Clayton Gilson Johnson and Louella Ruth "Lou" Exley

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Husband Clayton Gilson Johnson ¹

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           Born: 24 Sep 1874 - Erie, Erie Co, PA 1
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           Died: 13 Jul 1961 - Fairview, Erie Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: "Gilly" Johnson (      -      )
         Mother: Sarah Quackenbush (      -      )

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       Marriage: 26 May 1897

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Wife Louella Ruth "Lou" Exley ¹

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           Born: 1 Feb 1878 - Knox, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA 1
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           Died: 3 Jun 1953 - Fairview, Erie Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: Jacob B. Exley (1853-1931) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Julia "Libby" Childs (1859-1936) 2

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Children

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1 M Jay Griffin Johnson ¹

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           Born: 12 Jun 1901 - Fairview Twp, Erie Co, PA 1
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           Died: 8 Nov 1967 1
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Alice Hutchison (1905-1989) 3

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2 F Edith Sarah Johnson ³

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           Born: 1 May 1904 - Fairview Twp, Erie Co, PA 3
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           Died: 28 Sep 1963 - Fairview, Erie Co, PA 3
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

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3 F Edna Elizabeth Johnson ³

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           Born: 1 May 1904 - Fairview Twp, Erie Co, PA 3
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           Died: 19 Feb 1978 3
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: David A. Nicholson (1892-1968) 3
           Marr: 4 Feb 1939 3

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4 M Ward Exley Johnson ⁴

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           Born: 24 Dec 1910 4
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           Died: 9 Oct 1961 - Virginia 4
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         Spouse: Adele Farmholz (      -      )

         Spouse: Peggy Lee Reed (      -      )

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General Notes: Husband - Clayton Gilson Johnson

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A family story states that he was very athletic. Once he and his wife were out on the lake in a boat, it tipped over. They were quite a distance from shore. She clung to his back, pregnant with her first child, while he swam all the way back to shore.

1 Terrance L. Johnson-Cooney, The Exley Family 1789 to 2005 (Self-published, Aug, 2005), Pg 239.

2 Terrance L. Johnson-Cooney, The Exley Family 1789 to 2005 (Self-published, Aug, 2005), Pg 232.

3 Terrance L. Johnson-Cooney, The Exley Family 1789 to 2005 (Self-published, Aug, 2005), Pg 238.

4 Terrance L. Johnson-Cooney, The Exley Family 1789 to 2005 (Self-published, Aug, 2005), Pg 240.