The Family of William H. and Carolyn Fisher Johnson

"My husband proposed to me the night after we went to their (The Lettermen) concert at Madison College (JMU) in '64. We were blessed with a wonderful marriage for 46 yrs."
~ Carolyn F. Johnson (Facebook post)

"When I had so many babies, all wanted and planned, I went to my parents so Mama could help me. Remember rocking my 3rd one, Jamie Johnson, so much, and rubbing his sweet head, which had very little hair, unlike my other babies. My mom said, "You need to put that baby down" Said "You act like you never had another one". HAHA Of course, I kept rocking and loving. When it came to Carolyn Johnson Paradzinski, my last. Remember not putting her to bed, until she was asleep, even if she slept on the floor at my feet when I was watching TV. Probably didn't do real often. That Bill Johnson "Billy" just wanted to get up in the night to play. Remember lying on the sofa, with one eye open HAHA while he played around me. Especially when he was only 1. He walked at 9 mo. After mid-night on Christmas Eve. he got up to play...He got a small green hobby horse for Christmas and Neil got a large one, I am sure like many of you got. Billy wanted to play on Neil's. He has always been my most active one. Neil was very calm and slept through nights, just had a lot of cuddling."

~ Carolyn Fisher Johnson
remembering on Facebook
21 June 2019

"I love this tree. When I moved here I was so excited to learn that it was a Hickory Nut tree. Remember that my grandparents had one of those on their farm in West Virginia. Granddaddy threw sticks into the tree and knocked the hickory nuts out of the tree. They were very difficult to crack. Loved them. Remember when my mom made cherry hickory nut cakes. So, when my children came here for Christmas I had a great surprise for all of them. I went on eBay and found a hickory nut cracker. I gave my children and probably some of grandchildren hickory nuts. Much to my disappointment, they couldn't eat those nuts from the BITTER HICKORY NUT TREE. Squirrels liked them. Now I know just because a squirrel likes a nut, it doesn't mean that we will like it too."

- Carolyn Fisher Johnson
remembering on Facebook
29 July 2020

William is named for his grandfathers and Sarah was named by her brother.

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"Andrew," like all the firstborn Johnson grandsons, has the William A. nomenclature, the William being from their grandfather.

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Andrew's marriage to Cassidy Weaver

Words from Jamie Johnson to a father expecting his first child - a daughter - and Jamie's reflections on his daughter Leona: Here are my thoughts about my dear Leona: My firstborn was my dear daughter. She is the apple of my eye. I take great privilege in being her father. I was the first man she hugged. I was the first man with whom she danced. I was the first man to show her protection, security and love. I am a model of pure love to her. I am a model of chivalry to her so she can see how a real man is to treat a woman. I demonstrate this in how I love her mother, seeing her as a dear soulmate, not an object. I pray my daughter to find a husband one day who treats her as she sees me treating her mother. I am a shepherd to my dear daughter as I pastor my family and lead them in the Truth of Jesus Christ because the man I model for her to pursue I base on Him in my pursuit of Him. As she grows, I take time to listen to her and talk with her and encourage the excellence and grace and eloquence I see her already demonstrating. She is beautiful like her mother. It is my privilege and my responsibility to help this beauty shine through as I influence her character. I love my daughter. You will love yours, too. Love her well and take on the privilege and responsibility with zeal.

Leona is named for her great grandmother Gertrude Leona (Hill) Johnson and has Mae, her mother's middle name.

"Arthur" has William for his first name in honor of his grandfather and Arthur from his father's middle name.

"Avery" has James as his first name from his father and they share the same initials.