FIFTH GENERATION

138. George Giffin Johnson ⁽⁹³⁾ was born on Dec 7 1874 in Tunnel, Washington Co., Ohio. He died on Dec 8 1931 in Marietta, Ohio. The "Marietta Times" of Tuesday, December 8, 1931 reported the following. "MAN KILLED INSTANTLY IN AUTO WRECK - George Johnson, 56, Fearing Township farmer residing near the Lynch Church, was instantly killed when an automobile in which he was riding went over a 80 foot embankment on State Route 26 Tuesday morning. J.B. Craig, brother-in-law of the victim, was driving their car and he was severley crushed and bruised and was attended at Memorial Hospital. The accident occurred a quarter of a mile below Sitka in the Cow Run neighborhood. - Johnson and Craig were driving a Dodge car that had been converted into a school bus. They were enroute to the home of Craig's mother where they expected to spend the day. As they drove through the narrows below Sitka a Ford car driven by R. M. Kuhn of Court Street, Marietta, with A. R. Day of Pike Street as a passenger overtook them. - GOING AT GOOD SPEED - The cars were moving along at a good speed and as they started down the hill toward Sitka, Kuhn undertook to pass the bus. Kuhn's car got around the larger vehicle, then skidded in the loose gravel. It went into the ditch on the left side of the road, swung back across the highway and to avoid a collision, Craig pulled the heavy bus over toward the brink of the bank above the Little Muskingum River. - The edge of the road caved under the bus, the right front wheel dropped down and it rolled down the steep embankment. Johnson was caught under the bus when it was wrecked against a tree and his neck was broken. He is believed to have died instantly. - Craig was able to extricate himself from the wreckage. he went to the assistance of his brother-in-law but help was unavailing. - A crowd gathered quickly and when it was found that Johnson was dead, Kuhn and Day turned their car around and brought Craig into the city. They informed the sheriff of the accident, and an officer was sent out to investigate. - GOES BACK TO SCENE - In spite of his own severe injuries, Craig insisted on going back to the scene and accompanied a deputy sheriff. He saw to it that Johnson's body was turned over to an undertaker. He then returned to Marietta and was taken to the hospital for x-ray observation. He had painful cuts and bruises on the face and head. His body was severely bruised and his legs were deeply cut. It was believed that he had suffered broken ribs and there was a possibility that a jaw bone was fractured. - Johnson's body was moved to the Doudne & McClure mortuary and Coroner Fred Jackson of Beverly was called to view the remains. - Kuhn and Day whose skidding car caused the fatal accident, were enrout to the country to spend the day hunting rabbits. - Sheriff Thorn and his men are assisting the coroner with an investigation. - George E. Johnson was born in Warren Township 56 years ago on Monday, December 7. He lived near Caywood for the past 54 years. His first wife, Mrs. Ida Johnson, died 15 years ago. He was later married to Mrs. Clara Thomas of Hills P.O. and she survives. Sons and daughters of the deceased are William Johnson, Vernon Johnson, Henry Johnson, Mrs. Mary Waterman, Miss Arta Johnson, all of Washington County; and Mrs. Grace Patterson of Akron; and the young children of the second marriage who are Clara, Gladys and Georgianna Johnson, at home. Brothers of the deceased are John E. Johnson and Thomas B. Johnson, both of Warren Township. - The deceased was a member of the United Brethern Church"
He was buried in Warren Chapel Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. ⁽¹⁸⁸⁾

He was married to Ida Mae Call on Jul 16 1898 in Washington Co., Ohio. Ida Mae Call was born on Jun 10 1880 in Tunnel, Washington Co., Ohio. She died on Apr 25 1918 in Washington Co., Ohio. The MArietta Times reported, "Mrs. Ida Johnson, well known resident of this county, passed away at her home, near Warren Chapel, Thursday evening at 5:30 o'clock. She was the wife of George Johnson. Besides her husband she is survived by the following children, all at home. Thomas, Warren, Henry, Grace, Mary and Artie Elvina. Funeral arrangements have not been completed and will be announced later."
She was buried in Warren Chapel Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. George Giffin Johnson and Ida Mae Call had the following children:

253 i. Grace Gertrude Johnson (Private).
254 ii. Warren Vernon Johnson was born on Jan 9 1901 in Washington Co., Ohio. He died on Feb 5 1973 in Erie, Pennsylvania.
+255 iii. Mary Lucinda Johnson.
256 iv. Henry Gibson Johnson was born on Jan 14 1913 in Washington Co., Ohio. He died on Nov 27 1947 in Washington Co., Ohio. Never Married. Died in a hunting accident on Thanksgiving Day. He was buried in Warren Chapel Cemetery, Warren Twp., Washington Co., Ohio.⁽¹⁸⁹⁾
257 v. Arta "Artie" Elvina Johnson.
258 vi. Thomas William Johnson died in Marietta, Ohio. He was buried in Lynch Cemetery.
259 vii. Samuel Walter Johnson.

He was married to Clara Belle Craig (daughter of William Craig and Jane Shaffer) on Sep 25 1920. Clara Belle Craig was born on Jan 27 1885 in Woodsfield, Ohio. She died on Jul 16 1958 in Marietta, Ohio. The "Marietta Times" reported the following, "Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Thomas Johnson 75, former Marietta resident, who died at Wooster, Wednesday morning,( July 16, 1958) will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Doudna & McClure Funeral Home with the Rev. Walter Grossman officiating. Burial will be in the Beech Grove Cemetery at Hills P.O. The family will be at the funeral home on Friday afternoon and evening to receive friends. - Mrs. Johnson was born at Woodsfield on January 27, 1883 and was a daughter of the late William and Jennie Schaffer Craig. On Feb. 29, 1900, she was married to Ezra Thomas. He died Nov. 24, 1917. She was later married to George Johnson. He died Dec. 5, 1930. - Five sons and five daughters survive, Truman Thomas and Virgil W. Thomas of Wooster; Leo J. Thomas of Grand Junction, Colo; Arthur V. Thomas of Montgomery, Ala; Clarence L. Thomas of Canton; Mrs. Ruth Parker and Mrs. Ruby Johnson of Albion, Pa; Mrs. Clara May Stark of Whipple; Mrs. Gladys Taylor of Clovis, N.M.; and Mrs. Georgianna Morris of Marietta. - Two step-sons and two step-daughters survive, Vern Johnson of Albion, Pa; T. W. Johnson of Marietta; Mrs. Grace Patterson and Mrs. Artie McNelly of Akron. Four step-children are deceased. There are thirty-eight grandchildren, thirty-three great-grandchildren, and a number of great great grancdhilren. One brother, Jacob Craig preceded her in death."
George Giffin Johnson and Clara Belle Craig had the following children:

+260 i. Clara Mae Johnson.
261 ii. Gladys Marie Johnson was born on Apr 23 1924 in Marietta, Ohio. She died on Nov 17 1999 in Dolin Springs, Arizona.
262 iii. Georgiana Nora Johnson was born on Sep 24 1927 in Washington Co., Ohio. She died in 1996 in Marietta, Ohio.