• Jewel Earline Johnson
• Herchel Martin Johnson
• Bessie Ruth Johnson
• Donald Fred Johnson
• Opal Jean Johnson Cole
• Shirley Joan "Jodie" Johnson Majors
And though her headstone records her as Elizabeth, her immediate birth family knew her as Bessie Elizabeth.
Her sister, Mattie Ruth Tankersley, insisted we learn her siblings' proper names--and Ruth told us Elizabeth was Bessie's MIDDLE name. We did not forget, Nana.
Bessie was a beloved daughter, sister and aunt; wife, mother and grandmother.
• Jewel Earline Johnson
• Herchel Martin Johnson
• Bessie Ruth Johnson
• Donald Fred Johnson
• Opal Jean Johnson Cole
• Shirley Joan "Jodie" Johnson Majors
And though her headstone records her as Elizabeth, her immediate birth family knew her as Bessie Elizabeth.
Her sister, Mattie Ruth Tankersley, insisted we learn her siblings' proper names--and Ruth told us Elizabeth was Bessie's MIDDLE name. We did not forget, Nana.
Bessie was a beloved daughter, sister and aunt; wife, mother and grandmother.
Family Members
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James Dee Tankersley
1870–1949
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Walter B. Tannahill
1871–1944
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Mary Desmonda Tankersley Hall
1872–1957
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Inez Tankersley Hearn
1876–1914
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John Jefferson Tankersley
1881–1935
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Verna Tankersley Sellers
1885–1984
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Ernest "Pete" Tankersley
1888–1950
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Gamaliel Henry "Buddy" Tankersley
1898–1955
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Dealvia Mae Tankersley Thomas
1899–1993
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Mattie Ruth "Nana" Tankersley Whitlock
1903–1985
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Caroline Naomi "Carrie" Tankersley Bell
1907–1974
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Ethel Tankersley Adkins
1907–1982
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Opal Velma Tankersley Keesee
1909–1995
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Daniel Marion Tankersley
1913–1949
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Dorine Jean "Dovie" Tankersley Hicks
1918–1999
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