Mary Ethel BROWN
1890 - 1959 (68 years)-
Name Mary Ethel BROWN [1] Birth 15 Jun 1890 Thornby, Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada Gender Female Census 1921 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada with sone & his family newspaper article Death notice in Cobden Sun Jan 8 1959 Death 1 Jan 1959 Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [2] Obituary 15 Jan 1959 The Cobden Sun p. 3 Burial Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Person ID I28936 Whitewater Region Early Families Last Modified 29 Mar 2020
Father William BROWN, b. 13 Feb 1844, Hull, Quebec d. 1 Apr 1915, Thornbye, Pontiac Co., Ontario (Age 71 years) Mother Margaret Ann CRAWFORD, b. Abt 1852, Marlborough, Carleton, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Sep 1938, Campbells Bay, Pontiac Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 86 years) Marriage 8 Sep 1870 Thornbye, Pontiac Co., Quebec Family ID F1350 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Samuel Clemens JOHNSON, b. 29 Nov 1882, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 16 May 1971, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) Marriage 4 Oct 1911 Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Children 1. Leona Doris JOHNSON, b. 13 Feb 1912, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Sep 1988, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) 2. Alexander Osborne JOHNSON, b. 29 Aug 1913, Zion Line, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Jul 1954, Timmins, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada (Age 40 years) 3. Samuel Stewart JOHNSON, b. 6 Sep 1915, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Jan 1999, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) 4. Lillis Margaret JOHNSON, b. 22 Mar 1918, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Feb 2000, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) 5. William George JOHNSON, b. 8 May 1921, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Jan 1997, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) 6. John Edsel JOHNSON, b. 5 Apr 1925, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Oct 2011, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years) Family ID F3568 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Aug 2017
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Photos Johnson, Samuel Clemens & Mary Ethel nee Brown
from the collection of Lola (Mrs. Edsel) JohnsonBrown Siblings: Thomas, Susan (Mrs. John B Johnson) & Mary (Mrs. Sam Johnson
from the collection of Travis Neumann
Documents Johnson, Samuel C & Mary Brown wedding certificate
from the collection of Lola (Mrs. Edsel) JohnsonJohnson, Mary nee Brown obituary
newspaper clipping from the collection of Lola (Mrs. Edsel) JohnsonJohnson, Mary Ethel nee Brown death
The Cobden Sun, Jan 8, 1959
Headstones Gravestone-Johnson, Sam C. & Mary nee Brown; daughter Lillis
Beachburg Union Cemetery, Beachburg, Ontario
photographed by Fay Bennett, Oct 2016
Gravestone-Johnson, Sam C. & Mary E. Brown; Daughter Lillis M.
Beachburg Union Cemetery
photographed by Fay Bennett, Oct 2016
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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
- from Clarke Johnson
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