Her father was sent to Monrovia, where he changed his surname to Johnson due to his father's loyalty to President Hilary R. W. Johnson, Liberia's first native-born president.
Ayahnya dikirim ke Monrovia, dan mengubah nama akhirnya menjadi Johnson karena loyalitasnya terhadap Presiden Hilary RW Johnson, presiden kelahiran Liberia yang pertama.