Mrs. Cora Lee Johnson, born in Nesbit, Mississippi. She married Levie Johnson on January 14, 1940. In 1943, the family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where she devoted her life to raising their children.

She is the proud mother of eight, grandmother of thirteen, and great-grandmother to many more. Known for her strong faith and remarkable memory, Mrs. Johnson has lived her life with humility, grace, and conviction, faithfully sharing wisdom and biblical values with her family.

 

Reading the word (the Bible) has helped me get through life. I can see how the Lord has brought me through a lot of things when I read the Bible and think about what I have been through. I trust in him even when I don’t understand what’s going on. God already knows the answer/ outcome.

When I was 11 years old, I went on the morning bench. It was a Tuesday night. We got baptized in a pond, and they had a stick to measure the depth of the water. I remember seeing the cows in the pasture. It was a Sunday morning. I remember the song that they were singing, “I can’t forget it”

When I got first married, we got 5 quilts and canned fruit. Our first mattress was made of grass. Now people get big gifts, and we have spring mattresses. We used wagons and buggies, and it was rare to see people driving cars in my area. As children, we would get excited to see someone driving down the road, kicking up dust. We would say that’s “gonna” be my car.

Read the word and trust in the Lord for all things. Put it all in his hands. Keep trusting and believing

I am grateful for me and your Paw Paw (her husband) We raised our children and all graduated from high school (and some college), They didn’t get into trouble.

Church, but it’s still there.

I don’t have one. We did not go out to eat.

During holidays at Thanksgiving and Christmas, my children and grandchildren would come over to eat. I never met any of my grandparents, so I didn’t have that growing up.

We moved here in 1943. My momma had a stroke, so she moved with my brother. Your Paw Paw always had a government job, so he did that until he joined the military. When he joined the military, he had to move to Mobile. By then, my kids didn’t want to go. I didn’t know how to pay bills, so I was confused. I started working in a private home to keep myself busy. At first, I thought people dressed in a certain way because I was coming from the country. I got over it, and I started going to Oak Hill.

I am a Child of God.