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Lelia Lavenia “Lulu” <I>Whitehurst</I> Johnston

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Lelia Lavenia “Lulu” Whitehurst Johnston

Birth
Princess Anne, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA
Death
25 Apr 1931 (aged 59)
Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
5AE-L103
Memorial ID
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Lelia Whitehurst was the daughter of Charles W. and Mary L. Whitehurst. She married James Edgar Johnston about 1894.

Together they had seven children
A pair of twins who died before the 1900 census
Percy L. Johnston (1896-1952) who married Ann Melzer and had one child.
Lillian Lee Johnston (1900-1971) who married Claude Stewart Nock and had two children.
James Maywood Johnston (called Mike) who married Mary Lilly
Kathleen DeWitt Johnston (1909-2002) who marred Leroy Ober and had one child
Ann Elizabeth Johnston (1911-1976) who married Robert Hewett Beasley and had three children.

She is reported to have died of a broken heart within a year of her husband's murder. Her death certificate says coronary thrombosis. It also says she died at 57 years, 6 months and 28 days, and the date of birth is listed as Sept 28, 1873. The informant was her son Maywood
Lelia Whitehurst was the daughter of Charles W. and Mary L. Whitehurst. She married James Edgar Johnston about 1894.

Together they had seven children
A pair of twins who died before the 1900 census
Percy L. Johnston (1896-1952) who married Ann Melzer and had one child.
Lillian Lee Johnston (1900-1971) who married Claude Stewart Nock and had two children.
James Maywood Johnston (called Mike) who married Mary Lilly
Kathleen DeWitt Johnston (1909-2002) who marred Leroy Ober and had one child
Ann Elizabeth Johnston (1911-1976) who married Robert Hewett Beasley and had three children.

She is reported to have died of a broken heart within a year of her husband's murder. Her death certificate says coronary thrombosis. It also says she died at 57 years, 6 months and 28 days, and the date of birth is listed as Sept 28, 1873. The informant was her son Maywood


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  • Maintained by: RosalieAnn
  • Originally Created by: Bonnie
  • Added: May 25, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8827470/lelia_lavenia-johnston: accessed ), memorial page for Lelia Lavenia “Lulu” Whitehurst Johnston (27 Sep 1871–25 Apr 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8827470, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by RosalieAnn (contributor 46559872).