Benjamin Wofford Johnson^{[1, 2]}

1884 - 1964  (79 years)

• Name	Benjamin Wofford Johnson
  Nickname	Ben, Bennie
  Birth	5 Sep 1884	Lanford Station, Laurens, South Carolina, United States   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Youngs, Laurens, South Carolina, United States   [7]
  Census	27 Apr 1910	Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [8]
  	Address: Arcadia Cotton Mill
  	In the 1910 census, Ben is listed as a clerk in the grocery store.
  Military	12 Sep 1918	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [4]
  	enrolled for the draft
  	On his WWI draft card, Bennie is listed as the manager of the mill commissary for the Arcadia Cotton Mill. He is medium height, medium build, with light blue eyes and light hair.
  Census	9 Jun 1920	Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [9]
  	In 1920, Bennie is the manager of the cotton mill store.
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [3]
  	Address: Arcadia
  	The 1930 census records that Ben's father was from North Carolina and his mother was from South Carolina. He manages the store at a cotton mill.
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [1]
  	Address: Johnson City
  Census	30 Apr 1940	Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [1]
  	Address: Johnson City
  	In the 1940 census, Ben reports that he has had 4 years of high school. He is a traffic representative in a transport company.
  Occupation	agent for Associated Transport for 28 years  [2]
  _AMTID	162485317896:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LTK4-JT5
  _UID	CCA686C938CA4747BA42DB2B998AD2357D08
  Death	11 May 1964	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [2, 5, 6]
  Burial	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [2, 6]
  	Address: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
  Person ID	I3951	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Joseph Daniel Johnson,   b. 6 Jan 1848, Catawba, North Carolina, United States d. 3 Mar 1948, Arcadia, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (Age 100 years)
  Mother	Julia A. Lanford,   b. 5 Jul 1845, Lanford Station, Laurens, South Carolina, United States d. 25 Apr 1922, Youngs, Laurens, South Carolina, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1882  [7, 10]
  	According to the 1910 census, Joe and Julia have been married 27 years.
  Family ID	F2577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Davis,   b. 14 Feb 1883, North Carolina, United States d. 7 May 1973 (Age 90 years)  [11, 12, 13]
  Marriage	1903  [2, 3]
  Children	+ 1. Joe Ben Johnson,   b. 29 Oct 1905, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States d. 30 Aug 1959, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (Age 53 years) + 2. Everette Vance Johnson,   b. 3 Jan 1908, Arkwright, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States d. 20 Jun 1966, Tryon, Gaston, North Carolina, United States (Age 58 years)   3. Harry Nelson Johnson,   b. Dec 1910, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Julia Alice Johnson,   b. Jul 1913, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Clarence Wofford Johnson,   b. Feb 1916, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. Edna Elizabeth Johnson,   b. Dec 1919, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Sep 1884 - Lanford Station, Laurens, South Carolina, United States Census - 1 Jun 1900 - Youngs, Laurens, South Carolina, United States Census - Address: Arcadia Cotton Mill - 27 Apr 1910 - Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Military - enrolled for the draft - 12 Sep 1918 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - 9 Jun 1920 - Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - Address: Arcadia - 8 Apr 1930 - Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Residence - Address: Johnson City - 1 Apr 1935 - Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - Address: Johnson City - 30 Apr 1940 - Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Death - 11 May 1964 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Burial - Address: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens - - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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