Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson
Jack died at the age of two from a certain disease.  Not sure why I did not write it down.  Will phone Aunt Helen again to get the name.  Back then what he died from, they did not have the cure for.  That particular disease caused his throat to close up.

Another thing Aunt Helen remembered was that she saw Jack's birth certificate and it had a lot of angels printed on it. 

Marie Brown Harrison Johnson

Bennie and Marie Johnson Marriage License - Ohio, County Marriages, Marriage Date:21 Mar 1930

Marriage Place: Lucas, Ohio, USA

Marie's father is listed as John Harrison.

Upclose signatures of Bennie and Marie

Birth:  13 July 1904 (13 Jul 1904)

Death:  June 1964 (Jun 1964) - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Parents:  Jerry Gilbert, Jemima Gilbert

Spouse:  Bennie Johnson

Servant for a private family

They lived on 3216 Hudson Avenue

Feet: 4 Inches: 11

Aunt Helen described that my mother's (Ruby) personality was like her mother's (Marie).

In what most would describe my mother Ruby would be peaceful, humble, gentle, spiritual, confidential (whatever you shared with her she would not discuss with anyone else), feeble, timid, had integrity, never saying an unkind word about anyone, held her feelings inside (with my Mom she died of an aneurysm (age 55) and Marie died of a stroke) (age 59).  Both were peacemakers and sought to live in peace for themselves and those around them.

Also, Aunt Helen said my mother as a young girl hardly got upset and when she did you knew it and it did not last long.

Aunt Helen frequented Mayflower Baptist Church with her mother Marie a lot.  

Shows father birthplace as Georgia.

Address then 231 Merrick Ave Detroit, MI

Bennie Johnson

Bennie and Marie Johnson Marriage License - Ohio, County Marriages, Marriage Date:21 Mar 1930

Marriage Place: Lucas, Ohio, USA

Marie's father is listed as John Harrison.

Upclose signatures of Bennie and Marie

BIRTH 11/28/1900 • Shreveport, Bossier, Louisiana, USA

DEATH 10/24/1978 • Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Feet: 5 Inches: 7 or 10 

Bennie worked for Ford Motors.  

Aunt Helen shared with me that her father would always send her to go get whatever meat they needed at the meat market.  Why did he send her? because Helen, would not take any bruised meat or rotten meat from those butchers.   Aunt Helen would always speak up and speak her mind, so Grandpa could depend on her bringing back the best meat available.  My mother on the other hand, was too timid, lol. 

Grandpa Bennie would share most of what was on his mind with my mother Ruby.  In fact, I remember taking a trip with her on the bus to go and see him a lot.  Mom would give him a shave and they would sit in the kitchen and talk. Remember a lot about that home.  

Bennie Johnston (Johnson, of course) (Boarder) (Pipe Layer) (WPA Construction Projects)

Income: $168

They lived on 3216 Hudson Avenue

Bennie and daughter JoAnn

Address then 231 Merrick Ave Detroit, MI

Hagar Brown Colors

Name: Hagis E Brown

[Hager E Brown]

Home in 1900: Davisboro, Washington, Georgia

Age: 8

Birth Date: Apr 1892

Birthplace: Georgia

Race: Black

Ethnicity: American

Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter

Father's Name: Steven

Father's Birthplace: Georgia

Mother's Name: Silvy

Mother's Birthplace: Georgia

Marital Status: Single

Residence : Davisboro Village, Washington, Georgia

Aunt Hagar (pronounced Hay-ger) Aunt Helen remembers her living not too far from where they lived on Harper. She lived under the viadock.  Elijah Colors was Hagar's husband. Hagar, Short, medium brown complexion. No kids.

Aunt Helen was 7 years old when she remembered going to her Aunt Hagar's funeral. That was in 1947. Jemima died in 1937.

Above photos: 1038 Morrell St Detroit MI 

Aunt Hagar lived on 1037 Morrell, Detroit, MI 48209

Shows Elijah worked for the government.

House of course is now gone, but the address was 7569 Melrose Street Detroit, MI, 48211

Hagis is actually Hager.  Aunt Hager (pronounced Hay-ger) Aunt Helen remembers her living not too far from where they lived on Harper. She lived under the viadock.  Elijah was Hager's husband. Hager, Short, medium brown complexion. No kids.

Aunt Helen was 7 years old when she remembered going to her Aunt Hager's funeral. That was in 1947. Jemima died in 1937