James Allen Johnson Sr. & Jr. L-R: Ruth, Vida, Sarah & Leo Johnson, ch/o Jim & Jessie. About 1949. James & Vida Johnson, ch/o Jim & Jessie. Sarah & Ruth Johnson, d/o Jim & Jessie. Sarah Jane was named for both our grandmothers. Vida, Jesse Everett & Roberta Johnson, ch/o Jim & Jessie. Jesse was born January 13, 1938 with an enlarged heart. He died October 26, 1938, just 2 months before Vida was born. The Paris News ran an article about 2 siblings being born within 11 months.
Lillie & Vena Johnson, d/o Jim & Jessie. Back: L-R; Jim, Leo & Jessie Front: L-R; James, Roberta & Vida Johnson, 1941. L-R: Leo Johnson, Glenda Hemphill (a friend), Ruth & Sarah Johnson. Taken at Aunt Nancy & Uncle Everett's about 1958. We were there to chop cotton, but it had rained the night before and we couldn't get to the field. Left & Right: Vena & Lillie Johnson; Center: Damon & Minnie Crouch (friends). Taken in Los Angeles, California. |