Joel Elsworth Johnson and Mary Jane Burke
Joel Elsworth Johnson b 4 Dec 1881 d 6 Aug 1964; buried Whitaker Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; s/o William Pleasant Johnson and Lucinda Wright. Joel Johnson m. Mary Jane Burke b 25 Oct 1891 d 25 Apr 1971; buried Whitaker Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; d/o Pleasant Burke and Emily Marie Gray. Children of Joel Elsworth Johnson and Mary Jane Johnson;
1. Elmer Johnson b 1914 KY; m. 25 Nov 1933 Jackhorn, Letcher Co KY to Bessie Fleming b 1915; d/o Bill Fleming and Maggie Fleming. Children of Elmer Johnson and Bessie Fleming;
i. Georgia Johnson b 1934 KY
ii. Bobby J Johnson b 1937 KY
iii. Betty Jean Johnson b 1938 KY.
Elmer Johnson m. 26 Apr 1946 Haymond, Letcher Co KY to Dalna Cisnell b 1924; d/o Robert Cissell and Feora Amburgey.
2. Earl Johnson b 1916 KY; m. 15 Sept 1950 Jackhorn, Letcher Co KY to Janie Bentley b 1929; d/o Andrew J Bentley and Maryland Burke.
3. Ballard Johnson b 1917 KY; m. 4 Feb 1944 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY to Hazel Johnson b 1921; d/o John Johnson and Annie Caudill.
4. Buster Johnson b 1920 KY; m. 23 Jan 1946 McRoberts, Letcher Co KY to Helen Marie Goode b 1931; d/o William Lee Goode and Myrtle Scott.
5. Woodroe Johnson b 1920 KY; m. 29 Aug 1936 Halo, Floyd Co KY to Genette Kiser b 1919; d/o A L Kiser and Evaline Kiser.
6. Nellie Johnson b 1921 KY
7. Able Johnson b 1923 KY; m. 18 Oct 1940 Halo, Floyd Co KY to Olive Kiser b 1921; d/o A T Kiser and Evaline Kiser.
8. James Hillard Johnson b 27 Dec 1925 Letcher Co KY d 3 Oct 2016 Hazard, Perry Co KY; age 90; buried Johnson Family Cemetery, McRoberts, Letcher Co KY; m. 3 Nov 1945 Dunham, Letcher Co KY to Emily Anderson b 1928; d/o Cullen Anderson and Hattie Mccall. Children of James Hillard Johnson and Emily Anderson;
i. James Johnson; m. Celeste Unknown
ii. Carlos Johnson; m. Donna Unknown
iii. Dennis Johnson
iv. Roy Johnson; m. Debra Unknown
v. Freddy Harold Johnson (Pastor) b 16 May 1961 Fleming, Letcher Co KY d 30 Sept 2021 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; age 60; buried Johnson Family Cemetery, McRoberts, Letcher Co KY; m. Rhonda Collins. Children of Freddy Harold Johnson and Rhonda Collins; I. Ryne Johnson (m); m. Brittany P Unknown II. Jeramy Johnson; m. Brittany L. Unknown.
vi. Phillip Johnson; m. Marjorie Unknown.
vii. Willene Johnson; m. Ova Land
viii. Anita Johnson; m. Male Meadors
ix. Vickie Johnson; m. Pastor Danny Quillen.
9. Mapel Johnson (d/o Jane Cook) b 27 Oct 1928; m. 4 Oct 1969 James Burke b 2 Sept 1928; s/o Joseph H Burke and Clare Tackett.
10. Polly Johnson b 22 May 1929 KY; m. 24 Sept 1970 Clintwood, Dickenson Co VA to (3) Boonie Potter Jr. b 15 Aug 1934 KY; s/o Boonie Potter Sr. and Mary Hall. Polly Johnson m. 7 Nov 1951 Dickenson Co VA to Glen Orender b 1924; s/o John Orender and Frona Halcomb.
11. Geneva Johnson b 13 May 1932 KY d 29 Apr 2013; buried Roberts Cemetery, Jonancy KY; m. 20 Aug 1947 Neon, Letcher Co KY to Ellis Martin Stiltner b 1924; s/o Jesse Stiltner and Annie Caudill. Children of Ellis Martin Stiltner and Geneva Johnson;
i. Tony Lee Stiltner
ii. Jerry Wayne Stiltner
iii. Betty Stiltner; m. Male Tungate
iv. Paul Edward Stiltner
v. Kenny Dan Stiltner
vi. Randy Martin Stiltner
vii. Lonnie Stiltner
viii. Bobby Dale Stiltner
ix. Jimmy Darrell Stiltner
x. Linda Sue Stiltner; m. Male Newsome
xi. Judy Kay Stiltner; m. Male Mullins
xii. Mary Anna Stiltner; m. Male Ramey
xiii. Martha Ellen Stiltner; m. Male Wright
xiv. Rheda Jean Stiltner; m. Male Potter
xv. Connie Stiltner; m. Male Ratliff
xvi. Edna Gail Stiltner; m. Male Hall
xvii. Tammy Stiltner; m. Male Cantrell
xviii. Lesa Carol Stiltner; m. Male Wright
Obituary: Geneva Johnson Stiltner 13 May 1922 - 29 Apr 2013
Geneva Stiltner. (May 13, 1922/32 - April 29, 2013). Geneva Stiltner, age 80 passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Geneva was born on May 13, 1922 to her parents the late Joel Johnson and Mary Jane Burke Johnson.
She was the wife of the late Ellis Martin Stiltner, a homemaker, and a member of the Dorton Freewill Baptist Church.
Along with her husband and parents, Geneva was preceded in death by two sons, Tony Lee Stiltner and Jerry Wayne Stiltner, and one daughter, Betty Tungate.
Geneva is survived by six sons, Paul Edward Stiltner, Kenny Dan Stiltner, Randy Martin Stiltner, Lonnie Stiltner, Bobby Dale Stiltner, Jimmy Darrell Stiltner, nine daughters, Linda Sue Newsome, Judy Kay Mullins, Mary Anna Ramey, Martha Ellen Wright, Rheda Jean Potter, Connie Ratliff, Edna Gail Hall, Tammy Cantrell, Lesa Carol Wright, one brother, Hillard Johnson, one sister, Polly Potter, several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, and a host of loving family and friends.
Visitation will be Tuesday at 6p.m. at the Lucas & Son Funeral Home.
Church services will be Tuesday and Wednesday at 7p.m.
The funeral will be Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 11a.m. at the Lucas & Son Funeral Home with Teddy Tackett, Clyde Bentley, Jimmy Hall, Butler Adkins, and others officiating.
The burial will follow in the Roberts Cemetery at Jonancy (KY).
Obituary: James Hillard Johnson 27 Dec 1925 - 3 Oct 2016
James Hillard Johnson, 90, of McRoberts, Ky., passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center in Hazard, Ky. Hillard was the son of the late Joel and Mary Jane Johnson.
He is survived by: 6 Sons; James ( Celeste) Johnson of McRoberts, Carlos (Donna) Johnson of Dandridge, TN., Dennis Johnson of Riceville, TN., Roy (Debra) Johnson of McRoberts, Pastor Freddy (Rhonda) Johnson of McRoberts and Phillip ( Marjorie) Johnson of McRoberts. 3 Daughters: Willene (Ova) Land of Bean Station , TN., Anita Meadors of McRoberts and Vickie (Pastor Danny) Quillen of Whitaker. 1 Sister: Polly Potter of Jenkins, Ky. 32 Grandchildren, 53 Great Grandchildren, and 7 Great Great Grandchildren. He also leaves behind his special dog, Spider.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 5, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. and Thursday, October 6, 2016, 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. from the Fleming Neon Church of God.
A graveside service will be held Friday October 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Johnson Family Cemetery in McRoberts.
Services will officiated by Pastor Freddy Johnson and Pastor Danny Quillen.
Hillard was preceded in death by his wife Emily Anderson Johnson, five brothers, and two sisters.
Obituary: Mary Jane Burke Johnson Mt Eagle Newspaper, Whitesburg KY, 29 Apr 1971 25 Oct 1891 - 24 Apr 1971
We extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Mrs. Mary Jane Johnson who died unexpectedly of a heart attack in the Jenkins Hospital Saturday, April 24, (1971). Mrs. Johnson, 80, had been in poor health after suffering a stroke several years ago.
She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Polly Potter, for the past several years. Her husband died in 1964.
Besides Mrs. Potter, she is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Geneva Stiltner of Dorton and Mrs. Nell Kiser, Millstone; five sons, Elmer Johnson and Ballard Johnson of Fr. Pierce, Fla., Buster Johnson of Keokee, Va., Hillard Johnson of McRoberts, and Earl Johnson of Ivel, Ky.; 59 grandchildren, and 48 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Johnson reared her family in McRoberts, but has been living in Millstone for the past several years.
Her funeral will be conducted in the Millstone Methodist Church on Wednesday, April 28 by Rev. Ralph Jones. Ralph Profitt and Jerman Buddy Bates, Jr.
Burial is in the family cemetery at McRoberts (Letcher Co KY).
Obituary: Joel Johnson Mt Eagle, 13 Aug 1964 4 Dec 1881 - 6 Aug 1964
Joel Johnson dies. Joel Johnson, 83, died at the Jenkins Clinic Hospital, August 6 (1964).
Funeral services were held at the McRoberts Freewill Baptist Church, August 9, by the Rev. Jimmy Seals and Herman Bates.
Burial in the Whitaker Cemertery.
Surviving him are five sons and one daughter, Earl Johnson, Neon; Elmer Johnson, Florida; Hillard Johnson of McRoberts; Ballard Johnson and Buster Johnson both of Virginia, and Nell Kiser of Millstone.
1900 Pike Co KY Census Ed 79 District 2
213 222 Johnson William Head W M Apr 1864 36 M 19 KY KY KY Farmer
213 222 Johnson Lucindy Wife W F Feb 1857 43 M 19 7 7 KY KY KY Housewife
213 222 Johnson Joel Son W M Dec 1881 18 S KY KY KY
213 222 Johnson Robert Son W M June 1884 15 S KY KY KY
213 222 Johnson Grover C Son W M Aug 1888 11 S KY KY KY
213 222 Johnson Hiram Son W M JUne 1892 7 S KY KY KY
213 222 Johnson Maryland Daughter W F Jan 1894 6 S KY KY KY
213 222 Johnson John S Son W M Apr 1897 3 S KY KY KY
1910 Letcher Co KY Census Millstone ED 145
40 40 Johnson William P Head M W 49 M1 28 KY KY KY Farmer General Farm
40 40 Johnson Lucinda Wife F W 50 M1 28 7 7 KY KY KY Farm Laborer Home Farm
40 40 Johnson Joel E. Son M W 26 S KY KY KY Farm Laborer Home Farm
40 40 Johnson Cleveland G Son M W 21 S KY KY KY Farm Laborer Home Farm
40 40 Johnson Hiram F Son M W 18 S KY KY KY Farm Laborer Home Farm
40 40 Johnson Maryland Daughter F W 16 S KY KY KY Farm Laborer Home Farm
40 40 Johnson John S P Son M W 13 S KY KY KY Farm Laborer Home Farm
1920 Pike Co KY Census Long Fork ED 110
447 467 Johnson Joel Head M W 38 M KY KY KY Operator General Farm
447 467 Johnson Mary J Wife F W 33 M KY KY KY
447 467 Johnson Elmar Son M W 5 S KY KY KY
447 467 Johnson Carl Son M W 3 1/12 S KY KY KY
447 467 Johnson Ballard Son M W 11/12 S KY KY KY
1930 Pike Co KY Census District 2 ED 9
249 252 Johnson Joel Head M W 45 M 25 KY KY KY Farmer Truck Farm
249 252 Johnson Mary Wife H F W 38 M 18 KY KY KY
249 252 Johnson Elmer Son M W 16 S KY KY KY
249 252 Johnson Earl Son M W 14 S KY KY KY
249 252 Johnson Ballard Son M W 12 S KY KY KY
249 252 Johnson Buster Son M W 10 S KY KY KY
249 252 Johnson Nellie Daughter F W 9 S KY KY KY
249 252 Johnson Hilliard Son M W 7 S KY KY KY
249 252 Johnson Polly Daughter F W 6 S KY KY KY
1940 Letcher Co KY Census Jenkins (an X by the name = source of info)
167 Johnson Joel Head M W 59 M KY Farmer Private Farm
167 Johnson Mary Jane Wife F W 49 M KY
167 Johnson Ballard Son M W 23 S KY Farmer Private Farm
167 Johnson Merley Son M W 20 S KY Farmer Private Farm
167 Johnson Nellie X Daughter F W 16 S KY
167 Johnson Hillard Son M W 13 S KY
167 Johnson Polly Daughter F W 11 S KY
167 Johnson Geneva Daughter F W 8 S KY
167 Johnson Elmer Son M W 27 M KY
167 Johnson Georgia Granddaughter F W 6 S KY
167 Johnson Bobby J Grandson F (Male?) W 3 S KY
167 Johnson Betty Jean Granddaughter F W 2 S KY
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