Joe Ben Johnson

1905 - 1959  (53 years)

• Name	Joe Ben Johnson
  Birth	29 Oct 1905	Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	27 Apr 1910	Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [1]
  	Address: Arcadia Cotton Mill
  Census	9 Jun 1920	Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [3]
  Census	9 Apr 1930	Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [4]
  	Address: Arcadia
  	Wilbur B Wilkins, age 24, is in the home. Likely brother to Ruby.
  Census	9 Apr 1940	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [5]
  	Address: 598 Woodward St.
  Military	16 Oct 1940	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [6]
  	enrolled for the draft
  Census	3 Apr 1950	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [7]
  	Address: 544 Boyd St.
  Residence	1959	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [2]
  	Address: 198 Westminster Dr
  _AMTID	162485321985:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LTK4-FVH
  _UID	5D530529B9D54253A7D3BDE80C080776B119
  Death	30 Aug 1959	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [2, 8]
  	Not listed among survivors in his father's obituary.
  Burial	31 Aug 1959	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [2, 9]
  	Address: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
  	FINDAGRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149419198/joe-ben-johnson
  Person ID	I7976	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Wofford Johnson,   b. 5 Sep 1884, Lanford Station, Laurens, South Carolina, United States d. 11 May 1964, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Edna Davis,   b. 14 Feb 1883, North Carolina, United States d. 7 May 1973 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1903  [8, 10]
  Family ID	F2574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby E. Wilkins,   b. 22 Jul 1908, South Carolina, United States d. 15 Jun 1998, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (Age 89 years)  [2]
  Marriage	Abt 1926	South Carolina, United States   [4]
  Children	1. Ben Wilkins Johnson,   b. 19 Apr 1929, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States d. 25 Dec 1984, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (Age 55 years)   2. Joe William Johnson,   b. 9 Dec 1944, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States d. 4 Dec 2016, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F3926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Oct 1905 - Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - Address: Arcadia Cotton Mill - 27 Apr 1910 - Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - 9 Jun 1920 - Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Marriage - Abt 1926 - South Carolina, United States Census - Address: Arcadia - 9 Apr 1930 - Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - Address: 598 Woodward St. - 9 Apr 1940 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Military - enrolled for the draft - 16 Oct 1940 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - Address: 544 Boyd St. - 3 Apr 1950 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Residence - Address: 198 Westminster Dr - 1959 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Death - 30 Aug 1959 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Burial - Address: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens - 31 Aug 1959 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S919] 1910 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co., SC, Beech Springs Township; ED 68; Sheet 13-B; Dwelling 214, Family 227, Arcadia Cotton Mill; Bennie W. Johnson. [S1192] Ancestry, South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1971, 24 December 2023; Spartanburg, 1959, Johnson, Joe Ben. [S1191] 1920 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co, SC, Beech Springs Township; ED 75; Sheet 9A; Dwelling 148, Family 148; Bennie Johnson. [S918] 1930 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co., SC, Beech Springs Township; 42-9; Sheet 9B; Dwelling 167, Family 167; Joe B. Johnson. [S916] 1940 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co., SC, Spartanburg City; 42-49; Sheet 6A; Dwelling 127, 598 Woodward St; Joe Ben Johson; 24 December 2023. [S1073] Ancestry, U.S., World Ward II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, 24 December 2024; South Carolina, Johnson, Joe Ben. [S2018] 1950 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co., SC, Spartanburg; 42-88; Sheet 71 (penned); Dwelling 8, 544 Boyd St.; Joe Ben Johnson; 24 December 2023. [S2017] Newspapers.com, The Greenville News, Benjamin Johnson; obituary; 12 May 1965; Obituary for Benjamin Wofford Johnson; 24 December 2023. [S641] Find A Grave, 24 December 2023; Joe Ben Johnson ; Joe Ben Johnson ; 149419198 ; Joseph R. Gainey. [S918] 1930 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co., SC, Arcadia, Beech Creek Township; ED 42-9; Sheet 8-B; Dwelling 149, Family 149; Ben W. Johnson.