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INTRODUCTION
Johnson is the second most common surname in America, making a complete genealogy of any Johnson family a formidable task. We, therefore, intend to develop but the last several generations of our family in detail and trace their ancestry back to the early years of the Virginia Colony. Any more ambitious effort would take many volumes and many years to complete. The majority of the research for this project was done by Bertha Johnson Bartlett over the years at Surry Court House and at Richmond. The contributions and assistance of many, both within and without the family,- are gratefully acknowledged. This work is dedicated to all of the many generations that make up our family, but especially to Sidney Thomas Johnson who exemplifies the intelligent and industrious Surry County farmer who has characterized it.
BERTHA JOHNSON BARTLETT
Born May 4, 1895, Bertha is the second child of Sidney Thomas Johnson and Mary Etta Cotton. She attended Longwood College and taught school in Surry and Doswell. On October 20, 1920, she was married to Charles Lawrence Bartlett, a shipyard superintendent, and moved to Hilton Village, now in Newport News. In the 1930's they built a lovely white home at 128 James River Drive where they still live, surrounded by their verdant colonial garden. They enjoy visits to Marl Spring Farm, which they now own, and look forward to frequent visits from their sons, Robert (1925) and Richard (1928), and their daughters-in-law and grandchildren, d. 2/27/87
WILLIAM ABLER FOX
Born November 3, 194 Bill is the eldest son of Katherine Gladys Johnson and Erwin Adler Fox, Jr. He grew up in Newport News and attended public schools there. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a degree in naval architecture in 1965 and has worked in Newport News, New York, Italy, and Iran. He enjoys sailing, flying, writing, and restoring his house at 306 River Road, Hilton Village, Newport News. |