Jesse Lewis Johnson
Updated Feb 11, 2019
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Jesse Lewis Johnson (1896 - 1978)

Jesse Lewis Johnson, father to 4 children, was born on January 29, 1896 in Neeley, Idaho. He married Emma Isabelle Nestor and Jesse died on May 18, 1978. They gave birth to Aethea (Johnson) Southwick, Tressie Johnson, Jessie Johnson, and Jeanette Johnson. He died on May 18, 1978 in Ogden, Utah at 82 years old. His cause of death is listed as: heart Attack. Jesse was buried in Ogden, Utah.

His family heritage is believed to be: White, Citizen. His nationality is: USA. His religion is listed as being: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Military service:
U.S. Army, WW I.
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Birth


Neeley, Power County, Idaho United States

Death


Ogden, Weber County, Utah United States
Cause of death: Heart Attack

Cause of death

Heart Attack

Burial / Funeral


Ogden, Weber County, Utah United States

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Average Age

Jesse Lewis Johnson lived 12 years longer than the average Johnson family member when he died at the age of 82.

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Family

Wife: Emma Isabelle Nestor
Children with Emma: Aethea (Johnson) Southwick, Tressie Johnson, Jessie Johnson, and Jeanette Johnson

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U.S. Army, WW I

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Lewis

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White, Citizen

Nationality

USA

Religion

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Gender

Male

Timeline

1896 - In the year that Jesse Lewis Johnson was born, on May 18th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. By a vote of 7 to 1, the Court upheld state racial segregation laws, introducing the idea of "separate but equal" facilities for races.

1925 - By the time he was 29 years old, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".

1961 - He was 65 years old when on January 20th, John F. Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States. He had previously been a U.S. Senator and a Congressman, both from the state of Massachusetts, as well as a Naval lieutenant in World War II.

1965 - When he was 69 years old, the television show "I Spy" premiered in the fall season on NBC. The stars were Bill Cosby and Robert Culp, making Cosby the first African American to headline a television show. Four stations - in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama - refused to air the show.

1978 - In the year of Jesse Lewis Johnson's passing, on November 18th, Jim Jones's Peoples Temple followers committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana - where they had moved, from San Francisco, as a group. Jones was the leader of the cult and ordered his followers to drink cyanide-laced punch, which they did. Whole families (women and children included) died - more than 900 people in all.

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May 18, 1978 (death)
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May 18, 1978 (death)
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Aethea (Johnson) Southwick Tressie Johnson Jessie Johnson Jeanette Johnson

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Jesse Lewis Johnson, father to 4 children, died on May 18, 1978 in Ogden, Utah at 82 years of age. His cause of death is listed as: heart Attack. He was buried in Ogden, Utah. Jesse was born on January 29, 1896 in Neeley, Idaho. He married Emma Isabelle Nestor and Jesse died on May 18, 1978. They gave birth to Aethea (Johnson) Southwick, Tressie Johnson, Jessie Johnson, and Jeanette Johnson.

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