Aleatha L. Johnson^[1]

1906 - 1951  (44 years)

• Name	Aleatha L. Johnson  [2]
  Birth	4 Dec 1906	Reusens, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  	Reusens
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA   [4]
  	2353 Arsenal Avenue
  Residence	1935	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA   [3]
  	1222 Cornell Avenue, Apt 14
  Census	1940	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA   [3]
  	1222 Cornell Avenue, Apt 14
  Residence	Mar 1951	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA   [5]
  	1222 Cornell Avenue
  Cause of Death	Murder (gunshot wound of head)  [2]
  Occupation	Maid  [2, 4]
  Research Notes	Death certificate gives birthplace as Reusens, Virginia. This was a community along the James River northwest of Lynchburg (and administratively within the City of Lynchburg).  [2]
  Death	23 Mar 1951	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA   [2]
  	4250 N. Illinois
  Burial	27 Mar 1951	Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I10917	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Peter Johnson           b. Virginia, USA
  Mother	Mary Magdalene Thompkins
  Family ID	F7375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles LaVohn Bruce           b. 7 Jun 1900, Ohio, USA           d. 15 Oct 1968, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1922	Marion County, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown  [2, 6]
  Family ID	F3991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Dec 1906 - Reusens, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA Marriage - 20 Dec 1922 - Marion County, Indiana, USA Census - 1930 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1935 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Census - 1940 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Residence - Mar 1951 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Death - 23 Mar 1951 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Burial - 27 Mar 1951 - Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Killed in a murder-suicide by a rejected suitor, Robert Leon King. King killed Aleatha with two gunshots to the head in the home of the Pearson family, where she was employed as a maid. He then returned to his own home and killed himself using natural gas. [2, 5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S680] Ancestry.com (Works Progress Administration), Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941. [S4067] Death Certificate of Aleatha L. Bruce. [S4292] 1940 US Census - Household of Charles Bruce. [S4293] 1930 US Census - Household of LaVohn Bruce. [S4068] Murder, Suicide Seen in Deaths of Couple. [S4049] Death Certificate of Charles L. Bruce.