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H. 4315

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Clyburn
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5539cm03.doc

Introduced in the House on May 28, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on May 29, 2003
Adopted by the General Assembly on May 29, 2003

Summary: Mrs. Christine Johnson

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/28/2003  House   Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-81
   5/29/2003  Senate  Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-14

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/28/2003

TO EXPRESS THE CONGRATULATIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO MRS. CHRISTINE JOHNSON OF AIKEN COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY ON JUNE 10, 2003, AND TO WISH HER MANY MORE YEARS OF HAPPINESS.

Whereas, Mrs. Christine Johnson of Aiken County was born on June 10, 1903, in Holly Grove, Arkansas, to the late Golphin and Mahala Scott Chavous, and she was the oldest of ten children; and

Whereas, the family stayed in Arkansas for a short time only before they settled in Aiken County, where Mrs. Johnson was raised; and

Whereas, she attended Storm Branch Academy, walking several miles to school every day because the county did not provide transportation for African-Americans during that time; and

Whereas, after the sixth grade, she felt compelled to withdraw from school and help take care of her family, cooking and cleaning for her siblings and parents and becoming educated in domestic skills; and

Whereas, she moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 19, to seek employment and experienced difficulty trying to find work in the city; and

Whereas, when she moved, her long-time boyfriend followed her and attempted to find a job in Philadelphia. They both eventually found work, and the couple was married on February 7, 1923; and

Whereas, Mrs. Johnson is the mother of five: Miriam Johnson Wright, born in Philadelphia; Nondrus Johnson, Jr., born in Philadelphia and died eighteen months later from pneumonia; Emerson Johnson, born in White Plains, New York; Amy Johnson McLester, born in Aiken; and Christopher Johnson, born in Aiken; and

Whereas, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson moved back to Aiken to farm and to raise their children, instilling in those children the same values that they had learned growing up in South Carolina; and

Whereas, upon returning to the area, Mrs. Johnson worked for several wealthy families in Aiken as a cook during the winter and early spring months, and during the summer and fall, she would help with her family's farm; and

Whereas, Mrs. Johnson is a devoted member of the St. Mark Baptist Church and is a very committed Christian woman who shares her beliefs and faith with her community; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are pleased to be able to recognize such an outstanding South Carolinian on her one hundredth birthday. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, express their congratulations to Mrs. Christine Johnson of Aiken County on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday on June 10, 2003, and wish her many more years of happiness.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Christine Johnson of Aiken County.

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