FatherCharles Henry Johnson
MotherAnnie Elizabeth Glover
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Keith Rupert 'Sam' Johnson was born on 22 May 1909 in Poowong, Victoria.1 
He married Rita Williams, daughter of Richard Cornelius Williams and Anna Caroline Larsen, on 9 November 1932 in Shepparton, Victoria.2,3,1,4,5 
He died on 15 April 1978 in Glenroy, Victoria, at age 68.6,1 

Family

Rita Williams b. 24 Jan 1913, d. 19 Aug 1998
Children
ChartsLarsen, Laust, descendant chart
Williams, John, descendant chart

Story

Rita and Sam Meet
Rita was bridesmaid for the wedding of her sister Thelma in March 1931. On the night of the wedding, Rita, still in her bridesmaid dress, met Sam at the Blue Moon Dance in Shepparton.7
Rita Williams & Thelma (Williams) Jamieson, Mar 1931
Image: Sue-Ellen Mountney
Rita Williams, at picnic with Johnson family, two weeks after meeting Keith 'Sam' Johnson, c. 1931
Image: Sue Mountney
Marriage and Family
Rita Williams and Keith Rupert 'Sam' Johnson were married at St Augustine's church in Shepparton on 9 November 1932. They had five children.

As Rita was aged 19, the marriage registration was 'with the written consent of Anna Williams, mother of the bride'. Her father Richard died earlier that year.1,3,4,5

Sam & Rita (Williams) Johnson
Image: Val Williams
Carmel, Rita (Williams), Sandra, Sam (Keith) & Darrell Johnson, c. 1941
Image: Sue-Ellen Mountney
Darrell, Sandra, Pat, Rita, Wayne & Carmel Johnson
Image: Sue-Ellen Mountney
Sam & Rita Johnson (Williams) and grandchildren, c. 1970
Image: Sue-Ellen Mountney

Citations

  1. [S554] Family Group Record for Keith Rupert (Sam) Johnson, family group sheet, 2019.
  2. [S290] Outline Descendant Report for Laust Larsen, descendent report, unpublished, 15 March 2010.
  3. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Keith Rupert Johnson and Rita Williams entry, marriage registration no. 9235, 1932.
  4. [S553] Sue-Ellen Mountney, personal communication, 7 November 2019.
  5. [S558] Keith Rupert Johnson and Rita Williams, marriage registration no. 9235, 9 November 1932.
  6. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Keith Rupert Johnson entry, death registration no. 8765, 1978.
  7. [S553] Sue-Ellen Mountney, personal communication, 3 November 2019.