Lincoln Merton Johnson

1915 - 2013  (97 years)

• Name	Lincoln Merton Johnson
  Born	2 Aug 1915	Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Died	15 Jan 2013  [2]
  Buried	19 Jan 2013	New Providence Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I64034	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Bror O. Johnson,   b. Abt 1882, Sweeden ,   d. Bef 15 Jan 2013  (Age ~ 131 years)
  Mother	Hilma C.,   b. Abt 1887, Sweeden ,   d. Bef 15 Jan 2013  (Age ~ 126 years)
  Family ID	F133623	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Grace A. Kerley,   b. 29 Oct 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Aug 1995, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Children	+ 1. Lois Johnson   2. Ruth Johnson
  Family ID	F23434	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Victoria Samburg
  Family ID	F133624	Group Sheet

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "The Mountain Press", Lillie (Kerley) Conner obituary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. name: Lincoln M Johnson titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Holden Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States gender: Male age: 24 marital status: Single race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Son birthplace: Massachusetts estimated birth year: 1916 residence in 1935: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts enumeration district number: 14-145 family number: 241 sheet number and letter: 12A line number: 36 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 1650 digital folder number: 005460922 image number: 00442 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Bror O Johnson M 58 Sweden wife Hilma C Johnson F 53 Sweden son Lincoln M Johnson M 24 Massachusetts boarder Grace A Kerley F 24 Tennessee [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 15 Jan 2013. Lincoln M. Johnson, age 97, died January 15, 2013. He was born August 2, 1915, in Worcester MA, where he attended Clark University. He graduated from Maryville College in 1938. He was a retiree of the former Norton Company, now St. Gobain Corp. During his career, he worked in Worcester, MA, was transferred to Detroit, MI, then to Los Angeles, CA, where in retired in 1973. After his retirement, he moved to Mesa, AZ, for 14 years before finally returning to Maryville in 1987. He was a Mason for 74 years and a member of the Rufus Putnam Lodge A.F. & A.M. in Rutland, MA. He was also a member locally of the Cypress Commandery Knights Templar. He was on the board of the Sam Houston Memorial Schoolhouse in Maryville for 24 years, retiring in 2010. He was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church where he had served on the Board of Deacons. Preceding him in death were: his parents, Bror and Hilma Johnson, who had emigrated from Sweden in 1900; his first wife Grace Kerley Johnson; second wife Victoria Samburg McClelland Johnson; and his brother, Stanley. He is survived by: daughter and son-in-law Lois and Peter Wilson, Akron, OH; daughter Ruth Cosby, Debary, FL; grandchildren, Craig (Jennifer) Wilson; Anne (Christopher) Ramsey; Mark (Kara) Wilson and seven great grandchildren, Zachary and Beth Wilson; Nicholas Yocono, Peter and Ethan Ramsey; Laina and Celia Wilson. After a private graveside service, a memorial service will be held at New Providence Presbyterian Church on Saturday, January 19, 2013, at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, Lincoln wished for memorial gifts to be made to his beloved Maryville College, Advancement Planning, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN, 37804. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithMaryville.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 103688270).