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Geneva May Johnson           Born: 02 Feb 1903       Geneva May Johnson was the first child born to Beulah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson and her husband, Charlie Johnston.  May was born 02 Feb 1903.                                                                                (Right) Geneva May Johnson   Charlie was 19 years older than Nessie.  One day he just "left" and he never returned.  The family believed that he had left town with another woman and was eventually killed. May's maternal grandmother, Nancy Caroline Leslie Johnson, committed suiced by setting herself on fire.  May was 2 1/2-years-old at the time. Nessie became pregnant again.  At the age of 21, she was alone with two young daughters to support on her own.  Both of her parents were deceased and she had no one to turn to for help.  She took a job as a servant with the Jacob Goble family. According to the 1910 Iredell County, North Carolina Census, May (age 7) was living with James C. Blankenship and his wife Eliza Jane Johnson, May's Great-Uncle & Aunt.  May's Great-Grandmother, Lavina Sherrill Johnson, age 78, was also living with them.                               1910 Iredell County Census                               Last Name First name Relation Sex Race Age S/M/W # Kids # Kids Living Birth Occupation Occupation Blankenship James C. Head M W 45 M     NC Farmer General Farm ------ Jane Wife F W 55 M 1 1 NC None   Idson Carrie E. Niece F W 17 S     NC Farmer Home Farm Johnson Lavinia Mother-In-Law F W 78 W 8 4 NC None   ------ Geneva M. Niece F W 7 S     NC None   Kerrigan Clyde Nepheq M W 23 S     NC Farm Laborer Working Out                                                             1920 Iredell County Census                               Last Name First Name Relation Sex Race Age S/M/W Can Read Can Write Birth Occupation Trade Blankenship James C. Head M W 54 M Yes Yes NC Farmer General Farm ------ Eliza J. Wife F W 65 M Yes Yes NC None   Johnson William P. Cousin M W 64 S Yes Yes NC Farm Laborer Home Farm ------ Lavinia C. Mother-In-Law F W 87 W Yes Yes NC None   ------ May G. Niece F W 17 S Yes Yes NC None                                 According to the 1920 Iredell County Census, May was still living with her Great-Uncle James Blankenship.  She was 17-years-old and had attended school that year.                               May never lived with her Mother and Step-Father, Nessie & Martin Luther Goble.                               May married Paul Baldwin and lived in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.  Their marriage produced no children.                                   An older Geneva May Johnson Baldwin                                                 If you have additional photos or information about Geneve May Johnson, please contact me. A special thanks to Boyd & Becky Goble for the photos of May.