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Portee-Pinkstaff Cemetery, Lawrence County IL

Ben Johnson

  Ben Johnson     Born: Oct 20, 1891    Died: Sep 29, 1951    Plot:

Age  59
Born & Died:   Bridgeport IL
Son of:   James E Johnson* (1864 KY) & Mary Reed (1863)
Married:   26 Oct 1911 Lawrence Co IL Bessie Beatrice Swan*
Lived at:   1920-40 Bridgeport
Children:
- Benetta* (1912 m: Earl Homer Casey*)
- Bertina Glenna (1915 IL-2003 IN m: John Edward Wright)
- Burl Logan* (1917 IL)
- Burton Henry (1919 IL-after 1950)
- Beatrice Mary* (1919 m: Morris Colbert)
- Bonnie L (1922-1982 Indianapolis IN; m1: 1937 Robert Lee Colbert; m2: ? Smith)
- Bernard Lewis (1925-2003 Indianapolis IN; m: Rose E Harmon)

      * indicates buried with Ben Johnson in Portee-Pinkstaff Cemetery.

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About Portee-Pinkstaff Cemetery:
Portee-Pinkstaff Cemetery is the larger of two African-American cemeteries named "Portee Cemetery". This one is located southeast of Pinkstaff
Burials: 273
Location: Pinkstaff, Lawrence County, Illinois