Hannah L. Johnson

Hannah L. Johnson (maiden name: Hardaway) was born on February 22, 1858, in Virginia. She married William Isaac Johnson in 1880. Together, they had four daughters and 1 son: Mary A., born around 1881; Helen F., born around 1883; Rosalie, born around 1886; Alice B., born around 1890; and William I., Jr., born around 1891. Due to her husband's hard work, he was able to provide college education to all their children "who wanted it," according to a narrative he gave to the WPA at the end of his life. She died on December 14, 1933. Her family had her buried next to her husband in East End Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

Image: William and Hannah Johnson with their children (courtesy of Tonita Guydon)

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Name:Johnson, Hannah L.
Alternative names:
  • Hardaway, Hannah (alternative name)
Roles:
  • Spouse
Gender:F
Race:Black
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Birth date:1858-02-22
Birth date certainty:Certain
Birth place:Virginia
Death date:1933-12-14
Death place:Richmond, VA
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Person 1Relation TypePerson 2
Johnson, Hannah L.parent ofJohnson, Mary A.
Johnson, Hannah L.parent ofJohnson, Helen F.
Johnson, Hannah L.parent ofJohnson, Lavinia
Johnson, Hannah L.parent ofJohnson, Alice B.
Johnson, Hannah L.parent ofJohnson, Jr., William I.
Johnson, Hannah L.wife ofJohnson, William Isaac
SOURCES

United States Federal Census, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930; Death Certificate for Hannah L. Johnson; Death Certificate for William I. Johnson, accessed through Ancestry.com; Charles L. Perdue, Weevils in the Wheat, (University of Virginia Press, 1976); "Hannah L. Johnson," FindAGrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136107589/hannah-l.-johnson).