Leon Bewley shows her info as:
b: 3 Oct 1868, Bowie, Texas
d: 8 Oct 1940 Malta, Texas. Buried: Woodstock Cemetery; New Boston, Bowie, TX.Bowden Funeral Home Records
Texarkana: Bowie County Texas, Miller County Arkansas and the ArkLaTex area.
Johns, Mrs. Mary E. - 7 Nov. 1940 - 72 - Woodstock Cemetery, Malta, TexasIn the 1930 Bowie County TX census, she shows her dad's birthplace as Tennessee and her mother's as Texas.
Leon Bewley shows the marriage date as 9 Jun 1887.
Woodstock Cemetery is in New Boston, Bowie, Texas.
Some sources show the spelling of his first name as: Jeptha.1880 Bowie County TX Census
165 192 R N Woodard W M 44 married farmer AL SC AL
E.R. W F 53 wife married keepinghouse TN TN TN
Narcissus W F 15 dau single at home TX AL TN
Milburn, E W F 13 grandchild single at home TX AL TX
Milburn, Jessie W F 11 grandchild single at home TX AL TX
Shockly, Allice W F 23 dau widowed at home TX AL TN
Shockly, Hattie W F 2 granddau single at home TX TX TX
Shockly, Mattie W F 5/12 Jan Grand dau single at home TX TX TX
Phillips, S P W M 29(7?) single laborer AL AL AL1880 Bowie County TX Census
165 193 Johns E Mrs? W F 59 Widowed Keeping House AL GA GA
Wm W M 19 son single at home AR GA AL
Martha W F 16 dau single at home AR GA AL
Thos W M 28 son widowed at home AL GA AL
Robert W M 4 grandson single TX AL TX1880 Bowie County TX Census
166 194 Johns Robt W M 26 married farmer AR AL GA
California? W F 17 wife married keeping house LA AL LA1880 Bowie County TX Census
168 196 Johns, J W W M 29 married farmer (married during current yr) AR GA GA
C C W F 18 wife married keeping house LA TN NC1880 Bowie County TX Census
170 198 Woodard W W W M 30 married Farmer TX AL TN
Ella W F 18 Wife keeping house LA1900 Bowie County TX
41 41 Johns, W J Head W M Aug 1860 39 M 12 AR GA GAFarmer
, Lizzie wife W F Oct 1868 31 M 12-6-5 TX TN TX
, Etta daughter W F Feb 1889 10 S TX AR TX
, Luther son W M Mar 1892 8 S TX AR TX
, Ruby daughter W F Feb 1894 6 S TX AR TX
, Mattie daughter W F Feb 1896 4 S TX AR TX
, Estus son W F? June 1899 4/12 S TX AR AR(*)Also in Bowie County TX in 1900 is:
Robert L Johns W M Oct 1876 23 TX AL AL Day Laborer
He is living with the family of James Hays.1910 Bowie County TX
402 407 Johns, William J head M W 49 M1 28 AR GA GA Farmer
, Lizzie E wife F W 41 M1 23 9 8 TX US TX
, Etta E dau F W 20 S TX AR TX Teacher public school
, Luther M son M W 18 S TX AR TX
, Rubi L dau F W 16 S TX AR TX
, Mattie C dau F W 14 S TX AR TX
, Willie B son M W 10 S TX AR TX
, Oma S son M W 8 S TX AR TX
, Allie M dau F W 5 S TX AR TX
, Iva H son M W 3 S TX AR TX
, Hartwell B nephew M W 22 S TX AL GA [Hartwell is the son of J Wesley Johns, brother of William Jephthah Johns]1910 Bowie County TX
Also in Bowie county - near William J Johns:
407 412 Johns, Bob W head M W 56 M 29 Arkansas US US
, Katy wife F W 46 M 29 f 2 TX US AL
, Effie M dau F W 16 S TX AR TX1920 Bowie Co TX Census
310 320 Johns, William J head M W 59 M AR GA GA
, Mary E wife F W 51 M TX TN TX
, William E son M W 20 S TX AR TX
, Allie M dau F W 15 S TX AR TX
, Ivy H son M W 13 S TX AR TXother Johns families in the 1920 census (I didn't pull the detailed information):
Johns, Robert N New Boston, Bowie, TX 65 1854 Arkansas White
Johns, Fletcher Precinct 1, Bowie, TX 2?? Arkansas White
Johns, Martin L Precinct 2, Bowie, TX 27 1892 Texas White
Johns, H B Precinct 3, Bowie, TX 32 1887 Texas White
Johns, Hartford Precinct 3, Bowie, TX 33 1886 Texas White
Johns, Herman Precinct 3, Bowie, TX 9 1910 Texas White1930 Bowie County TX Census
201 210 Johns, William J Head 1000 M W 69 M 27 no yes AR GA GA
Mary E wife H F W 62 M 19 no yes TX TN TX
Leon Bewley lists this child as: James Pleasant Johns.