Bessie W Johnson, the daughter of J A Underwood was born about 1883 in Alabama. In 1905 she married her husband Otis H Johnson, who was a doctor, born in Waco about 1877. The family lived in Athens, Clarke co GA in 1910.
On May 9th 1915 the couple and their children lived at 1622 Park St in Jacksonville FL, when Bessie and three of their children lost their lives in a ferry accident in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida. The lost children were Mary W, their first born, born about 1909 in Georgia, age 6, and Charles who was born in Athens (Clarke) Georgia about 1911, age 4, and baby Eva, age 2, who was born in Georgia in 1913.
Otis, who was the survivor, eventually remarried and had another family. He lived in Tennessee and North Carolina, where he is buried.
"Although the FL death records note her birth in Waco Texas, and Bessie was living in Waco at the 1900 census in the household of her great uncle Dr Parks, it was noted that her birth, and the birth of her parents was in Alabama, as was also stated in the 1910 census by which time she was married to Dr Otis Johnson."
A special thanks goes to Barbara Cox, Find a Grave contributor #47464141 whose hard work and research put together the above information. Thank you!
On May 9th 1915 the couple and their children lived at 1622 Park St in Jacksonville FL, when Bessie and three of their children lost their lives in a ferry accident in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida. The lost children were Mary W, their first born, born about 1909 in Georgia, age 6, and Charles who was born in Athens (Clarke) Georgia about 1911, age 4, and baby Eva, age 2, who was born in Georgia in 1913.
Otis, who was the survivor, eventually remarried and had another family. He lived in Tennessee and North Carolina, where he is buried.
"Although the FL death records note her birth in Waco Texas, and Bessie was living in Waco at the 1900 census in the household of her great uncle Dr Parks, it was noted that her birth, and the birth of her parents was in Alabama, as was also stated in the 1910 census by which time she was married to Dr Otis Johnson."
A special thanks goes to Barbara Cox, Find a Grave contributor #47464141 whose hard work and research put together the above information. Thank you!
Bessie W Johnson, the daughter of J A Underwood was born about 1883 in Alabama. In 1905 she married her husband Otis H Johnson, who was a doctor, born in Waco about 1877. The family lived in Athens, Clarke co GA in 1910.
On May 9th 1915 the couple and their children lived at 1622 Park St in Jacksonville FL, when Bessie and three of their children lost their lives in a ferry accident in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida. The lost children were Mary W, their first born, born about 1909 in Georgia, age 6, and Charles who was born in Athens (Clarke) Georgia about 1911, age 4, and baby Eva, age 2, who was born in Georgia in 1913.
Otis, who was the survivor, eventually remarried and had another family. He lived in Tennessee and North Carolina, where he is buried.
"Although the FL death records note her birth in Waco Texas, and Bessie was living in Waco at the 1900 census in the household of her great uncle Dr Parks, it was noted that her birth, and the birth of her parents was in Alabama, as was also stated in the 1910 census by which time she was married to Dr Otis Johnson."
A special thanks goes to Barbara Cox, Find a Grave contributor #47464141 whose hard work and research put together the above information. Thank you!
On May 9th 1915 the couple and their children lived at 1622 Park St in Jacksonville FL, when Bessie and three of their children lost their lives in a ferry accident in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida. The lost children were Mary W, their first born, born about 1909 in Georgia, age 6, and Charles who was born in Athens (Clarke) Georgia about 1911, age 4, and baby Eva, age 2, who was born in Georgia in 1913.
Otis, who was the survivor, eventually remarried and had another family. He lived in Tennessee and North Carolina, where he is buried.
"Although the FL death records note her birth in Waco Texas, and Bessie was living in Waco at the 1900 census in the household of her great uncle Dr Parks, it was noted that her birth, and the birth of her parents was in Alabama, as was also stated in the 1910 census by which time she was married to Dr Otis Johnson."
A special thanks goes to Barbara Cox, Find a Grave contributor #47464141 whose hard work and research put together the above information. Thank you!
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