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Harriet Valentine Pugnale
My mother, the woman behind my father all of these years who raised four boys,
collected numerous antiques and Coca-Cola memorabilia, and DID NOT throw out all
our baseball cards. She can always be counted on when you are in need.
Wortley Valentine Johnson
My Great-Grandfather on my Mother's side of the family. He was a Conductor
for the Illinois Central Railroad. His passion was baseball. He
regularly attended World Series baseball games in St. Louis. Rumor has it
that my Mom has movie footage that he shot in St. Louis that shows Babe Ruth in
the crowd. I can't wait until I get my hands on it for conversion to
digital video. Hopefully, I will be able to convert it into stream format
that I can publish on the web.
John Lipscomb Johnson
This man had the foresight to document his ancestry and his life. My
genealogy information is largely based upon his work as published in
Autobiographical Notes, By John Lipscomb Johnson, Privately Published in 1958 by
Crawford Toy Johnson, Jr. and Allen Acree Johnson
Valentine Mason Johnson
Valentine Mason Johnson is the Uncle of Wortley Valentine Johnson and Brother of
John Lipscomb Johnson. His is the namesake for Harriet Valentine Pugnale
(Stewart) and Joseph Valentine Pugnale. He was a Class of 1960 graduate of
the Virginia Military Institute. Valentine served the Confederacy in the
Civil War. He became Superintendent of the Florida Military Institute in
1865. Florida State University traces its history back to Florida Military
Institute (originally known as Seminary West of the Suwannee. At this
time, the cadets fought and won in the Civil War at the Battle of Natural Bridge
near Tallahassee, FL.
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