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Published on: 2/26/2001
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As a young man, Marvin Johnson and his brother, Bizzell, sold live turkeys on the streets of Rose Hill, North Carolina.
Marvin was born in southeastern North Carolina in 1926.He grew up during the depression years in a hard-working, close, rural family.Marvin graduated from Rose Hill High School in 1942, joined the Merchant Marines in 1944 and served until 1946.
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These were the turkeys that Marvin and Bizzell sold on the streets.In 1936, his father, Nash, built his first turkey hatchery.
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Marvin married Grace Powell in 1951 and together they raised four children.
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Marvin now has 12 grandchildren.
Marvin is chairman and owner of House of Raeford Farms, Inc., and Nash Johnson and Sons Farms, Inc.He is also a past president of the North Carolina Poultry Federation, the Southeastern Poultry and Egg Association, and the National Turkey Federation.
Marvin is known for his keen and visionary insight, use of good common sense, wit and humor, and is revered as an honest and remarkable entrepreneur of our time.