Esther Laverne Arnold
Last updated 2 Nov 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
birth-npri-george-johnson-1953: Birth index entry for George Oliver Johnson (1953); California Birth Index, 1905-1995, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 1 Nov 2023), no physical record image; citing “State of California; California Birth Index, 1905-1995; Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics”
Comment Detail: Source includes maiden surname (Arnlold).
family-john-kathleen-johnson-fgs-2018: Family group sheet for {private} Johnson; information filled in by {private} Johnson, 2018; privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Esther Laverne Arnold).
interview-helen-oram-2009: Notes from interview with Helen (Johnson) Caswell Oram, 19 Oct 2009; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #10: George O. Johnson.
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Esther).
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Family
Spouse/Partner: George Oliver Johnson (1918 – 1991)
Married: ?
death-george-johnson-1991: Certificate of Death for George Oliver Johnson (1991); Registrar of Vital Statistics, El Dorado County, California, registration number 3-91-09-000627, registered 29 Oct 1991, certified copy was generated 26 Nov 1991; photocopy, privately held
Comment Detail: Source identifies Esther Arnold as the surving spouse of George Oliver Johnson.
interview-helen-oram-2009: Notes from interview with Helen (Johnson) Caswell Oram, 19 Oct 2009; privately held
Reference Detail: Note #10: George O. Johnson.
Comment Detail: Source identifies Esther as the second wife of George O. Johnson.
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
Esther was born in 1919, and she and George Johnson married in 1952. Divorce papers were filed April 1968. Case filed in Alameda, California, 'W' #012747, state file #028313 or #028513. (from Ancestry database, California, U.S., Divorce Index, 1966-1984, path: 1966-1977 ⟩ J ⟩ Jo. Entry is 4 from bottom.)
Her birth date may be 20 May 1919, in Phoenix, Arizona, and she may have died 1 Dec 2003. Her parents may be Everett L. Arnold and Blanche G.Cooper, and she may have spelled her middle name as Levern. Her registered [married] names are also listed: Esther Levern Arnold (Nov 1936, probably when she applied for a SSN), Esther Arnold Morrison (Apr 1938), Esther Lev Murray (Nov 1950), Esther Lev Johnson (Nov. 1952), Esther Johnson Wood (23 Sep 1999), and Esther Johnson (6 Jan 2004). Note that name changes are self-reported and may lag marriage dates.
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