Doddridge County Roots


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Ray Brooks JOHNSON

Ray Brooks JOHNSON

Male 1914 - 2001  (87 years)


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  • Name Ray Brooks JOHNSON  [1]
    Birth 13 Jun 1914  East Run, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1950 (60 BRIDGE ST)  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920, 1930, 1940  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [4] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1950  [5] 
    strip coal miner 
    Residence Sawyers Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 3 Dec 2001  Sawyers Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • Predeceased by four brothers, Oley, Dewey, Harvey & Harley Johnson, and by three stepsisters, Lexie Webb, Roxie Robinson & Elsie Davis.
    Person ID I37564  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2025

    Father Marion Harrison JOHNSON,   b. 9 Sep 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1980 (Age 92 years)
    Mother Ida Belle GAIN,   b. 16 Jun 1892, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1914 (Age 22 years)
    Family ID F14931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Violet Mae THOMPSON,   b. 30 Mar 1917, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 2006 (Age 89 years)  [1, 6, 7]
    Marriage 1 May 1937  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
    >1. Geneva Ruth JOHNSON,   b. 12 May 1935, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 2024, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     2. Ray Kenneth JOHNSON,   b. 19 Jan 1939, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 2017, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    >3. Carolyn Sue JOHNSON,   b. 14 Feb 1943, Syracuse, Onondaga Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 2022, Newton Falls, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +4. Larry Brooks JOHNSON,   b. 11 Jul 1945, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 2025 (Age 80 years)
    +5. Living
    >6. Living
    +7. Living
    >8. Living
    Documents
    37564_RayBrooksJohnson_VioletMaeThompson_MarriageRecord_1May1937.jpg    		37564_RayBrooksJohnson_VioletMaeThompson_MarriageRecord_1May1937.jpg
    Family ID F14930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S288] 1950 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    7. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    8. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.