Treasure Chest Thursday~ Photos of Julius and Walter Johns

One of my biggest treasure is a photo I have of my maternal Grandfather and Maternal Grandmother. 

Today’s treasure is the photo of my Maternal Grandfather Julius Johns and one of his brother Walter Joseph Johns.

Julius and Walter were the two oldest children of Joseph Henry Johns and Laura Driggers. They had a brother named Samuel, b. abt 1890 who only appears in one census – the 1920 Census for Marlboro County, South Carolina. ¹

Julius Johns

Julius Johns, b. 4 May 1887, died 16 May 1937, was hit by an automobile while walking home. He died in a hospital in Monroe, North Carolina. He was married to Mary Catherine ‘Mamie” Brock. ²

Walter Joseph Johns

Walter Joseph Johns, b. 2 Aug 1883, d. 30 January 1964, was the first born. Walter was married 3 times and had 11 children by the 1st and 3rd wife. His wives were 1) Arletha Quick, 2) Blanche Scott and 3) Ellen Grooms.³











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[1] 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #36, Page: 34B/95(stamped); Line 99, Dwelling 735, Family 736, Household of Joseph Johns; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
[2] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 January 2013); Memorial page for Julius Johns; (4 March 1887–16 May 1937); Find a Grave memorial # 78564265, Citing Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
[3] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 January 2013); Memorial page for Walter Joseph Johns, Sr.; (2 August 1883–31 January 1964); Find a Grave memorial # 50786801, Citing Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery; Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
[4] Walter Joseph Johns photo courtesy of Roxanne Hunter.