Cadet Wayne Lee Johnson graduated 04 Aug 1943 from the Naval Flight Training Academy at Kingsville, TX. He was assigned to Chase Naval Base at Beeville, TX with the rank of 2nd Lt. in the United States Marine Corps. He could have gone in either the Navy or the Marines. He chose the Marines.
When Wayne and I married on 19 Feb 1944 he was a 2nd Lieutenant Marine assigned to Chase Naval Air Station Beeville. He was serving as an Instrument Flight Instructor for Cadets in training to become Navy or Marine Pilots.
He was Commisssioned First Lieutenant in 1945 after transfer to Cuddihy Naval Air Station, one of three Instrument Flight Training Squadrons for Main Base Corpus Christi, TX. We lived in Married Officer Quarters at Cuddihy.
After WWII, Wayne was Honorably Discharged from Active Duty on 04 Apr 1946. He was later commissioned Captain in the Marine Corp Reserves.
He was called to Active duty when the Korean Conflict required all Reserve Officers to Report for immediate Military Service. He resigned his commission, since he was was married with a young daughter, Barbara Jean. And, he owned a business, the Westfield Evergreen Nursery Greenhouses/Florist.
The following information was written and shared with family members and close friends on 07 Nov 2015.
Remembering my beloved husband, Wayne, on his birthday.
Ninety-six years ago today, on 11/07/1919, the third child of Samuel C. and Anna (Long) Johnson, was born at home in the township of Westfield. Sister, Ethel Elaine age 3, and brother, Donald Dean age 2, would awaken to find that a baby had arrived while they were sound asleep.
Wayne was born at 4:30 a. m., and he was delivered by Dr. S.A McGregor. His parents, their ages, and their occupations at the time of Wayne’s birth were shown on his birth certificate as: Samuel C. Johnson, 30, Farmer/Mail Carrier, and Anna (Long) Johnson, 27, Housewife.
The home where Wayne was born is south of the Village limits of Westfield. Peter and Christina (Carman) Johnson, parents of Samuel Carman Johnson, originally owned that farm property and had lived there until in 1917, when Peter built a house in the Town of Westfield, near the South Cemetery. Many of the Karman/Carman and Johnson family members’ graves are there, with stone markers dating back to the early 1800's.
Samuel and Anna Johnson's story began over one hundred years ago. In "Our Wedding Token" booklet, it was recorded that Samuel Johnson and Anna Long were united in Holy Matrimony July 1, 1915 in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Westfield by Minister of the Gospel, George Ve Grey. The witnesses were Anna Nelson and Mrs. George Ve Grey. Sam was 26 and Anna was 23.
Sam was a U. S. Mail Carrier. A motorcycle with side car was his choice of transportation in good weather. Anna was a rural schoolteacher at Harrisville. The young couple travelled by Motorcycle to Ripon for their honeymoon.
Sam or "Sammy" as many of the families on his route called him, completed all but a few months of 50 years carrying the mail in all kinds of weather. Sam’s old horse drawn Mail Wagon still sits in our barn at Westfield.
Sam and Anna were living in the Manchester House at Westfield when Ethel was born April 18, 1916. They lived in Westfield Township when Don was born on June 25, 1917.
Sam, Anna, Ethel, Donald and Wayne moved away from the old Johnson property in 1922 when it was sold to Sam’s brother, Frank Johnson, and his family.
The Sam Johnson's bought their own 120-acre farm in 1922, a place that has been "home" for the Sam and Anna Johnson families for the past 93 years.
After WWII, in 1946 the dream that Sam and Anna Johnson had, became a reality for expansion of the Evergreen Nursery through the construction of Greenhouses and a Florist Business. Don, in the Army Air Force, and Wayne, in the Marine Air Corp., returned from their years as pilots during the war, and with help from Dad Johnson the work began
Two large glass greenhouses were built from old windmill towers for the angle iron and redwood beer vats from Dalkes' Brewery. Concrete was mixed, hauled and poured for the benches and sidewalks. Two older men worked (and brought their own lunches) at a pay rate of $5.00 a day.
The Greenhouses/ Florist business was operated as Johnson's Florist 1946 -1975, then for 32 years as Spees' Florist 1975 -2008. It was a successful floral and bedding plant operation that served the citizens and the community for a period of 62 years.
By Ella Faye Johnson, 94, born June 2, 1921. Wife of Wayne Lee Johnson, born Nov. 7, 1919. Married Feb. 19, 1944.
When Wayne and I married on 19 Feb 1944 he was a 2nd Lieutenant Marine assigned to Chase Naval Air Station Beeville. He was serving as an Instrument Flight Instructor for Cadets in training to become Navy or Marine Pilots.
He was Commisssioned First Lieutenant in 1945 after transfer to Cuddihy Naval Air Station, one of three Instrument Flight Training Squadrons for Main Base Corpus Christi, TX. We lived in Married Officer Quarters at Cuddihy.
After WWII, Wayne was Honorably Discharged from Active Duty on 04 Apr 1946. He was later commissioned Captain in the Marine Corp Reserves.
He was called to Active duty when the Korean Conflict required all Reserve Officers to Report for immediate Military Service. He resigned his commission, since he was was married with a young daughter, Barbara Jean. And, he owned a business, the Westfield Evergreen Nursery Greenhouses/Florist.
The following information was written and shared with family members and close friends on 07 Nov 2015.
Remembering my beloved husband, Wayne, on his birthday.
Ninety-six years ago today, on 11/07/1919, the third child of Samuel C. and Anna (Long) Johnson, was born at home in the township of Westfield. Sister, Ethel Elaine age 3, and brother, Donald Dean age 2, would awaken to find that a baby had arrived while they were sound asleep.
Wayne was born at 4:30 a. m., and he was delivered by Dr. S.A McGregor. His parents, their ages, and their occupations at the time of Wayne’s birth were shown on his birth certificate as: Samuel C. Johnson, 30, Farmer/Mail Carrier, and Anna (Long) Johnson, 27, Housewife.
The home where Wayne was born is south of the Village limits of Westfield. Peter and Christina (Carman) Johnson, parents of Samuel Carman Johnson, originally owned that farm property and had lived there until in 1917, when Peter built a house in the Town of Westfield, near the South Cemetery. Many of the Karman/Carman and Johnson family members’ graves are there, with stone markers dating back to the early 1800's.
Samuel and Anna Johnson's story began over one hundred years ago. In "Our Wedding Token" booklet, it was recorded that Samuel Johnson and Anna Long were united in Holy Matrimony July 1, 1915 in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Westfield by Minister of the Gospel, George Ve Grey. The witnesses were Anna Nelson and Mrs. George Ve Grey. Sam was 26 and Anna was 23.
Sam was a U. S. Mail Carrier. A motorcycle with side car was his choice of transportation in good weather. Anna was a rural schoolteacher at Harrisville. The young couple travelled by Motorcycle to Ripon for their honeymoon.
Sam or "Sammy" as many of the families on his route called him, completed all but a few months of 50 years carrying the mail in all kinds of weather. Sam’s old horse drawn Mail Wagon still sits in our barn at Westfield.
Sam and Anna were living in the Manchester House at Westfield when Ethel was born April 18, 1916. They lived in Westfield Township when Don was born on June 25, 1917.
Sam, Anna, Ethel, Donald and Wayne moved away from the old Johnson property in 1922 when it was sold to Sam’s brother, Frank Johnson, and his family.
The Sam Johnson's bought their own 120-acre farm in 1922, a place that has been "home" for the Sam and Anna Johnson families for the past 93 years.
After WWII, in 1946 the dream that Sam and Anna Johnson had, became a reality for expansion of the Evergreen Nursery through the construction of Greenhouses and a Florist Business. Don, in the Army Air Force, and Wayne, in the Marine Air Corp., returned from their years as pilots during the war, and with help from Dad Johnson the work began
Two large glass greenhouses were built from old windmill towers for the angle iron and redwood beer vats from Dalkes' Brewery. Concrete was mixed, hauled and poured for the benches and sidewalks. Two older men worked (and brought their own lunches) at a pay rate of $5.00 a day.
The Greenhouses/ Florist business was operated as Johnson's Florist 1946 -1975, then for 32 years as Spees' Florist 1975 -2008. It was a successful floral and bedding plant operation that served the citizens and the community for a period of 62 years.
By Ella Faye Johnson, 94, born June 2, 1921. Wife of Wayne Lee Johnson, born Nov. 7, 1919. Married Feb. 19, 1944.
Cadet Wayne Lee Johnson graduated 04 Aug 1943 from the Naval Flight Training Academy at Kingsville, TX. He was assigned to Chase Naval Base at Beeville, TX with the rank of 2nd Lt. in the United States Marine Corps. He could have gone in either the Navy or the Marines. He chose the Marines.
When Wayne and I married on 19 Feb 1944 he was a 2nd Lieutenant Marine assigned to Chase Naval Air Station Beeville. He was serving as an Instrument Flight Instructor for Cadets in training to become Navy or Marine Pilots.
He was Commisssioned First Lieutenant in 1945 after transfer to Cuddihy Naval Air Station, one of three Instrument Flight Training Squadrons for Main Base Corpus Christi, TX. We lived in Married Officer Quarters at Cuddihy.
After WWII, Wayne was Honorably Discharged from Active Duty on 04 Apr 1946. He was later commissioned Captain in the Marine Corp Reserves.
He was called to Active duty when the Korean Conflict required all Reserve Officers to Report for immediate Military Service. He resigned his commission, since he was was married with a young daughter, Barbara Jean. And, he owned a business, the Westfield Evergreen Nursery Greenhouses/Florist.
The following information was written and shared with family members and close friends on 07 Nov 2015.
Remembering my beloved husband, Wayne, on his birthday.
Ninety-six years ago today, on 11/07/1919, the third child of Samuel C. and Anna (Long) Johnson, was born at home in the township of Westfield. Sister, Ethel Elaine age 3, and brother, Donald Dean age 2, would awaken to find that a baby had arrived while they were sound asleep.
Wayne was born at 4:30 a. m., and he was delivered by Dr. S.A McGregor. His parents, their ages, and their occupations at the time of Wayne’s birth were shown on his birth certificate as: Samuel C. Johnson, 30, Farmer/Mail Carrier, and Anna (Long) Johnson, 27, Housewife.
The home where Wayne was born is south of the Village limits of Westfield. Peter and Christina (Carman) Johnson, parents of Samuel Carman Johnson, originally owned that farm property and had lived there until in 1917, when Peter built a house in the Town of Westfield, near the South Cemetery. Many of the Karman/Carman and Johnson family members’ graves are there, with stone markers dating back to the early 1800's.
Samuel and Anna Johnson's story began over one hundred years ago. In "Our Wedding Token" booklet, it was recorded that Samuel Johnson and Anna Long were united in Holy Matrimony July 1, 1915 in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Westfield by Minister of the Gospel, George Ve Grey. The witnesses were Anna Nelson and Mrs. George Ve Grey. Sam was 26 and Anna was 23.
Sam was a U. S. Mail Carrier. A motorcycle with side car was his choice of transportation in good weather. Anna was a rural schoolteacher at Harrisville. The young couple travelled by Motorcycle to Ripon for their honeymoon.
Sam or "Sammy" as many of the families on his route called him, completed all but a few months of 50 years carrying the mail in all kinds of weather. Sam’s old horse drawn Mail Wagon still sits in our barn at Westfield.
Sam and Anna were living in the Manchester House at Westfield when Ethel was born April 18, 1916. They lived in Westfield Township when Don was born on June 25, 1917.
Sam, Anna, Ethel, Donald and Wayne moved away from the old Johnson property in 1922 when it was sold to Sam’s brother, Frank Johnson, and his family.
The Sam Johnson's bought their own 120-acre farm in 1922, a place that has been "home" for the Sam and Anna Johnson families for the past 93 years.
After WWII, in 1946 the dream that Sam and Anna Johnson had, became a reality for expansion of the Evergreen Nursery through the construction of Greenhouses and a Florist Business. Don, in the Army Air Force, and Wayne, in the Marine Air Corp., returned from their years as pilots during the war, and with help from Dad Johnson the work began
Two large glass greenhouses were built from old windmill towers for the angle iron and redwood beer vats from Dalkes' Brewery. Concrete was mixed, hauled and poured for the benches and sidewalks. Two older men worked (and brought their own lunches) at a pay rate of $5.00 a day.
The Greenhouses/ Florist business was operated as Johnson's Florist 1946 -1975, then for 32 years as Spees' Florist 1975 -2008. It was a successful floral and bedding plant operation that served the citizens and the community for a period of 62 years.
By Ella Faye Johnson, 94, born June 2, 1921. Wife of Wayne Lee Johnson, born Nov. 7, 1919. Married Feb. 19, 1944.
When Wayne and I married on 19 Feb 1944 he was a 2nd Lieutenant Marine assigned to Chase Naval Air Station Beeville. He was serving as an Instrument Flight Instructor for Cadets in training to become Navy or Marine Pilots.
He was Commisssioned First Lieutenant in 1945 after transfer to Cuddihy Naval Air Station, one of three Instrument Flight Training Squadrons for Main Base Corpus Christi, TX. We lived in Married Officer Quarters at Cuddihy.
After WWII, Wayne was Honorably Discharged from Active Duty on 04 Apr 1946. He was later commissioned Captain in the Marine Corp Reserves.
He was called to Active duty when the Korean Conflict required all Reserve Officers to Report for immediate Military Service. He resigned his commission, since he was was married with a young daughter, Barbara Jean. And, he owned a business, the Westfield Evergreen Nursery Greenhouses/Florist.
The following information was written and shared with family members and close friends on 07 Nov 2015.
Remembering my beloved husband, Wayne, on his birthday.
Ninety-six years ago today, on 11/07/1919, the third child of Samuel C. and Anna (Long) Johnson, was born at home in the township of Westfield. Sister, Ethel Elaine age 3, and brother, Donald Dean age 2, would awaken to find that a baby had arrived while they were sound asleep.
Wayne was born at 4:30 a. m., and he was delivered by Dr. S.A McGregor. His parents, their ages, and their occupations at the time of Wayne’s birth were shown on his birth certificate as: Samuel C. Johnson, 30, Farmer/Mail Carrier, and Anna (Long) Johnson, 27, Housewife.
The home where Wayne was born is south of the Village limits of Westfield. Peter and Christina (Carman) Johnson, parents of Samuel Carman Johnson, originally owned that farm property and had lived there until in 1917, when Peter built a house in the Town of Westfield, near the South Cemetery. Many of the Karman/Carman and Johnson family members’ graves are there, with stone markers dating back to the early 1800's.
Samuel and Anna Johnson's story began over one hundred years ago. In "Our Wedding Token" booklet, it was recorded that Samuel Johnson and Anna Long were united in Holy Matrimony July 1, 1915 in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Westfield by Minister of the Gospel, George Ve Grey. The witnesses were Anna Nelson and Mrs. George Ve Grey. Sam was 26 and Anna was 23.
Sam was a U. S. Mail Carrier. A motorcycle with side car was his choice of transportation in good weather. Anna was a rural schoolteacher at Harrisville. The young couple travelled by Motorcycle to Ripon for their honeymoon.
Sam or "Sammy" as many of the families on his route called him, completed all but a few months of 50 years carrying the mail in all kinds of weather. Sam’s old horse drawn Mail Wagon still sits in our barn at Westfield.
Sam and Anna were living in the Manchester House at Westfield when Ethel was born April 18, 1916. They lived in Westfield Township when Don was born on June 25, 1917.
Sam, Anna, Ethel, Donald and Wayne moved away from the old Johnson property in 1922 when it was sold to Sam’s brother, Frank Johnson, and his family.
The Sam Johnson's bought their own 120-acre farm in 1922, a place that has been "home" for the Sam and Anna Johnson families for the past 93 years.
After WWII, in 1946 the dream that Sam and Anna Johnson had, became a reality for expansion of the Evergreen Nursery through the construction of Greenhouses and a Florist Business. Don, in the Army Air Force, and Wayne, in the Marine Air Corp., returned from their years as pilots during the war, and with help from Dad Johnson the work began
Two large glass greenhouses were built from old windmill towers for the angle iron and redwood beer vats from Dalkes' Brewery. Concrete was mixed, hauled and poured for the benches and sidewalks. Two older men worked (and brought their own lunches) at a pay rate of $5.00 a day.
The Greenhouses/ Florist business was operated as Johnson's Florist 1946 -1975, then for 32 years as Spees' Florist 1975 -2008. It was a successful floral and bedding plant operation that served the citizens and the community for a period of 62 years.
By Ella Faye Johnson, 94, born June 2, 1921. Wife of Wayne Lee Johnson, born Nov. 7, 1919. Married Feb. 19, 1944.
