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Johnson, Ada Clifton, 1902-1981

 Person

Biography

Ada Alice Clifton Johnson was born September 18, 1902, in Elevation Township, Johnston County, NC, to Edwin James and Alice Ann Jones Clifton.

Johnson married Brant Allen Johnson (1904-1970) on January 7, 1923. The couple had five children, Ethelea J. Flowers; Faye J. Blackmon; Evelyn Johnson; Shirley J. Brantley; B. A. Johnson, Jr.

Johnson and her husband owned and operated a store at their home prior to the late 1950s, and she was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church, Garner, NC.

Johnson died November 21, 1981, and is buried in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Garner, NC.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ada Clifton Johnson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: PC00032
Scope and Contents

The Ada Clifton Johnson Papers contain newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs.

Dates: Record Keeping: 1991 October 28; 1890-1978