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John Franklin JOHNSON

Male 1897 - 1927


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  • Born  1 Aug 1897  [1
    Gender  Male 
    Died  22 Apr 1927  Bellevue, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried  25 Apr 1927  Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I6  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  13 Jul 2019 

    Father  Franklin JOHNSON,   b. 18 Jul 1860,   d. 8 Jul 1925, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mary Elisabeth ASHCOM,   b. 7 Sep 1875, New Florence, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1961, Ben Avon, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  15 Sep 1896 
    Family ID  F8  Group Sheet

    Family  Mary Wallace WOODBURN,   b. 19 May 1894,   d. 13 Dec 1949 
    Married  8 Dec 1921  [2
    Children 
     1. John Franklin JOHNSON,   b. 16 Mar 1924, Avalon, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 2011, Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Robert Woodburn JOHNSON,   b. 21 Sep 1925,   d. 19 Jul 1983, Avalon, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F3  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • According to Frank Johnson, John attended Washington and Jefferson College. He was a Corporal in the 26th Engrs., enlisting on September 3, 1918 and being discharged on January 29, 1919.

      According to John's death certificate, John died at 10:00 a.m. on April 22, 1927 at the Suburban General Hospital in Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The cause of death is shown to be "(Suicide) due to taking Bichromide of mercury tablets". His birthday is listed as August 1, 1897. He was a clerk at the Standard Seamless Tube Co. at the time of his death. He is shown to be married to Mary Woodburn Johnson; his father was Franklin Johnson and his mother was Mary Ashcom. The death certificate appears to have been signed by R.B. Johnson, his brother, whose address is shown to be 221 S. Starr Avenue, Avalon, Pa. He is shown to have been buried in Union Dale Cemetery by Cray Bros., Bellevue, Pa.

      John's obituary, published in the Pittsburgh Press on Saturday, April 23, 1927 reads as follows:

      JOHNSON--On Friday, April 22, 1927, at 10:00 a.m., at the Suburban General hospital, Bellevue, Pa., John F. Johnson, beloved husband of Mary Woodburn Johnson, aged 29 years. Funeral from the residence of his father-in-law, Robert R. Woodburn, 822 Florence ave., Avalon, Pa. Services Sunday afternoon, April 24 at 3 o'clock. Members of Avonworth Post American Legion and friends of family are respectfully invited to attend. Interment private Monday morning.

      The Standard Seamless Tube Company (founded in 1913) was located at the north end of Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The offices were located at 23rd Street off Duss Avenue, Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Standard Seamless Tube later became Spang-Chalfant (1928), and Armco Steel Corporation (1958).


  • Sources 
    1. [S1087] Pennsylvania Death Certificate (available on Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1129] Johnson Family Record.