Clyde JOHNSON (1893-1944)

1 Clyde H. JOHNSON^1,2,3,4,5 (1893-1944) [7839]. Born 30 May 1893, Maple Hill, PA.^3,4 Marr Lydia Mary FORD 19 Dec 1914.⁴ Died 16 May 1944.⁴ Buried 19 May 1944, Cherry Flats Methodist Cemetery.⁶

From the Wellsboro Agitator.

January 1, 1941 - "JOHNSON HOME DAMAGED BY FIRE. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Johnson at Woodlland avenue and Bryden street was practically ruined by fire at 9:30 Wednesday night, the damage being estimated at over $3,000.00.
The fire, which probably started from an overheated furnace, was not discovered until far advanced, and very little of the contents would be saved. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were calling on friends out of town at the time of the fire.
The fire was discovered by Bobby Goodwin, aged 7 years, a neighbor of the Johnsons."

May 17, 1944 - "Clyde H. Johnson was found dead in a chair on the porch of his home on Bryden street late Tuesday afternoon. He had spent several hours shingling his porch roof. While he had been in poor health for a number of years after sustaining a knee injury while employed in garage work, he was apparently in his usual health and enjoyed a fishing trip with his sister, Mrs. Mary Henry, the day before his death.
He was born May 30, 1893, son of Jesse and Martha Johnson, of R.D. 3, and spent practically all his life in Wellsboro. He was a world war veteran, leaving Wellsboro with the first contingent, and was a member of the American Legion, and was a Jury Commissioner at the time of his death.
Surviving are his widow, the former Lydia Ford, whom he parried on Dec. 19, 1914, and one daughter, Mrs. Oliver Vanderhoof, of Wellsboro; one brother, Frank, of Pittsburgh; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Johnson Henry, of Wellsboro.
Funeral services were held Friday at the Johnson Funeral Home, Rev. C.W. Sheriff, pastor of the Baptist church, officiating; burial in the Wellsboro cemetery." (Possible error as he and his wife are both listed in the Cherry Flats Methodist Cemetery records.).

2 Jesse JOHNSON⁴ ( - ) [7872].

3 Martha ?⁴ ( - ) [7873].

Sources

1	"Obituary of Daniel H. Ford in the Wellsboro Agitator, September 27, 1950".

2	"Obituary of Josephine Ford in the Wellsboro Agitator, September 27, 1950".

3	"WWI Selective Service registration card".

4	"Obituary of Clyde H. Johnson in the Wellsboro Agitator, May 17, 1944".

5	"1930 Tioga Co., Wellsboro, PA census".

6	"Cherry Flats Methodist Cemetery records".