Lee Johnson

Name: Lee Johnson
Birth Name: Lloyd Preston Johnson
Hometown: Oakland, California, USA
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 1927-01-18 (Age:38)
Stance: Orthodox
Pro Boxer: Record

According to his obituary in the sports section of the January 20, 1927 edition of the Oakland Tribune on Newspapers.com, Lee Johnson, a black boxer, died in the Veteran's Hospital in Livermore, California yesterday (?) and was scheduled to be buried from there (?) tomorrow. "For many years, Johnson was regarded as the craftiest featherweight on the coast." During World War I, he "entered the service and contracted tuberculosis." He "was a West Oakland boy and exceedingly popular." After retiring as a boxer, he acted as a manager and a trainer of black boxers in addition to being "much in demand as a second."

According to his death notice in the January 20, 1927 edition of the Oakland Tribune on Newspapers.com, one Lloyd P. Johnson, 38 years of age and a native of Detroit, Michigan, died at the U.S. Veterans Hospital in Livermore, California at 3 p.m. on January 18, 1927. His funeral was scheduled to take place at the Presidio in San Francisco on January 21, 1927. He was to be buried in the National Cemetery in San Francisco. Lloyd had a twin brother, Lee, a resident of Los Angeles; and three sisters. His parents were the late Philip L. and Louisa Johnson.

According to his registration card on the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 database on Ancestry.com, one Lloyd Preston Johnson, a 29-year-old "American Negro," was born in Detroit, Michigan. While his occupation was "Boxing," he was not employed when he registered in Portland, Oregon on June 5, 1917. But his residence was in Oakland, California at the time. He was of medium height and had a slim build.