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  1. May 9, 2023 · Bumpy Johnson Died Of Heart Failure. Johnson actually died of congestive heart failure in July 1968 at age 62, in the middle of his meal at Wells Restaurant in Harlem. After being served his coffee and food - famously his favorite meal, chicken legs and hominy grits - he clutched his chest and simply fell over.

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  2. Apr 15, 2024 · The couple remained together until Bumpy’s death in 1968, and Mayme lived until 2009. The year before her death, she wrote the book Harlem Godfather, which told the story of Johnson’s life. Bumpy Johnson’s daughter Elise, whose name is sometimes remembered as Elease, was the only child he had with Mayme.

  3. Nov 16, 2023 · Bumpy Johnson was an infamous force within the organized crime scene in New York City in the first half of the twentieth century. Despite being such an explosively violent and prolific criminal ...

  4. Dec 27, 2023 · The last resting place of Ellsworth Raymond “BumpyJohnson. He died of congestive heart failure on July 7, 1968, at the age of 62 while having breakfast at a local Harlem restaurant.

  5. Bumpy Johnson: The Godfather of Harlem. It was rare for Black people to rise to power during the time of segregation. But against all odds, Bumpy Johnson somehow managed to do so. Between the 1950s and the 1960s, he was the most powerful man in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Though he was arrested dozens of times, Bumpy always found ...

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  7. Apr 18, 2023 · Bumpy Johnson, infamously known as the “Black Godfather,” reigned supreme in Harlem in the early 20th century. The notorious crime boss was at the center of corruption bubbling out of the ...

  8. The main Harlem associate of the Genovese crime family, Johnson’s criminal career has inspired films and television. Johnson was born in Charleston, South Carolina on October 31, 1905. Johnson derived his nickname “Bumpy” from a bump on the back of his head. When he was 10, his older brother, Willie, was accused of killing a white man.

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