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Family HistoryFamily History - Olaf DeWitt Johnson


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Olaf DeWitt Johnson and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Olaf DeWitt Johnson,1 born 13 July 1910 in Texas (parents not determined);1, 2, 3 died 19 March 2010.1 Olaf married, 28 June 1931 in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, Rita Elizabeth Record2 (born 26 November 1911 in Kansas, the daughter of Charles Record and Fannie R. Gildart; twin;3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Rita died 19 February 19884). Olaf and Rita are buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina, Los Angeles County, California.1, 4

Children of Olaf DeWitt Johnson and Rita Elizabeth Record:

+2i. Sharon Louise Johnson, born ca. 1933 in California. Married George Eugene Denton.
 3ii. DeWitt Johnson, Jr., born ca. 1937 in California.3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina, Los Angeles County, California, DeWitt Johnson, born: 13 July 1910; died: 19 March 2010 (from record).
  2. California, County Marriages, 1850-1952; County of Los Angeles, Marriage License and Certificate, Book 1029 Page 85, Olaf DeWitt Johnson, age 21, born: 13 July 1909 in Texas; 1st marriage; cement contracting; father: Olaf Johnson, born in Sweden; mother: Annette Rosenberg, born in Minn.; and Rita Elizabeth Record, age 19, born in Kansas; father: Charles Record, born in Kansas; mother: Fannie Gildart, born in Kansas; married on 28 June 1931 in Inglewood.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, South Gate City, E.D. 19-602, Sheet No. 64B, DeWitt Johnson, 31, Iowa [sic], accountant, oil co.; wife Rita Johnson, 28, Missouri [sic]; daughter Sharon Johnson, 7, Calif.; son DeWitt Johnson, Jr., 3, Calif.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina, Los Angeles County, California, Rita Elizabeth Record Johnson, born: 26 November 1911 in Kansas; died: 19 February 1988 in Los Angeles County, California (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and one sibling). Her husband Dewitt (1910-2010) shares her grave marker.
  5. Kansas State Census, 1915, Montgomery County, Independence, Pages 28-29, Fannie Record, 32, Kansas; Lois Record, 3, Kansas; Rita Record, 3, Kansas; Louise Record, 1, Kansas.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Kansas, Wilson County, Neodesha, E.D. 234, Sheet No. 19B, Fannie Record, 37, Kansas; daughter Rita Record, 8, Kansas; son Morris Record, 8, Kansas [sic, this is almost certainly an enumeration error, this is actually daughter Lois Record, same age as Rita, probably a twin]; daughter Louise Record, 6, Kansas.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, San Bernardino County, Ontario, E.D. 36-46, Sheet No. 11A, F. S. Pond, 62, Illinois, first married age 30, laborer, truck garden; wife Fannie R. Pond, 48, Kansas, first married age 27, owner, restaurant; daughter Rita Record, 18, Kansas; daughter Lois Record, 18, Kansas.
Second Generation
2. Sharon Louise Johnson2 (Olaf1), born ca. 1933 in California.1 Sharon married, 7 September 1952 in Los Angeles, California, George Eugene Denton2 (born ____, the son of George Franklin Denton and Helen Marguerite Mackey).

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, South Gate City, E.D. 19-602, Sheet No. 64B, DeWitt Johnson, 31, Iowa [sic], accountant, oil co.; wife Rita Johnson, 28, Missouri [sic]; daughter Sharon Johnson, 7, Calif.; son DeWitt Johnson, Jr., 3, Calif.
  2. California, County Marriages, 1850-1952; County of Los Angeles, Marriage License and Certificate, Book 3609 Page 386, George Eugene Denton, age 23, born in California; father: Eugene Franklin Denton, born in Texas; mother: Helen Marguerite Mackey, born in Nebraska; and Sharon Louise Johnson, age 19, born in California; father: De Witt Johnson, born in Texas; mother: Rita Elizabeth Record, born in Kansas; married on 7 September 1952 in Los Angeles.