Douglas Dale Johnson was married twice. Gail Sue Simmons was his first wife and gave birth to two sons, Douglas Dale Johnson, and Christopher George Johnson. Douglas Sr. had many relatiionships with other women. To call them affairs would be laughable. He was accused of fathering several children out of wedlock. I know for a fact of two. The first was a son who was later named Douglas Johnson Turner. His mother was Wanda Turner from Pineville, Ky. The second was Anna Marie Brown. When Anna was conceived Gail had already left Douglas Sr. I do not know her mother's name. Both women were deceived into thinking he loved them. The first, Wanda, had no idea he was married. After Douglas and Gail were divorced he married Patricia Lee Martin. Patti gave birth to two sons, the first was stilborn and was named Dakota, he second is living and is named Lakota Lee Johnson.
1 Buried at Mount Hope Cemetary -St. Louis, Mo.
Omer Simmons grew up with a lot of hardship. He was the tenth of eleven children. His father died suddenly at the age of 54, when Omer was only three years old. He became a barber and that was how he provided a living for his family. Omer could play the fiddle, guitar,banjo, and mandolin. The mandolin was his favorite instrument but he was known for his ability to play the fiddle. In his early married life he had a band and played for dances and a county fairs. I was his youngest child and grew up listinening to him play the fiddle. He loved life and always marveled at the changes he had seen take place in our home town of St.Louis, Missouri. I loved to hear him tell stories of how things used to be. Stories of learning how to drive cars when he was 12 and watching his older brother go off to war on a troop train during the first world war. He loved his daughters but didn't pay too much attention to his sons. He loved to buy things (sometimes frivolous things) for his family. He was a contradiction as many of us are in that he was predjudiced but would help our a child of any nationality or race.
1 Buried at Mount Hope Cemetary -St. Louis, Mo.
Minnie Jewell Sheets/Simmons was a God-fearing woman. Her father, George Anderson Sheets and her maternal Grandfather were Baptist Ministers. She grew up on the Bible and believed in it as the Word of God. She was a hard working woman and her family came first, yet she was always willing to help anyone in need.
Many times in her life she was hurt but never sought revenge but only offered kindness to those who sought to hurt her. Minnie was my mother. I was her youngest child and I loved her very much.
Wilma Joy Simmons was my mother's first born. She died at the age of 6 months of pneumonia. Mother grieved for a long time over the loss of this child. I believe she was only 20 years old when her baby died.
Luther died young and I believe was a twin of Lulu. Not listed in the1900 census.
Floyd or (Floy) was in World War I and was killed in France. We believehe is buried in the Oakdale Cemetary along side his mother Mary Elizabeth(Owens) Simmons. There is a very large tombstone on the south side ofthe cemetary with his name on the stone as well as Mary Elizabeth.However, we have not been able to find any record of his being buriedthere - only the memorial. Our father (Omer) recalls seeing Floydleaning out of the troup train waving until he was out of sight - theynever saw him again was Daddy's words -- the family was on the ChouteauStreet Bridge in St. Louis.
I (Gail Sue/Simmons/Johnson/Mahar) (sister of Joann Frye) remembering someone saying Floyd died of pneumonia and that he was buried at Oakdale cemetery. When his mother died she asked to be buried next to him and thus tohe tombstone with both names on opposite sides. Floyd was 21 years of age when he died. There was some question as to whether he was married and had any children.
I believe Melia's name is Permelia, but always went by the name "Melia". I (Joann) knew and loved my Grandma very much - she was a very sweet person. The one thing that I remember about her was that she chewed tobacco and always had to have a" spit" can. When she died - May 15, 1965 - I was in Germany. I remember before she died I wanted her to have something so I sent Mom money and she bought her pretty gowns. Grandma said "Oh, Joannie never forgets me". I never heard a cross word come from her lips. She was very poor and lived on an "old age pension".
Aunt Daisy (at the time I talked to her about this she (Daisy) was about 90 years old) said that gr-grandmother Julia Bertha Stout Sheets did not treat grandma (Melia) very well - she always came and did nothing to help.
Grandma Crowley (Narcissa Gresham) would come on the train with her feather bed tied in a clothes line rop -- she always wanted to help andone time dropped a skillet and some in the family got upset with her. Grandma Melia got upset with the persons who got upset with Grandma Narcissa and said it was an accident.
Douglas Dale Johnson was married twice. Gail Sue Simmons was his first wife and gave birth to two sons, Douglas Dale Johnson, and Christopher George Johnson. Douglas Sr. had many relatiionships with other women. To call them affairs would be laughable. He was accused of fathering several children out of wedlock. I know for a fact of two. The first was a son who was later named Douglas Johnson Turner. His mother was Wanda Turner from Pineville, Ky. The second was Anna Marie Brown. When Anna was conceived Gail had already left Douglas Sr. I do not know her mother's name. Both women were deceived into thinking he loved them. The first, Wanda, had no idea he was married. After Douglas and Gail were divorced he married Patricia Lee Martin. Patti gave birth to two sons, the first was stilborn and was named Dakota, he second is living and is named Lakota Lee Johnson.
Douglas Dale Johnson was married twice. Gail Sue Simmons was his first wife and gave birth to two sons, Douglas Dale Johnson, and Christopher George Johnson. Douglas Sr. had many relatiionships with other women. To call them affairs would be laughable. He was accused of fathering several children out of wedlock. I know for a fact of two. The first was a son who was later named Douglas Johnson Turner. His mother was Wanda Turner from Pineville, Ky. The second was Anna Marie Brown. When Anna was conceived Gail had already left Douglas Sr. I do not know her mother's name. Both women were deceived into thinking he loved them. The first, Wanda, had no idea he was married. After Douglas and Gail were divorced he married Patricia Lee Martin. Patti gave birth to two sons, the first was stilborn and was named Dakota, he second is living and is named Lakota Lee Johnson.
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1 NOTE U.S. Navy WWII 30 Mar 1944 - 26 Jan 1946
American Area, Asiatic Pacific (Japan and Iwo Jima)
Rowan Co Military Discharge bk 2
KY Death Cert. # 91-04652
Christopher was a good son. I loved him so much. He suffered from depression. He took his own life on Sepember 15th, 2011.