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Geneva Mae
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Born: 21 Feb 1903, NC
Death: 02 Jan 1987, Banner Elk, Avery Co, NC |
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Geneva Mae Johnson was the first child born
to
Beulah Vernesta "Nessie" Johnson
and her husband,
Charles
"Charlie" R. A.
Johnson. Mae was born 21 Feb 1903. |
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(Right) Geneva Mae Johnson |
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Mae's father, Charlie, was 19 years older than
her mother.
One day he just "left" and he never returned. The family
believed that he had left town with another woman and was
eventually killed.
Mae's maternal grandmother, Nancy Caroline Leslie Johnson,
committed suicide by setting herself on fire. Mae was 2
1/2-years-old at the time.
At the age of 21, Nessie became pregnant again. She was
alone with two young daughters to support all by herself. 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, Mae
(age 7) was living with James C. Blankenship and his wife
Eliza
Jane Johnson, Mae's Great-Uncle & Aunt. Mae's
Great-Grandmother, Lavina Sherrill Johnson, age 78, was also
living with them. |
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1910 Iredell County Census |
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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 |
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NC |
Farmer |
General
Farm |
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Jane |
Wife |
F |
W |
55 |
M |
1 |
1 |
NC |
None |
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Idson |
Carrie E. |
Niece |
F |
W |
17 |
S |
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NC |
Farmer |
Home Farm |
Johnson |
Lavinia |
Mother-In-Law |
F |
W |
78 |
W |
8 |
4 |
NC |
None |
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Geneva M. |
Niece |
F |
W |
7 |
S |
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NC |
None |
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Kerrigan |
Clyde |
Nephew |
M |
W |
23 |
S |
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NC |
Farm Laborer |
Working Out |
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According to the 1920 Iredell County Census, Mae was still
living with her Great-Uncle James Blankenship. She was
17-years-old and had attended school that year. |
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1920 Iredell County Census |
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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 |
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Eliza J. |
Wife |
F |
W |
65 |
M |
Yes |
Yes |
NC |
None |
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Johnson |
William P. |
Cousin |
M |
W |
64 |
S |
Yes |
Yes |
NC |
Farm
Laborer |
Home
Farm |
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Lavinia C. |
Mother-In-Law |
F |
W |
87 |
W |
Yes |
Yes |
NC |
None |
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May G. |
Niece |
F |
W |
17 |
S |
Yes |
Yes |
NC |
None |
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I have never found any information indicating that
Mae ever lived with her Mother and Step-Father,
Nessie &
Martin
Luther Goble. |
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Mae married John Paul Baldwin and lived in North Wilkesboro, North
Carolina. Paul was born 21 Mar 1908 and died 14 Jun 1972.
He was the son of Oliver and Fannie Stone Baldwin.
Paul
and Mae had no
children. |
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An
older Geneva Mae Johnson Baldwin |
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Mae died 02 Jan 1987 at the age of 83 in Banner Elk, Avery
County, NC. She is buried beside of Paul at Little
Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery in Wilkesboro, NC. |
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If you have additional photos or information
about Geneve Mae Johnson, please contact me. |
A special thanks to Boyd &
Becky Goble for the photos of Mae |
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