147. Virginia⁴ Johnson (John Brown³, Elizabeth² Sims, James¹) was born in Kanawha Co, VA 21 September 1830. Virginia died 8 August 1908 in Fayette Co, WV, at 77 years of age. Her body was interred in Kincaid, Fayette Co, WV, Johnson Cemetery.

She married twice. She married Amos Bays in Fayette Co, VA, ca 1853. Amos was born 19 November 1823. Amos was the son of Thomas Bays and Nancy Linegar. Amos died 13 January 1858 in Fayette Co, VA, at 34 years of age. His body was interred in Kincaid, Fayette Co, VA, Johnson Cemetery. She married James Achilles Reese in Fayette Co, WV, 6 September 1865.⁽⁴³²⁾ Jas Kellis, age 22, b. Kanawha Co, Wv, par. Wm B & Mary; Virginia Bays, age 35, widowed, b. Fayette Co, WV, par. John & Mary Ann Johnson.

James was born in Kanawha Co, VA 20 March 1842. James was the son of William Benson Reese and Mary Ann Seay. James died 29 November 1871 in Fayette Co, WV, at 29 years of age. His body was interred in Kincaid, Fayette Co, WV, Johnson Cemetery.⁽⁴³³⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Kanawha Co, VA, 1850.⁽⁴³⁴⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Fayette Co, VA, 1860.⁽⁴³⁵⁾ A census listed James as head of household in Falls of Kanawha Twp, Fayette Co, WV, 1870.⁽⁴³⁶⁾

She was listed as a resident in the census report in Falls of Kanawha Twp, Fayette Co, WV, 1870.⁽⁴³⁷⁾ A census listed Virginia as head of household in Kanawha Dist, Fayette Co, WV, 1880.

"At the mouth of Beards Fork lived Joe Settle, son of Abram and Abigail Curran Settle. Adjoining Joe Settle's property was that of Amos Bays who married Virginia daughter of John and Mary Ann Johnson." [Source unrecorded]

Virginia Johnson and Amos Bays had the following children:

372 i. L. A.⁵ Bays was born in Fayette Co, VA ca 1854. He married twice. He married Mildred A. Reese in Fayette Co, WV, 1 November 1874.⁽⁴³⁸⁾ Mildred was born in Bedford Co, VA ca 1835. Mildred was the daughter of William Benson Reese and Mary Ann Seay. She was listed as a resident in the census report in Kanawha Co, VA, 1850. Mildred was divorced from L. A. Bays before 1898. He married Tasie Lowry in Fayette Co, WV, 17 March 1898.⁽⁴³⁹⁾ Tasie was born in Greenbrier Co, WV CA 1872. (Additional notes for Tasie Lowry⁽⁴⁴⁰⁾)

L. was divorced from Mildred A. Reese before 1898.

373 ii. A. C. Bays was born in Fayette Co, VA ca 1857.

Virginia Johnson and James Achilles Reese had the following children:

374 iii. Henry S. Reese was born in WV ca 1867. He was listed as a resident in the census report in Falls of Kanawha Twp, Fayette Co, WV, 1870.⁽⁴⁴¹⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Kanawha Dist, Fayette Co, WV, 1880.

375 iv. John B. Reese was born in WV ca 1869. He was listed as a resident in the census report in Falls of Kanawha Twp, Fayette Co, WV, 1870.⁽⁴⁴²⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Kanawha Dist, Fayette Co, WV, 1880.

376 v. Mary Anna Reese was born in Fayette Co, WV 25 February 1871. Mary died 16 March 1873 in Fayette Co, WV, at 2 years of age.

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