Dell Justice Crunk Collection
Scope and Contents
Papers of John F. Johnson (1827-1902), farmer, Confederate soldier, and tax assessor of Grady, Webster County, Mississippi. Correspondence, journals, farm records, and business papers pertaining to Webster County, 1848-1909. Includes letters from W.C. Faulkner and U.S. Senator H.D. Money.
Dates
- 1848 - 1909
Access Restrictions
Open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions
Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian for Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Mississippi State University as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical Information
John F. Johnson was born in Walnut Ridge, Harris County, Georgia, on February 8, 1827, and while he was a young child moved to the area of Pickens County, Alabama. He married Nancy Beard, a member of one of the prominent families of that county. Johnson's parents were John D. Johnson, born July 3, 1798, and Jane English Johnson, born February 9, 1799. His brothers and sisters include the following:
James R. Johnson,
J.C.B. Johnson,
F.E. Johnson,
Sarah Elizabeth Ann Johnson,
Mary Jane Johnson,
Wincy Ann Johnson,
Cynthia Johnson.
John F. and Nancy Beard Johnson's children include the following three children:
Martha Jane Johnson, born Sept. 18, 1857;
Mary Addie Johnson, born Feb. 5, 1860; and
Sally Ada Johnson, born Nov. 8, 1865.
Johnson moved to Choctaw County, now Webster, near the middle of the nineteenth century and lived in the Grady Community for the rest of his life. This was about eight miles from Greensboro, then the county seat of Choctaw County. He was active in church and civic affairs, being a staunch Baptist. He was a Confederate soldier and a loyal Democrat. He served Webster County as Tax Assessor for a number of years. Johnson died on December 17, 1912, in the home of his daughter, Ada Johnson Justice in the Grady Community.
James Whit, 2/3/1967.
Extent
0.028 Cubic Feet (: 2 microfilm reels)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Dell Justice Crunk Collection
- Date
- June 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository