• Born: 27 April 1893, Arkansas, USA ⁵
• Marriage (1): Georgia P. TUCKER before 1930 in prob Missouri, USA ^{1 2}
• Marriage (2): Alta LaVerne LEE on 19 October 1935 in Clay County, Arkansas, USA ^{3 4}
• Died: February 1974, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA at age 80 ⁵
• Buried: 1974, Scott City, Scott County, Missouri, USA

   Another name for Jess was Jesse JOHNSTON.¹

  Burial Notes

Lightner Cemetery

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He appeared on the census in 1930 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

• He had a residence on 19 October 1935 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. ³

• He resided at 102 S. Henderson in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA on 30 October 1961. ⁴

Jess married Georgia P. TUCKER before 1930 in prob Missouri, USA.^{1 2} The marriage ended in divorce on 3 September 1935. (Georgia P. TUCKER was born on 17 February 1888 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA,¹ died on 9 June 1953 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA ¹ and was buried on 11 June 1953 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA ¹.). The cause of her death was Carcinamatosis - Abdominal; March 1953; Carcinoma Stomach, June 1952.

  Recorded Events about their Marriage

• They were divorced on 3 September 1935 in Randolph County, Arkansas, USA. ^{1 2}

Jess next married Alta LaVerne LEE, daughter of Arch Closson PAYNE and Frances Cleone LEE, on 19 October 1935 in Clay County, Arkansas, USA.^{3 4} (Alta LaVerne LEE was born on 24 August 1894 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois, USA,⁴ died on 30 October 1961 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA ⁴ and was buried on 1 November 1961 in Illmo, Scott County, Missouri, USA ⁴.). The cause of her death was Myocardial infarction; acute coronary occlussion.