Mary Ella Johnson

b. 22 March 1896, d. 5 June 1974
  • Father: Ike Johnson b. circa 3 April 1847, d. 25 December 1925
  • Mother: Rosa Spiller b. 22 March 1858, d. 6 June 1923
  • Mary Ella Johnson was born on 22 March 1896 in Texas.
  • Ike Johnson and Rosa Spiller appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Montgomery County, Texas, enumerated next to Beverly Harris.. Other members of the household included Mary Ella Johnson, Neely Johnson, Nellie Johnson and Felix Johnson.
  • She married Jefferson Early, son of Peter Early and Celia Lewis, circa 1919.
  • Jefferson Early and Mary Ella Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Montgomery County, Texas. Also in the household is step-daughter Odessa Johnson (age 8).
  • Jefferson Early and Mary Ella Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Montgomery County, Texas, at Longstreet Road. Other members of the household included Earl Freddie Early.
  • She was employed as a WPA seamstress.
  • Mary Ella Johnson became a widow at the 30 October 1933 death of her husband Jefferson Early.
  • Mary Ella Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Montgomery County, Texas, at Old Danville Highway to Longstreet. Other members of the household included Frank McKnight and Earl Freddy Early. And lodging in the household was Sarah L James (age 15).
  • She was employed as a WPA seamstress, according to the 1940 census.
  • She officially witnessed the death of Neely Johnson on 29 January 1971 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas; at his residence.
  • Mary Ella Johnson died on 5 June 1974 at age 78 in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, at Montgomery County Hospital.
  • She was interred at the old Danville cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas, off present-day Shepard Hill Road, near Willis.
  • Last Edited: 12 Jun 2017

Family: Jefferson Early b. 17 July 1875, d. 30 October 1933