John Martin Johnson

1924 - 1970  (45 years)

• Name	John Martin Johnson
  Born	19 Nov 1924	Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jul 1970	Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
  Buried	3 Jul 1970	Jayton Cemetery - Jayton, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I10225	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Mary Lynn Harrison,   b. 3 Apr 1928, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA ,   d. 24 May 2020, Jayton, Kent County, Texas, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	11 Aug 1945	Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. E.C. Johnson + 2. B.A. Johnson + 3. J.L. Johnson + 4. G.M. Johnson
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F4508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Nov 1924 - Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, USA Married - 11 Aug 1945 - Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA Died - 1 Jul 1970 - Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Buried - 3 Jul 1970 - Jayton Cemetery - Jayton, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		John Martin Johnson
  		John Martin Johnson Deputy Sheriff in Kent County in the 1950s
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  		John Martin Johnson
  		John Martin Johnson 1944 Jayton High School Yearbook Photo Jayton, Texas, USA

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Birth Certificate for John Martin Johnson Name: John Martin Johnson Birth Date: 19 Nov 1924 Gender: Male Birth Place: Tahoka, Lynn, Texas, USA Father: Martin Luther Johnson Father Birth Place: Panola County, Texas Mother: Vada Cannon Mother Birth Place: Hutchinson County, Texas, USA Mother Residence: Tahoka, Texas
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - John Martin Johnson Name: John Martin Johnson Gender: Male Race: White Age: 18 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 19 Nov 1924 Birth Place: Tahoka, Texas, USA Residence Place: Jayton, Kent, Texas, USA Registration Date: 26 Dec 1942 Registration Place: Jayton, Kent, Texas, USA Employer: Luther Johnson Weight: 164 lbs. Complexion: Light Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Blonde Height: 5' 8" Next of Kin: Luther Johnson
  		Death Certificate for John Martin Johnson Name: John Martin Johnson Gender: Male Race: White Age: 45 Birth Date: 19 Nov 1924 Birth Place: Draw, Texas Residence: Precinct 1, Kent, Texas, USA Death Date: 1 Jul 1970 Death Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA Father: Luther Martin Johnson Mother: Vada Canon Certificate Number: 51117
  		Obituary of John Martin Johnson Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on July 2, 1970

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: John Johnson Rites Scheduled In Jayton JAYTON (Special) - Services for John Martin Johnson, 45, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Jayton United Methodist Church. Johnson died at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday in Methodist Hospital in Lubbock after an extended illness. Officiating will be the Rev. Tommy Ewing, pastor. Burial will be in Jayton Cemetery under the direction of Weathersbee Funeral Home of Rotan. Pallbearers will be Billy Charles Dibrell, Floyd Hall, Monroe Davis, W. E. Walker, Gordon Hamilton, Ray Smith, Jim Montgomery and Gordon Cheyne. A native of the Draw community in Lynn County, Johnson moved to Jayton in 1930 with his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Luther Johnson. He was married to Marry Lynn Harrison in Spur in 1945. He was a World War II veteran of the U. S. Navy and an employe of General Crude Oil Company. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Jayton and was serving on the Stewardship Committee. Survivors include his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Harry Kaercher of Howard Air Force Base in the Panama Canal Zone, Beverly of Lubbock and Jonnie of the home; a son, George Martin of the home; his parents; three sisters, Mrs. Ladell McAteer and Mrs. Richard Brownlee, both of Jayton, and Mrs. Mahlon Johnson of Red River, N. M.; and one grandson. (Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on July 2, 1970)