John William Johnson was an Odd Job Laborer.
5 ONTARIO, SCHEDULE A.- BIRTHS
Registration District of: Elgin
Division of: Yarmouth *
* [Blacked out & completely unreadable on this page in vital stats but the following pages are all "Division: Yarmouth".]
Page -
# 002862
No. 2
When Born: 17 Jun 1874 *
* [While original is hard to read it is definitely "17 June" when you blow it up!]
Name: JOHN WILLIAM JOHNSON
Sex: M
Name and Surname of Father: ANDREW JOHNSON
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: ELIZABETH MATTHEWS
Rank or Profession of Father: Yeoman
Signature, description, and residence of Informant:
ANDREW his X mark JOHNSON, Yeoman, Malahide
When Registered: 25 Jany 1875
Name of Accoucheur: none
Signature of Registrar: N.G. Ellis
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[Member of the Elgin County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society]
John William Johnson
Birth: June 1875 in Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Parents:
Andrew Johnson, 1833 - 1880
Elizabeth Matthews, 1845 - 1904
(1)
Spouse: Mary V. Pearson, 1872 - 1903
Children:
Lloyd Arthur Johnson, 1902 -
(2)
Spouse: Rosena Flaherty, 1881 -
Parents:
James Flaherty, 1839 -
Phoebe ..., 1849 -
Children:
Frank Oswald Johnson, 1907 - 1966
Mable Elizabeth Johnson, 1910 -
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Grace Bernice Johnson, 1922 - 1924
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FIFTH CENSUS OF CANADA, 1911
Province: Ontario
District No. 65 E Elgin
S. District No. 1
Enumeration District: 4
Bayham Township
Enumerated June 17
Page 11
Dwelling Place: 145
Family or Household: 147
Line: 11-15
Name: JOHNSON, JOHN
Place of Habitation: Bayham
Sex: M
Relationship: Head
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: M
Month of Birth: June
Year of Birth: 1875
Age at Last Birthday: 36
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: Laborer, Odd Jobs
Can Read: y
Can Write: y
Language commonly spoken: E
Name: JOHNSON, ROSENA
Sex: F
Relationship: Wife
Single, Married, Widowed, or Divorced: M
Month of Birth: Sept
Year of Birth: 1882
Age at Last Birthday: 28
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Profession, Occupation, Trade: none
Can Read: y
Can Write: y
Language commonly spoken: E
Name: JOHNSON, LLOYD
Sex: M
Relationship: Son
Month of Birth: Feb
Year of Birth: 1901
Age at Last Birthday: 10
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Attending School: 9 mos
Can Read: y
Can Write: y
Language commonly spoken: E
Name: JOHNSON, FRANK
Sex: M
Relationship: Son
Month of Birth: July
Year of Birth: 1907
Age at Last Birthday: 3
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
Name: JOHNSON, MABLE
Sex: F
Relationship: Daughter
Month of Birth: Sept
Year of Birth: 1910
Age at Last Birthday: 9/12
Country or Place of Birth: O
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nativity: Canadian
Religion: Methodist
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Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid (OCFA)
Name / Cemetery / County / Township / Reference
JOHNSON, John W. / Maple Leaf, Chatham / Kent / Chatham / KT-
JOHNSON, Rosena / Maple Leaf, Chatham / Kent / Chatham / KT-. Minister at their marriage was Rev. John Viale, witnesses were Lydia Pearson, Bayham and Hannah Neff, Bayham. He was Methodist and she Baptist. Lic #004821. Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928
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SCHEDULE B.- MARRIAGES
County of: Elgin
Division of: Springfield
Page 176-177
# 004821
Names of Parties / Groom: JOHN W. JOHNSON
Age: 25
Residence when Married: Tp of Bayham
Place of Birth: Bayham
Bachelor, Widower: B
Occupation or Profession: Farmer
Religious Denomination: Methodist
Names of Parents:
Father: ANDREW JOHNSON
Mother: ELIZABETH MATHEWS
Names of Parties / Bride: MARY V. PEARSON
Age: 28
Residence when Married: Tp of Bayham
Place of Birth: Bayham
Spinster, Widow: S
Religious Denomination: Baptist
Names of Parents:
Father: THOMAS PEARSON
Mother: CERINDA DENNIS
Names of Witnesses / Addresses of Witnesses:
HANNAH NEFF, Tp Bayham
LYDIA PEARSON, Tp Bayham
Date and Place of Marriage: Jan 1st 1900, Springfield
By whom Married: Rev. John Veals(e)
Licence or Banns: L
Date of Registration: Jan 2nd 1900
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* [Following the 16 May 1903 death of Mary, John was to marry Rosena Flaherty on the 28th September 1904, a native of Birmingham, England. Rosena was the daughter of James and Phoebe Flaherty. John and Rosena were to have six children, half-siblings to Lloyd Arthur Johnson.]
Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928
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County of: Oxford
Division of: -
Page 251
Name: John W. Johnson
Birth Place: Canada
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Father Name: Andrew Johnson
Mother Name: Elizabeth Matthews
Spouse Name: Rosena Flaherty
Spouse's Age: 23 [1881]
Spouse Birth Place: England
Spouse Father Name: James Flaherty
Spouse Mother Name: Phoebie ?etley
Marriage Date: 28 Sep 1904.