JOHNSON ANNEX
Ronald Charles Johnson Pedigree
(Start at generation 1, below.)
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Last Change: 26 November 2014
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Origin of
the surname “Johnson:”
Generation
5
4 Charles Johnson
1. Biographical notes:
Born . Died .
2. Wife: (?)
Born . Died .
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. William Peter Johnson: See generation 3,
below.
3 William Peter Johnson
1. Biographical notes:
Born . Died October 1957, age 63. Was employed as a prize
fighter.
2. Wife: Sally (surname purposely omitted)
Born . Died February 1984, age 87; interred
Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, Jefferson County, New
York. Following her husband's death,
Sally, did house cleaning, catering, and other jobs she could find to continue
to support her grandson, Ronald Charles Johnson, who she rescued from her
daughter-in-law in Alabama at age 16 months.
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. William Charles Johnson: See generation
2, below.
b. Alice Johnson: Employed as a public health nurse
in New York City. Married
Axel Thompson of Santa Monica, California, who was employed as a designer for
the Douglas Aircraft Corporation.
c. In 1944 took over parenting responsibilities for
their grandson, Ronald Charles
Johnson, generation 1, below. Ron was 16 months old at the time.
2 William Charles Johnson
1. Biographical notes:
Born on Long Island, New York. Died
September 2003, age 83; interred National Cemetery, Calverton, New York (on
Long Island). Veteran
of World War II. Discharged from
the US Army shortly after his son, Ronald Charles Johnson, was born and went to
work for the DOW Chemical Corporation at Bremerton, Washington, where he helped
produce heavy water for the Atomic Energy Commission. Was the only technician in his work area who
survived an industrial accident there, though he lost one foot and part of another. With the
help of his sister, Alice, William recuperated, then
returned to New York, where he graduated from Fordham University. Subsequently employed 34
years by Chase Manhattan in New York City as Director of Foreign Loans and
Exchanges.
2. Wife #1: Martha
Anne (surname purposely omitted)
a. Biographical notes:
Born in Alabama. Died . Separated from
and subsequently divorced William Charles Johnson shortly after the birth of
their son, Ronald, in 1943.
b. Children: (order uncertain)
(1. Ronald Charles
Johnson: See generation 1, below.
3. Wife #2: (?)
a. Biographical notes:
b. Children: (order uncertain)
(2. Richard Charles Johnson: Born 1950. Died 1974 from
complications of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Middle name in honor of his
great grandfather. Drafted into the US Army during the War in Vietnam; in 1971 served
in the field artillery there.
(3. Robert Charles Johnson: Born deaf in 1954. Middle name in honor of his
great grandfather. For most of
his early life Robert was mistakenly diagnosed as being mentally handicapped
and was institutionalized at Staten Island, New York. As an adult, was employed in Brooklyn, New
York.
"Ron"
Informally adopted by the
family of William Smith, Jr. and Harriette
Elcy (Slater) Palmer, who was descendant #3 of generation 7 of the Descendants
of Martha Hazel-Mae (Cool)(Slater)(Finney) Smith.
a. Ron’s birth: 1943 at Columbus, Georgia. Middle name in honor of his
great grandfather.
b. Ron’s formal education:
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Huntington High School,
Huntington, New York (on Long Island) |
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Jefferson Community
College, Watertown, New York |
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University of Missouri,
Columbia, Missouri. |
c. Ron’s military service:
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While residing in California,
received notice he had been drafted into the US Army in New York State. Immediately went to the Air Force recruiter
in an upper floor of the postal building where he worked, and knowing Ron,
the recruiter enlisted him into the US Air Force; 3 days later he was in
basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. |
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Lackland AFB,
San Antonio, Texas; basic training in the US Air Force. Was put into the Combat Defense Forces. |
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DaNang AB,
Vietnam. While there during an enemy infiltration,
Ron fell while running from bunker to bunker to check status and broke his
foot. When not doing security duties,
Ron and his comrades were in close contact with herbicide orange ("Agent
Orange"), which caused Ron health problems later in life. |
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Griffiss AFB,
Rome, New York; Security Policeman |
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1966 |
1967 |
Vietnam; returned Jan 1967;
discharged Feb 1967 |
d. Ron’s
marriage:
(1. To whom: Jill Louise Hewett of Watertown,
Jefferson County, New York.
(a)
Jill's parents: Dr. Arthur and Lola (surname purposely omitted) Hewett of Watertown, Jefferson
County, New York
(b) Jill's birth: 1939 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New
York.
(c) Jill's formal education:
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(d) Jill's employment history:
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(e) Jill's addresses before marriage:
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(2. Marriage date & location: 1977 at Trinity
Episcopal Church, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York.
e. Ron’s employment history:
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Employer, location, job |
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1961 |
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US Postal Service, California;
passed civil service exam at age 18, 5 months out of high school. |
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US Army; Camp (then Fort)
Drum, Jefferson County, New York; contracting officer (progressed from GS-4
to GS-12 in the same office. Retired
February 2001. |
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Proprietor of a hobby shop
since August 2004. |
f. Ron’s addresses:
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Address |
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1943 |
1944 |
Alabama, residing with his
mother |
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1944 |
1961 |
Long Island, residing with
his paternal grandparents. |
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California. |
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1967 |
Texas, New York, Vietnam,
and back to New York while a member of the US Air Force. |
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1967 |
1977 |
Moved to Evans Mills,
Jefferson County, New York in February 1967, after discharge from the US Air Force;
resided in an apartment there with his grandmother until after marriage. |
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1977 |
New York. |
g. Ron’s organizational affiliations:
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Organization, offices held |
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2004 |
Jefferson/Lewis County, New York Selective Service Board; member |
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City of Watertown Civil Service Commission, Watertown, Jefferson
County, New York; one of 3 members. |
h. Other biographical notes on Ron:
Ron was quoted as saying: " I wouldn't have been where
I am today, if it wasn't for my relationship with the Palmers [of Evans Mills,
Jefferson County, New York]. It gave me
the spark to improve myself. As far as
I'm concerned, they are my family and always will be."
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