected Nassau County's representative to the Florida Legislature. He served one term in this capacity and then sought and was elected sheriff of Nassau County and served in that capacity from 1909 to 1921.
A. J. Johnson's brother, John Jackson Johnson, Jr., passed away in 1915, leaving a large family. John's wife Emily Tomlinson was in poor health and was left with the task of rearing their large family. John Johnson, Jr. had inherited the old family homestead and farm from his father John J. Johnson. As Emily's health deteriorated, the court, upon her request, on September 15, 1920, appointed A. J. Johnson as guardian of John
Johnson, Jr. and Emily Tomlinson's three minor children Virue, age 14; Sandol, age 17; and Lelia, age 19. Emily deeded over to A. J. the southern half, consisting of about 138 acres, of the old homestead property, the legacy of the three minor children. This land was a productive farm and A. J. became a farmer in addition to his duties as sheriff. Emily Tomlinson Johnson passed away on August 23, 1921, shortly after the land
transfer, leaving A. J. and Texas with the responsibility of rearing Emily's three minor children. 
THE GRAVES OF ANDREW J. AND TEXAS ANN JOHNSON
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Andrew "A. J." J. Johnson passed away on November 17, 1951, in Fernandina Beach. He is buried in the Bosque Bello Cemetery in that city.
The following is a copy of a news story announcing his death that appeared in the Sunday, November 18, 1951, edition of TheFloridaTimes Union, a Jacksonville, Florida newspaper. Andrew J. Johnson, Former Sheriff for Nassau County, Dies
FERNANDINA, Nov. 17 — Andrew Jackson Johnson, 83, died tonight at his residence here after a long illness. He was a former sheriff of Nassau County,
serving from 1909 to 1921. Mr. Johnson also represented the county in the Florida Legislature for one term shortly after the turn of the century. He was born in Nassau County and lived in the county all his life. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Texas Johnson, four daughters, Mrs. Foster Dougherty, Mrs. Frank Ward, Mrs. Ira Gragg, all of Fernandina, and Mrs. William Thweatt of Augusta, Ga., five sons, Claude and Ralph of Tallahassee, A. J., George and Leo of Fernandina,
16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Oxley Mortuary.
Mother Texas Ann Dorman Johnson died on January 25, 1955. The following is a copy of her obituary that appeared in the January 28, 1955, edition of The News-Leader, the newspaper of Fernandina Beach, Florida. JOHNSON — Mrs. Texas Ann Johnson, 77, of Fernandina Beach, died
yesterday. She was the widow of A. J. Johnson, who served as sheriff of Nassau County for a number of years. A native of Live Oak, Mrs. Johnson moved to Fernandina Beach 69 years ago and was a member of the Five Points Baptist Church. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. B. Tweatt of Augusta Ga., Mrs. A. F. Dougherty, Mrs. Frank G. Ward and Mrs. Ira Gragg, all of Fernandina Beach; five sons, Claude L. and Ralph M. Johnson of Tallahassee, A. J.
Johnson of Fernandina Beach, Leo F. and George H. Johnson, Brownsville, Tex.; 24 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be held at 3 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Fernandina Beach. Officiating will be the Rev. W. H. Salter, Jr., pastor of Five Points Baptist Church; the Rev. John W. Hunt, pastor of First Baptist Church, and the Rev. Charles Oswalt, pastor of the Assembly of God Mission. The body will rest in the church from 2 p.m. until
the hour of the service. Burial will be in Bosque Bello Cemetery with Oxley Mortuary of Fernandina Beach in charge.
Texas is buried in the family plot in Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, Florida with Andrew. Claude Lester Johnson A. J. Johnson and Texas Dorman's son Claude Lester, born September 1, 1896, married Ruby Proctor. Claude Johnson and Ruby Proctor made Tallahassee their
home, where they became parents to Ruby Madeline, who married John Thomas Moore in Tallahassee on February 12, 1955, and Amelia Ann, who married Robert Lee Orth in Tallahassee. Maude Louvicy Johnson A. J. Johnson and Texas Dorman's daughter Maude Louvicy, born April 19, 1898, married Oscar Andrew Miller of Jasper, Florida. Maude Johnson and Oscar Miller made their home in Nassau County where they became parents to a son, Oscar Andrew, Jr.,
born in 1921, and a daughter, Myra "Lois", born May 3, 1927. Maude and Oscar's son Oscar, Jr. never married. He was the owner and operator of a shrimp boat and he lost his life at sea in 1979. Maude and Oscar's daughter Lois married Colin Logan, who was killed in World War II. On November 23, 1947, Lois married George Walton Webb, who was born on November 20, 1926, in Hamilton County, Florida. Lois and George made
Valdosta, Georgia, their home, where they became parents to George Walton, Jr.; Oscar Lewis; Samuel Timothy: and Donald Byron. Pearl Irene Johnson A. J. Johnson and Texas Dorman's daughter Pearl Irene, born June 6, 1900, married John "Doley" Swearingen, born about 1900 in Florida, the son of John and Carrie Swearingen. Father John Swearingen was born in October 1869 in Florida. Mother
Carrie Swearingen was born in December 1874, in Georgia. Doley's siblings were all born in Florida and included Ada, born in October 1893; Bertha, born in November 1895; and Billy, born in October 1897. Pearl and Doley did not have any children. Their marriage was short-lived, as Doley died in 1922. Later Pearl married A. "Foster" Dougherty, who was born April 15, 1899, in Nassau County, son of Mary Catherine
Peters and John Dougherty. Foster's mother Mary was born in May 1868, and his father John was born in August 1868, both in Georgia. Foster Dougherty's siblings included Jennie, born in July 1890; Nora, born in July 1890; and Ethel, born in October 1895. Pearl Johnson and Foster Dougherty made their home in Nassau County where they became parents to Melvin Foster, Joyce Leatrice, Ethelyn, and Leon. Pearl Johnson
and Foster Dougherty's son Melvin Foster married Lillian Mott in the Pine Grove Baptist Church in O'Neal, Florida. Melvin F. Dougherty and Lillian Mott became parents to Margaret Stephanie; Pamela Elaine; Melvin F., Jr. "Rocky"; Janice Lynn; and Deirdre Leann "Deedee". Pearl Johnson and Foster Dougherty's daughter Joyce Leatrice, born March 26, 1926, married C. A. McKendree, Jr. and they became parents to
Shirley, Brenda Gail and Gary. Joyce Dougherty and C. A. McKendree divorced and Joyce later married J. Gould. Pearl Johnson and Foster Dougherty's daughter Ethelyn, born October 19, 1927, married Adolph Joseph Weinzirl on April 16, 1948, in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Ethelyn Dougherty and Adolf Weinzirl were parents to a daughter, Teresa. After their divorce, Ethelyn Dougherty married Gene Austin Kyzer, on June 1, 1960, in Parrish, Alabama. Gene Kyzer was born in Parrish on September 9,
1928, son of William W. Kyzer and Flossie Gaye Robinson. Ethelyn Dougherty and Gene Kyzer became parents to Kelly "Leon", born on October 5, 1965, in Columbus, Mississippi. In 1953, Kelly "Leon" Kyzer married Norma Jean Crosby, born November 9, 1933, in the Pine Grove Baptist Church in O'Neal, Florida. Leon Kyzer and Norma Crosby became parents to Philip Lamar, Phyllis Jean, Mark Andrew, and Donna Leigh. Andrew Jackson Johnson, Jr. A. J. Johnson and Texas Dorman's son Andrew Jackson, Jr., born February 28, 1902, married Margaret Barr, born September 23, 1907. Andrew Johnson, Jr. and Margaret Barr made their home in Fernandina Beach. Andrew and Margaret became parents to Anthony J., Leodon, Charles and Shirley. Andrew J. Johnson, Jr. died in September 1979 and is buried in the Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach. Margaret Barr died on January 1, 1985, and is buried
with her husband Andrew. Andrew Johnson and Margaret Barr's son Anthony J. married Margaret Johns. Andrew Johnson and Margaret Barr's daughter Leodon, born February 1, 1926, married William Patrick Crowley in St. Michael's Catholic Church in Fernandina Beach. Leodon Johnson and William Crowley became parents to William, Jr., who married Robin Stevenot; Susan H., who married A. Daniel Melogy and later Bobby Lane; Kevin, who married Laura French; and Cynthia, who married Ernie
Chateauneuf. Andrew Johnson and Margaret Barr's son Charles, born March 13, 1927, married Joan Beverly Kraft on May 7, 1949, in Lordsburg, New Mexico. Joan Kraft was born on June 13, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois. Charles Johnson and Joan Kraft became parents to Clifford Gary, Craig Michael, Cheryl Jeanine, and Carleen Anne. Andrew Johnson and Margaret Barr's daughter Shirley, born August 21, 1928, married Donald Ensor. Shirley Johnson and Donald Ensor made their home in Fernandina Beach where
they became parents to Linda Lee, Donald Andrew, Martin Edward, and Ted Lewis. Shirley Johnson and Donald Ensor divorced and Shirley later married Robert McCabe. Ralph Marvin Johnson A. J. Johnson and Texas Dorman's son Ralph Marvin, born September 8, 1904, married Clara Sutton. They made their home in Tallahassee, Florida. Ralph and Clara had only one child, Kary Marvin, born August 5, 1945, who married Patricia Carol Stephens. Ruth Myrtle Johnson A. J. Johnson and Texas Dorman's daughter Ruth Myrtle, born September 8, 1904, married William B. Thweatt. William was born in 1906, in Georgia and lived in Atlanta. Ruth Johnson and William Thweatt made their home in Augusta, Georgia, where they became parents to William, Jr., Wilhelmina, John Dorman, and Mary Ethel. William Thweatt and Ruth Johnsons's son, William, Jr., born April 26, 1932, married Mary Allan
Partin, and they became parents to George Michael, John Richard, and Donna Ruth. William Thweatt and Ruth Johnson's daughter Wilhelmina, born on April 20, 1934, married Paul Edward Johnson, Jr. Wilhelmina Thweatt and Paul Johnson became parents to Paul Edward, III, Bruce Carlton, and Jennifer Ann. William Thweatt and Ruth Johnson's son John Dorman, born January 15, 1938, married Rhonda and they became parents to Wallace and Lisa Marie. William Thweatt and Ruth Johnson's daughter Mary
Ethel, born April 3, 1942, married Charles R. Jordon and they became parents to a son Charles. Grace Ernestine Johnson A. J. Johnson and Texas Dorman's daughter Grace Ernestine, born August 1, 1906, married Frank Gleason Ward on October 16, 1926, in Fernandina Beach. Frank Ward was born January 24, 1903, in Savannah, Georgia, to Willie Eugene Ward and Wilhelmina Cassidy. Frank's siblings included a sister Dorothy and perhaps others.
Frank Ward and Grace Johnson made their home in Fernandina Beach where they became parents to Connell, Frank, Jr., William Eugene, and Andrew Johnson. Father Frank Ward died on August 2, 1966, and is buried in the Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach. The following is a copy of Frank's obituary that appeared in the Wednesday, August 3, 1966, edition of The Florida Times Union, a Jacksonville newspaper. WARD—
Frank Gleason Ward, 63, who lived in Fernandina Beach, died in a Fernandina Beach hospital early Tuesday morning. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Mr. Ward had resided in Fernandina Beach for the greater part of his life. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Grace Johnson Ward; a daughter, Mrs. Marvin P. Jenkins of Fernandina Beach; three sons, Frank G. Ward, Jr. of Demopolis, Alabama, W. E. Ward and Andrew J. Ward of Fernandina Beach; a
sister, Miss Dorothy Ward of Fernandina Beach: and 15 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. H. Walton Grady, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Bosque Belle Cemetery under the direction of Oxley Mortuary. Active pallbearers will be Gordon Keith, Wallace Folson, Bill Gooding, Harvey Carter, Kenneth Strickland and Cecil Turner.
Grace Johnson Ward followed her husband Frank in death on May 31, 1980, and is buried with him in Bosque Bello Cemetery. The following is a copy of Grace's obituary that appeared in the Wednesday, June 4, 1980, edition of The News-Leader, a Fernandina Beach newspaper. Mrs. Grace Ward, 73
Mrs. Grace Ward, 73, of 213 North 4th Street, Fernandina Beach, died Saturday
following a long illness. A native of Nassau County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Johnson and Texas Ann Dorman Johnson. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include three sons, Frank Gleason Ward of Demopolis, Alabama; William Eugene Ward and Andrew Johnson Ward, both of Fernandina Beach; a daughter, Mrs. Connell Jenkins of Fernandina Beach; three brothers, Ralph Johnson of Tallahassee, Leo and
George Johnson, both of Fernandina Beach; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Gragg of Fernandina Beach; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Graveside funeral services were held Monday at Bosque Bello Cemetery with Dr. Walton Grady officiating. Her grandsons served as pallbearers. Oxley Heard Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Grace Johnson and Frank Ward's daughter Connell, born on September 8, 1927,
married Marvin Powell Jenkins, on March 14, 1948, in the Memorial Methodist Church in Fernandina Beach. Marvin Jenkins was born on December 27, 1921, in Tattnall County, Georgia, to Milton Harvey Jenkins and Leona Kennedy. Connell Ward and Marvin Jenkins made their home in Fernandina Beach where they became parents to Marvin "Mark", Jr., John Andrew and Frank Milton. Connell Ward and Marvin Jenkins'
son Mark, born on October 4, 1948, married Evelyn "Dale" Hopper on February 3, 1979, in Woodbine, Georgia. Dale Hopper was born November 11, 1944, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Evelyn Stack and Richard Hopper. Mark Jenkins and Dale Hopper became parents to one child, Tammy Grace, born February 26, 1981. Connell Ward and Marvin Jenkins' son John Andrew, born December 5, 1950, married Bonnie Louise Wynn on September 29, 1971, in Fernandina Beach. John Jenkins and Bonnie Wynn
were parents to John Andrew, Jr., Matthew Levi, and William Travis. Grace Johnson and Frank Ward's son Frank Gleason "Glee", Jr., born on August 11, 1929, married Sandra Elizabeth Matthews, on August 21, 1954, in Kingsland, Georgia. Sandra Matthews was born on December 8, 1935, in Jacksonville, Florida, to Schley Dewey Matthews and Elizabeth Tiner. Glee Jenkins and Sandra Matthews became
parents to Grace Elizabeth, who married Eugene Poole Griffith, Ill; Dorothy Gwendolyn, who married Carry Cason: and Nina Rachel, who married James Randy Cleveland. Grace Johnson and Frank Ward's son William Eugene, born on February 26, 1931, married Louise A. Purtee on February 1, 1951, in Denver, Colorado. Louise Purtee was born on February 17, 1930. William Ward and Louise Purtee were parents to one child,
Debra Suzanne, born on January 22, 1953, who married George Hoffman. Later William Ward and Louise Purtee divorced and William married Helen Lois Anderson on June 30, 1955, in Kingsland, Georgia. Helen Anderson was born in May 1929, in Fernandina Beach to Steve Anderson and Miss Davis. William Ward and Helen Anderson became parents to William Eugene, Jr., born December 22, 1959, and Frank Gleason, born June 25, 1969, both born in Jacksonville, Florida.
Grace Johnson and Frank Ward's son Andrew Johnson, born July 3, 1932, married Dorothy Iris Pepera on April 24, 1954, in Fernandina Beach. Dorothy Pepera was born September 17, 1933, in New York City to Howard Alexander Pepera and Clara Eloise Jarvis. Andrew Ward and Dorothy Pepera became parents to Janet Lynn, born February 20, 1955; Victoria Wilhelmina; Andrew J., Jr., born November 10, 1957: Alice Ann; William Keith; Dorothy Iris; Mary Claire; Joseph O'Connell, born August 24, 1969:
and Catherine Grace, born June 17. 1972. Andrew Ward and Dorothy Pepera's daughter Victoria married Jon Harold Bentley and their daughter Alice married Steven David Cason. Andrew Ward and Dorothy Pepera's daughter Dorothy married John Brewton Williams and their daughter Mary married Mark Randall Tate. Andrew Ward and Dorothy Pepera's son William married Tami Marie Arms. Their daughter Janet on April 25, 1981, married William Thomas Hankins, III,
who was born on November 2, 1954. Leo Fritz Johnson A. J. and Texas Dorman's son Leo Fritz, born December 5, 1908, first married Irene Higgins and they became parents to Betty Faye, born on July 1, 1932 and Yvonne, born on July 1, 1936. Leo Johnson and Irene Higgins' daughter Yvonne first married Louis Miner and later Gerald Graham. Leo Johnson later married Mildred Franks and
they became parents to one child, Marvin. The family lived in Fernandina Beach, Florida, and Brownsville, Texas. Leo Fritz Johnson is buried in Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach. George Harrison Johnson A. J. and Texas Dorman's son George Harrison, born November 21, 1911, married Gertrude Cox, born in 1911. Gertrude passed away in 1980 and is buried in Bosque
Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach. George died in 1989 and is buried with Gertrude. Gladys Elizabeth Johnson A.J. and Texas Dorman's daughter Gladys Elizabeth, born November 21, 1911, married Ira Gragg, born on March 12, 1910, near Boone, North Carolina, son of Dora Gragg. Gladys Johnson and Ira Gragg made their home in Fernandina Beach where they became parents to Ann Wynell and Carol Sue. Ira Gragg died on July 20, 1957, in
Jacksonville, Florida. He is buried in the Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach. Gladys Johnson Gragg followed her husband Ira in death and is buried with him in the Bosque Bello Cemetery. Gladys Johnson and Ira Gragg's daughter Ann Wynell, born on February 13, 1935, married Forrest Augustus Junck on April 23, 1957, in Nassau County. Ann Gragg and Forrest Junck became parents to Forrest, Jr., Eric Dean and Sheri Lynn. Gladys
Johnson and Ira Gragg's daughter Carol Sue, born January 23, 1946, first married Buddy Boatright. After a short-lived, childless marriage, Carol Sue Gragg married Robert William Griffin on December 22, 1963. Robert Griffin and Carol Sue Gragg were parents to one child, Shan Elizabeth Griffin who on February 14, 1983, married Duncan Mason. This Chapter: |
