Gertrude Venable Johnson^{[1, 2, 3]}

1923 - 2015  (91 years)

• Name	Gertrude Venable Johnson
  Born	31 Oct 1923	West Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 May 2015	Brevard, North Carolina
  Person ID	I21209	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	William Ransom Johnson, Jr.,   b. 4 Apr 1887, Fayette, West Virginia ,   d. 19 Sep 1967, Charleston, West Virginia  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Annette Thayer,   b. 9 Oct 1899, Kanawha County, West Virginia ,   d. 10 Mar 1985, Charleston, West Virginia  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1920	West Virginia
  Family ID	F7935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jefferis Stetson,   b. 16 May 1918, Newark, New Jersey ,   d. 3 Sep 1999, Norfolk, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years)
  Married	26 May 1944	Charleston, West Virginia
  Last Modified	10 May 2019
  Family ID	F7936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Gertrude V. Johnson gvjohnson.jpg
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  		Gertrude Venable Johnson Yearbook-St. Catherine's High School 1941 gertrudevjohnson.jpg
  		Gertrude Venable Johnson The Boston Globe Mar 18, 1943

  
  

  Documents

  Jefferis Stetson-Obit The Boston Globe Sep 10, 1999

  
  

• Notes

  Miss Gertrude Johnson Engaged To Capt. Jefferis Stetson Wedding Plans Are Indefinite. Foremost among social announcements today is the engagement of Miss Gertrude Venable Johnson to Capt. Jefferis Stetson of the air transport command, which has been made by Miss Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ransom Johnson of Walnut Rd., South Hills. Capt. Stetson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon W. Stetson of Boston, Mass. A cocktail Party Held. The betrothal was made known at an informal cocktail party given yesterday afternoon at the Johnson home. Guests included members of Miss Johnson's family and a small group of Intimate friends. Definite plans for the wedding have not been arranged. Miss Johnson Is connected with old and distinguished families in Kanawha valley and Virginia and is one of the most attractive members of social circles here. Her maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Garland Todd Thayer of this city, and her paternal grandparents were the late Capt and Mrs. William R. Johnson of Crescent and Richmond, Va. Her father is a prominent coal operator. The prospective bride received her early education in Charleston schools and is a graduate of St. Catherine's school in Richmond, Va., later attending Pine Manor junior college in Wellesley, Mass. She is a provisional member of the Charleston Junior League and also belongs to the Cotillion club. Her fiance is a graduate of Andover preparatory school in Andover, Mass., and attended Yale university. He entered the service last March and received his training at Kelly and Randolph Fields, Tex. Capt. Stetson is now stationed at Long Beach, California. from The Transylvania Times on June 4, 2015 (Vol. 129-No. 45) Gertrude Venable Johnson McKee, 92 of Brevard, passed away peacefully at her home May 29, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born October 31, 1923 in Charleston, WV. She earned her education at St. Catherine's and made a career in Real Estate. She has been a resident of Brevard for the 15 years and was an active member of St. Philip's Episcopal Church. A very spiritual woman, she attended many Spiritual Retreats and Church Healing Prayers. She lived a long life and is survived by three sons, Todd, Peter, and Mark Stetson; two grandchildren, Brittany and Melissa Stetson. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 2pm at St. Philip?s Episcopal Church in Brevard with Father Rob officiating. Her ashes are to be buried at St. Paul's In the Valley. A reception for family and friends will follow the services. Known by many, Mrs. McKee will be missed by all. https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/30503643/person/12277118140/media/c1bdf82c-7abd-47b3-ba8f-72c73e7f50e5?_phsrc=XFO12872&usePUBJs=true

  
  

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  [S150] Photograph, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/30503643/person/12277118140/media/c1427324-3508-4902-aeea-ca2c77bbdae1?_phsrc=XFO12872&usePUBJs=true. wedding photo and engagement [S206] Marriage Announcement, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/30503643/person/12277118140/media/bd2201d8-34a1-4b5f-8279-91e4f7461c28?_phsrc=XFO12872&usePUBJs=true. Miss Gertrude Venable Johnson Marries Captain Jefferis Stetson. A large reception Held at Edgewood St. John's Episcopal church was the scene Friday evening of one of the most prominent social events of the late spring when Miss Gertrude Venable Johnson became the bride of Capt. Jefferis Stetson, ATC, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Whidden Stetson of Boston, Mass. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ransom Johnson of Walnut Rd. Rector Officiates Rev. Harry S. Longley performed the eight o'clock service before a representative gathering of relatives and friends. As they assembled, Prof. J. Henry Francis presented a program of nuptial music and played the traditional marches for the entrance of the bridal party and the recessional. Palms and ferns were arranged in the chancel and the railing was entwined with huckleberry foliage, which also formed the background for the altar. The altar vases were filled with calla lilies and branched candelabra holding cathedral tapers were placed on each side. White satin ribbons designated the family pews. Entering the church with her father, the bride was gowned in traditional ivory satin, the extremely full skirt ending in a wide circular train. The low neckline of the fitted bodice, with long pointed sleeves, was accented by heirloom duchess lace, which extended over the shoulders. Her full length tulle veil, worn by her mother on the occasion of her marriage, was inset with a wide panel of duchess lace and was draped from a similar lace tiara. Her oblong bouquet of white roses and orchids was showered with baby's breath. Miss Elizabeth Van Leer of New York City was maid of honor and bridesmaids were the bride's cousins, Mrs. Herbert M. West, the Misses Dorothy Bowne Smith and Margaret Thayer; the bridegroom's sisters, the Misses Joyce and Seeley Stetson, and. Miss Barbara Andreae of Yale, Mich. Their identical frocks of' daffodil yellow taffeta were designed with bouffant shirts and long fitted bodices, which had deep V-necklines and bracelet length sleeves. Plaited calottes with shoulder length veils were worn as headdresses and their arm bouquets of larkspur, daisies and babysbreath were tied with blue ribbons. Cpl. Johnson Best Man Cpl.. William R. Johnson, Jr., who is stationed at Camp Stewart, Ga., was best man for his brother-in-law and groomsmen were Ensign Henry L. Terrie, Jr., Sgt. DeWitt Gallaher. Ill, Messrs. William V. Bassett 'of West Newton, Mass., Herbert M. West, Stanley H. Rose, Jr., Robert Williams and Thayer Johnson, the bride's youngest brother. Mrs. Johnson received guests at a reception at Edgewood Country Club wearing a dinner gown of ashes of roses crepe, fashioned with a square neckline, short sleeves and a draped skirt. Mrs. Stetson was attired in a chartreuse crepe gown with a short cape of hunter green. Both had shoulder corsages of white orchids. An imported lace and cut-work cloth covered the bride's table, which was centered with a tiered wedding cake encircled with gardenias and smilax. Whites roses and snapdragons in silver urns and tapers in silver candelabra were placed at each end of the table. Festoons of smilax decorated the wall sconces and arrangements of white blossoms and smilax stood on the mantelpieces in the reception and ball rooms. For a wedding trip in the Poconos, young Mrs. Stetson traveled in a bolero suit of navy crepe and a small navy felt hat embellished by small white bows. A white crepe blouse, navy accessories and a corsage of white orchids completed her costume. Capt. and Mrs. Stetson will reside temporarily in Wilmington. Del., where he is stationed at the Newcastle Army Air Base. Families Prominent The former Miss Johnson is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Todd Thayer of this city and the late Capt. and Mrs. William R. Johnson of Crescent and Richmond, Va. Her father is a well known coal operator and her family has long been identified with leading social and business circles. Receiving her preparatory education in Charleston schools, Mrs. Stetson was graduated from St. Catherine's School in Richmond,Va., and later attended Pine Manor Junior College in Wellesley, Mass. She is a member of the Charleston Junior League and the Cotillion Club. Capt. Stetson studied at Yale University after his graduation from Andover Preparatory School. He trained at Kelly & Randolph Fields, Tex., and returned last week from a tour of duty in India. Among the out-of-town guests attending the affair were Mr. and Mrs. Pegram Johnson, Mrs. Frances Johnson, Mrs. William B. Jerman and Miss Mary Leavell Jerman of Richmond, Va., Mrs. Stuart W. Walker of Washington, DC., Mrs. John Boyer of Charlottesville, Va., and Mrs. Arthur Emlen Brown of Philadelphia, Pa. [S256] yearbook, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1265/43134_b183606-00037?pid=372481402&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1265%26h%3D372481402%26ssrc%3Dpt%26tid%3D30503643%26pid%3D12277118140%26usePUB%3Dtrue&ssrc=pt&treeid=30503643&personid=12277118140&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true.