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An ordinance providing the honorary street name designation of "Rev. J. H. Johnson Way" for a portion of 4th Avenue North.
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WHEREAS, James Houston Johnson was born on July 18, 1926 to Andrew H. Johnson and Annie Mae Bowens in Triune, Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, in 1941, he was baptized at Greater Hebrew Baptist Church. He went on to serve in the United States Army for four years during World War II; and
WHEREAS, he began to explore preaching in 1946 and, in 1954, Johnson attended the American Baptist Theological Seminary. He then moved his membership to Shiloh Missionary Baptist church; and
WHEREAS, on the second Sunday in April 1956, he was appointed interim pastor of the Cowan Street Missionary Baptist Church located at 1717 4th Avenue North in the Salemtown neighborhood of Nashville; and
WHEREAS, on August 26, 1956, the congregation unanimously voted Reverend J. H. Johnson to be the pastor of the Cowan Street Missionary Baptist Church, where he served faithfully and dedicatedly for forty years; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Johnson passed away on June 19, 1997, after a long battle with chronic illness, which he bore with courage and patience; and
WHEREAS, Rev. Johnson married Anna Lee Scott-Johnson in 1942. They lived a loving and happy life together until she passed away after 41 years of marriage. They had six children -- James E. Johnson, Delois J Dalton, Joann Johnson, Arlene Wolf, Rutie D. Holt and Andrew H. Johnson, Sr - and 19 grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 13.08 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws provides for the designation of honorary street names and signs without amending the Official Street and Alley Acceptance and Maintenance Map for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, and without requiring residents and businesses to change their address.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That 4th Avenue North between Buchanan Street and...
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