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• Census: 1921, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; with sone & his family

Alexander married Wilma Grace LITTLE on 23 Oct 1941 in United Church Manse, Watson's Corners, Ontario. Wilma (daughter of William Christie LITTLE and Ida May BROWN) was born on 8 Feb 1920 in Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 14 Jul 1922; died on 15 Jun 2003 in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1891, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1901, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; with spouse and children
• Census: 1911, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Origin: 1911; Scotch
• Occupation: 1911; Farmer
• Religion: 1911; Presbyterian
• Census: 1921, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; with sone & his family

Notes:

From Clarke Johnson
They were married in Pembroke and Elizabeth Johnson was one of the witnesses. He bought the "Martin McQuade's Place" on the hill on Zion Line which Edsel his son bought from him and farmed

Samuel married Mary Ethel BROWN on 4 Oct 1911 in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of William BROWN and Margaret Ann CRAWFORD) was born on 15 Jun 1890 in Thornby, Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada; died on 1 Jan 1959 in Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• newspaper article: Death notice in Cobden Sun Jan 8 1959
• Census: 1921, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; with sone & his family
• Obituary: 15 Jan 1959; The Cobden Sun p. 3

Notes:

from Clarke Johnson
After they moved to Cobden she was opening the back door when the wind caught it and pulled her off the step. She hurt her back, [broken] and never was right again.
Obituary: January first of this year 1959 , Mrs. Samuel C. Johnson died at her home here in the village. Mrs. Johnson who was in her 69th year had been in poor health for several years but there was no indication that her death was imminent and her passing was a great shock to her family and friends. The former Mary Ethel Brown, she was born at Thornby, Que a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown. Forty-eight years ago she was married at Beachburg? to Samuel Cl. Johnson of this district and they took up farming on Zion Line, remaining there until eight years ago when they came to Cobden to retire. Shortly after coming to the village, Mrs. Johnson had the great misfortune to fracture her hip. As a result she was unable to walk and was confined to her home during her retirement. Surviving besides her husband are three sons and two daughter, Edsel on the farm, Stewart of South Porcupine, George of Hydnford, Mrs. Bruce Ciphery of Cobden and Lillis at home. A son Osborne is predeceased. Thee are 17 grandchildren. Also surviving are two sister, Mrs. John B Johnson of Zion Line and Mrs. Alex Brown of Toronto. The funeral was held Sunday, Jan. 3rd with a short service being held at her home by Rev. A. Simmons., thence to St. Andrew's United Church at Beachburg where Rev. J. J. Veals conducted service, during which Mr. David Trimble sang "In the garden" a favorite of the deceased. Interment was in Beachburg Cemetery. Pallbearers were Douglas Patterson, Mac Coughlin, Gordon and Clarence McMillan, Jack Gibson and Donald Simpson. Friends were in attendance from Toronto, Ottawa, Campbell's Bay, Pembroke, Hyndford and other district places

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• Census: 1911, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Origin: 1911, Scotch
• Religion: 1911, Presbyterian

William married Ida May BROWN in Jan 1910. Ida (daughter of Francis BROWN and Anne Elizabeth SPARLING) was born on 13 Feb 1885 in Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 13 Jan 1886; died on 25 Dec 1961 in Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 3 Feb 1883, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: Alexander Johnston
• Census: 1851, Con 2 Lot 22 Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario
• Census: 1881, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; with spouse & children
• Lived: 1877-1883, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; 3rd Line
• Occupation: 1879-1886; Farmer
• Census: 1891, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1901, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; with spouse and children

Notes:

From Clarke Johnson, Aug 2007
Alexander johnston, age 35 bachelor/farmer, born Scotland, residing Ross Twp., son of John and Janet Johnston, to Elizabeth Brown, age 24, spinster born Ross Twp. residing Ross Twp. Daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Brown. Witnessed by John Brown of Thorn and Christina Sinclair of Westmeath Twp. Both Presbyterian, married at Ross Twp. August 15 1876 by Rev. Henry Sinclair by License. Registration Number 009616
His funeral was a Sunday morning and Rev. W. H. Gram of Cobden was the minister. His farm was on the left side of Zion Line, traveling from Cobden and past the lake. Stewart had the farm and built a small log cabin on the property. The barn is still standing but the house is gone. it was to the left as you go in the gate and near the big tree.
The 1901 Census as of March 31 1901 and age at last birthday for Toss twp. and Village of Cobden Div. 1 Sub. Div. 2 gives Alexanders birthday as Feb. 28 1836

Alexander married Elizabeth BROWN on 15 Aug 1876 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Alexander BROWN and Elizabeth FLOOD) was born on 16 Feb 1853 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Oct 1935 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 16 Feb 1851, , , Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1871, Litchfield Twp., Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada; with spouse & children
• Census: 1881, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; with spouse & children
• Census: 1891, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1901, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; with spouse and children
• Census: 1911, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1921, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; with sone & his family

Notes:

From Clarke Johnson, Aug 2007
Witnesses at marriage of J. B. Johnson and Susan Brown were Robert Thomas Brown and Janet M. Johnson.

The 'B' was just an initial to distinguish him from another John Johnson His first farm was in Westmeath. I think they called it the old Hennessy place. He moved to the Zion Line farm he bought from John Wilcox. When he sold it to Tom Broome , Jessie cried because she missed it and hated Tom Broome for buying it This was on the left side of Zion Line coming from Cobden. It was a fair distance off the road. Dr. Pye bought it from Tom Broome and fixed it up and lived in it. She was very young at the time. They lived in a rented house approx.. where the old age home is on the outskirts of Beachburg. JB travelled all over looking for a farm. He went to Kinburn near Ottawa, north to Iroquois Falls Ont and west to the prairies. he finally bought the place outside of Beachburg that Delbert eventually took over. While at this farm they were sitting inside when somebody came in and yelled that the chimney was on fire. Uncle Sam happened to be there at the time. They ran to the horse trough in the barn yard and filled buckets of water . It was fortunate that there was a ladder already standing against the house. Sam ran up the ladder with a bucket in each hand and they threw water on the fire that had caught the shingles on fire and saved it For some reason the children and mother were throwing articles out the window to save them in case the house was lost and the boys threw out the commodes,[thundermugs] from under the beds and not one of them broke. [Story from Aunt Jessie who saw them do it and from Edsel, son of Sam told to me in April & May 2000.]
From his son Harold Johnson in interview in Aug 2002 that John B Johnson's first farm was the "Hennessy Place" whom he worked and then rented from. At this time John B was school trustee of the school near Hennessy's His 2nd farm was on Zion Line which he bought from Mr. Wilcox and then sold to Tom Broome. It was known as the "Broome Place". His 3rd farm was know as "Gov. Farm" which was at the Little Lakes in Beachburg, basically on the site of the old age home. He rented it in 1922 and worked on the road that went through there from Foresters Falls . He was there from spring to fall. His next farm was the "Hynes Place" on Zion Line. It is about 1/2 mile past Keith Johnson's place and on the opposite side of the road. They lived on the Hynes Place for approx.. 2 and a half years from 1922 to the fall of 1925. His last farm was known as the "Martin Place" and was on McLaughlin Rd. beside the farm that became my father Alex's farm, {John B's son) and my fathers farm was bought by his brother Bill.

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• Census: 1851, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; with spouse & children
• Census: 1861, Litchfield Twp., Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada; with spouse & children

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1851 Census Ross Twp. with parents

Role: Household Member
Alexander Brown, farmer; IRE; CofE; 40; Elizabeth Flood b. IRE 26; Alex JR b. IRE 19; Wm 8; Jean 7; Louisa 5; Susanna 3
one story round log home; 2 families

Role: Household Member
Wm 18, Jean 16, Louisa 16, Samuel 13, David 12, Robert, Susan 7 , Mary10;

William married Margaret Ann CRAWFORD on 8 Sep 1870 in Thornbye, Pontiac Co., Quebec. Margaret (daughter of John CRAWFORD and Esther MOORE) was born about 1852 in Marlborough, Carleton, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Sep 1938 in Campbells Bay, Pontiac Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried in Otter Lake, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Emigration: 1842, , , , Scotland
• Occupation: 1878-1882, Carpenter
• Lived: 1878-1883, Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1901, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 1911, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Religion: 1911; Presbyterian

Thomas + Margaret Ann ELLIOTT. Margaret was born on 29 Apr 1847 in , , Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Nov 1914; was buried in Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: 1887; Farmer
• Census: 1911, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Origin: 1911; Irish
• Occupation: 1911; Retired Farmer
• Religion: 1911; Presbyterian

Francis married Anne Elizabeth SPARLING on 27 May 1874 in Alice Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. Anne (daughter of John SPARLING and Mary Jane LOWE) was born in Apr 1852 in Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Jul 1924 in Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1861, Alice Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada