Mayme Hatcher Johnson
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Mayme Hatcher Johnson was an American author and the widow of Harlem crime boss Bumpy Johnson, known for her memoir recounting their life together in mid-20th-century New York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mayme Hatcher Johnson canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3510196 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mayme Hatcher Johnson Context triple: [Bumpy Johnson, spouse, Mayme Hatcher Johnson]
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A.
Betty Wold Johnson
Betty Wold Johnson was an American philanthropist and arts patron closely associated with the Johnson & Johnson family legacy.
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B.
Elizabeth Thorsen Johnson
Elizabeth Thorsen Johnson is best known as the wife of Olympic decathlon champion and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
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C.
Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings was the first wife of American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie.
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D.
Ettie R. Garner
Ettie R. Garner was the wife of John Nance Garner, the 32nd vice president of the United States, and served as his political partner and supporter throughout his long career in public office.
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E.
Henrietta Boggs
Henrietta Boggs was an American-Costa Rican writer, journalist, and political activist best known as the former First Lady of Costa Rica and a key figure in the country’s 1948 revolution and subsequent democratic reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mayme Hatcher Johnson Target entity description: Mayme Hatcher Johnson was an American author and the widow of Harlem crime boss Bumpy Johnson, known for her memoir recounting their life together in mid-20th-century New York.
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A.
Betty Wold Johnson
Betty Wold Johnson was an American philanthropist and arts patron closely associated with the Johnson & Johnson family legacy.
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B.
Elizabeth Thorsen Johnson
Elizabeth Thorsen Johnson is best known as the wife of Olympic decathlon champion and humanitarian Rafer Johnson.
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C.
Mary Jennings
Mary Jennings was the first wife of American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie.
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D.
Ettie R. Garner
Ettie R. Garner was the wife of John Nance Garner, the 32nd vice president of the United States, and served as his political partner and supporter throughout his long career in public office.
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E.
Henrietta Boggs
Henrietta Boggs was an American-Costa Rican writer, journalist, and political activist best known as the former First Lady of Costa Rica and a key figure in the country’s 1948 revolution and subsequent democratic reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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book ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ memoir ⓘ memoirist ⓘ |
| author | Mayme Hatcher Johnson ⓘ |
| basedIn | Harlem ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009 ⓘ |
| described |
Harlem criminal underworld
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Harlem social life ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
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linked to:
Black Americans
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| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African-American history
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literature ⓘ true crime writing ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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biography ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| givenName | Mayme ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
popular understanding of Bumpy Johnson
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portrayals of Harlem organized crime in mid-20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow of Bumpy Johnson ⓘ |
| name | Mayme Hatcher Johnson ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person account of Bumpy Johnson's life ⓘ |
| notableEvent | publication of Harlem Godfather: The Rap on My Husband, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Harlem underworld leadership
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memoir about life with Harlem crime boss Bumpy Johnson ⓘ |
| notableWork | Harlem Godfather: The Rap on My Husband, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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crime boss ⓘ memoirist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | North Carolina ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| residence |
Harlem
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New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Bumpy Johnson ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
articles on Harlem crime history
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interviews about Bumpy Johnson and Harlem ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | mid-20th-century New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mayme Hatcher Johnson Description of subject: Mayme Hatcher Johnson was an American author and the widow of Harlem crime boss Bumpy Johnson, known for her memoir recounting their life together in mid-20th-century New York.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Harlem Godfather: The Rap on My Husband, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson
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author
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Mayme Hatcher Johnson
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subject linked to:
Mayme Hatcher Johnson