Jessie Bell Johnson

Jessie (Nichols) Johnson was the daughter of Ransom Nichols and Mary Henderson. It shows the name Luzzy B instead of Jessie B on the census data from Rodney Mississipi (county of Jefferson) in 1900. It appears to be misspelling. According to family information, Jessie was the fourth child.

Jessie Nichols gave birth to her first child, a son, Moses West Jr.. He was named after his father, Moses West Sr. Jessie was not married to his father. Jessie married Benjamin Speaks Sr. They had two sons, Benjamin Samuel Speaks Jr. (B.S.) and Reuben Lee Speaks. Benjamin Speaks Sr was ran out of town, left suddenly in the night, because his life was threatened. Then Jessie married John Johnson Sr. From their marriage, two sons and two daughters were born, namely, John Johnson Jr., another son nicknamed Baby Brother, Naomi (Johnson) Williams, and Ruth (Johnson) Blue.

Jessie (Nichols) Johnson died young.