This is in response to queries posed by Lee Savage, but might be of wider interest. Lee's questions followed my note about John Holyar Johnson. His son John Holyar Johnson, Jr. is called Jay. Jay is now in his late seventies. He has been married to Isabel (Liz) Davitian, a California native, for 45 years. They have no children. Jay's mother was Mary Rose Boyer, a New York native. She and Jay's father, John Holyar Johnson, Sr., were divorced when Jay was still a child, but he says that despite the divorce, her parents never took Mary Rose back. She was permanently disowned. About Jay's sister, please see the following from my notes: "Of his sister, Della Nanette, John Jr (Jay, as he is called) said she married a man named Clarence Pepper, and the family lived in Baytown, Texas. She was called Dolly. Della Nanette, or Dolly, and Clarence Pepper were the parents of two sons. One is named Jerry, but John Jr could not recall the name of the second boy. Dolly died abt Nov 2007. She was preceded in death years earlier by her husband Clarence". Best regards to all, Gerry Hickman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Savage" <LeeS@rsh.com> To: <arbradle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [ARBRADLE] Hairston Reunion > Gerry wrote: > He supposedly had two kids, John Holyar Jr., and a girl, name unknown. > The Boyers were French immigrants of the Jewish faith. When their daughter > left the faith to marry a gentile, > > Gerry, > > Did 'Jay' happen to mention who his sister was or who she married? Also, > did he mention his mother's name to you? > > Lee Savage > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerald Hickman [mailto:gahickman@comcast.net] > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 4:37 PM > To: arbradle@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ARBRADLE] Hairston Reunion > > Good story, Anne! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARBRADLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >