Editing Bumpy Johnson (section)

==Early life==
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was born in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], on October 31, 1905, to Margaret Moultrie and William Johnson. When he was 10, his older brother Willie was accused of killing a white man. Afraid of a possible [[Lynching|lynch mob]], his parents mortgaged their tiny home to raise money to send Willie up north to live with relatives.<ref name="ReferenceA">Harlem Godfather: The Rap on My Husband, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson</ref> Johnson's nickname "Bumpy" is derived from a bump on the back of his head.<ref>{{cite book |title=Organized crime in America: a book of readings|last=Tyler|first=Gus |author-link=Gus Tyler |year=1967 |publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]] |location=[[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] |oclc= 247980358|page=242 |isbn=978-0-472-06127-3 |orig-year= 1962 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CZDaAAAAMAAJ&q=%22a+bump+on+the+back+of+his+head+gave+him+his+nickname%22 |access-date=March 27, 2011}}</ref>

As Johnson grew older, his parents worried about his short temper and insolence towards white people, and in 1919, he was sent to live with his older sister Mabel in [[Harlem]]. Johnson dropped out of high school and began working in casual jobs. Gangster William Hewett noticed Johnson, who began working for him and his life of crime.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/bumpy-johnson|title=Bumpy Johnson|website=Biography|language=en-us|access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref>