Gladys married her first husband, James Carl Johnson (1901-1937) on April 16, 1919. Carl was killed in 1937 in an accident when he was working for Texas Power and Light and accidentally came in contact with a live electrical wire. Gladys was left with four young children: James Ottis Johnson, Harrell Eugene Johnson, Chlotea Elizabeth Johnson (Harrison) and Kenneth Lavern Johnson. She was a single mother and made her living as a nurse, working for several years at Gaston Episcopal Hospital in Dallas, Texas. She later married Thomas John McKenna. He also preceded her in death. Gladys died October 27, 1981 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas. She was survived by her children and several grandchildren as well as her siblings.
Gladys married her first husband, James Carl Johnson (1901-1937) on April 16, 1919. Carl was killed in 1937 in an accident when he was working for Texas Power and Light and accidentally came in contact with a live electrical wire. Gladys was left with four young children: James Ottis Johnson, Harrell Eugene Johnson, Chlotea Elizabeth Johnson (Harrison) and Kenneth Lavern Johnson. She was a single mother and made her living as a nurse, working for several years at Gaston Episcopal Hospital in Dallas, Texas. She later married Thomas John McKenna. He also preceded her in death. Gladys died October 27, 1981 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas. She was survived by her children and several grandchildren as well as her siblings.
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