Harold George JOHNSON

1915 - 2013  (97 years)

• Name	Harold George JOHNSON
  Born	5 Jul 1915	Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1921	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	with spouse & children
  Died	5 Apr 2013	Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I34373	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John B. JOHNSON,   b. 22 Sep 1877, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1973, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Susan BROWN,   b. 10 Sep 1880, Thornby, Pontiac Co., Ontario ,   d. 16 Mar 1964, Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1900	Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F2902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Olive Irene CUMMING,   b. 17 Oct 1918, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 2002, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1946	St. Andrew's United Church, Beachburg, Renfrew Co., Ontario
  Children	1. Living   2. John Bruce JOHNSON,   b. 13 Oct 1956, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jul 1966, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada  (Age 9 years)
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F14217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Johnson, Harold & Olive nee Cumming wedding; attendants - brother Irwin Johnson & Greta Ross from the Collection of Ellard Ross
  		Johnson, Harold laying wreath on Remembrance Day provided by Connie White
  		Johnson siblings: Jim, Harold, Delbert, Irwin is in the car, Jessie, Bill and his wife Verna from the collection of Lola (Mrs. Edsel) Johnson
  		Johnson, John B & Susan Brown family L-R: Irwin, Harold, Leta, John B., Jim, Jessie, Bill, Delbert & Alex Ft: Mrs. Margaret White & Susan Johnson nee Brown from the collection of Elaine Black
  		Johnson, Harold, 2008 from the collection of Lynne Langton
  		Johnson, Olive & Harold from the collection of Lola (Mrs Edsel) Johnson
  		Johnson, Harold from the collection of Lynne Langton
  		Johnson brothers: Delbert, Allie, Harold & Bill from the collection of Nora Johnson
  		Johnson siblings: Harold, Leta & Jessie from the collection of Bernard Desrocher
  		Johnson, Harold (age 91) wearing his 1945 RCAF uniform at Nov 5/06 unveiling at National War Memorial, Ottawa; shaking hands with Governor General of Canada Michaelle Jean. from the collection of Michael Johnson
  		Cumming, William & Margaret nee Farnel homestead. Later owned by Harold & Olive (Cumming) Johnson and then Keith Johnson Photograph from the collection of Ralph MacGregor

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Johnson, Harold George obituary McPhail & Perkins Funeral Home http://www.mcphailandperkins.ca/book-of-memories/1537224/Johnson-Harold/obituary.php?Printable=true
  		CHx-WWII-Johnson, Harold WWII veteran participating in Remembrance Day newspaper clipping, The Cobden Sun, Nov 10, 2004
  		CHx-Cobden Legion Executive 1984-1985 newspaper clipping from Cobden Sun in scrapbook 1984 held at Whitewater Historical Society
  		RTHx-Zion Line Telephone Company - Harris Burns & Sam McMillan retire The Cobden Sun, Feb 11, 1954 p. 1
  		Fiebig, Minetta chosen as Queen for Valentine\'s Dance newspaper clipping from the collection of Gladys Francis The Cobden Sun, Feb 12, 1992
  		CHx-Lifetime memberships presented to Alex Schauer, Harold Johnson and Harold Robinson Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Cobden Legion
  		Johnson, Harold & Olive nee Cumming celebrate 50th Anniversary Newspaper clippings from the scrapbook collections of Lena Byce
  		Johnson, Harold interviewed Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of the Cobden Legion
  		Johnson, Harold interview pt 2 Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of the Cobden Legion
  		CHx-Cobden Legion Executive 1984-85 Newspaper clipping from scrapbook located at Cobden Legion Branch 550
  		St. Andrew's United Church, Beachburg celebrates 110th Anniversary Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Lena Byce
  		Winners of Home Decorating for Christmas The Cobden Sun, Dec 23, 1991
  		Special WWII service medals presented at Cobden Legion, Mar 1995 Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Lena Byce
  		Hog Producers honor pioneers for their contribution The Cobden Sun, Feb 20, 1991
  		Johnson, Harold & Olive Cumming wed Newspaper clipping from the collection of Ralph MacGregor
  		Johnson, Harold is Citizen of the Year Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Ross Museum
  		Cobden Legion Branch 550 Colour Party, 1993 Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Ross Museum
  		Cobden Legion Branch 550 wreath laying Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Ross Museum
  		Cobden Fair winners of square dance competition Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of John Costello
  		Legion Week Colour Party parade Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of John Costello
  		Johnson, Harold WWII veteran Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Royal Canadian Legion, Cobden Branch 550
  		Johnson, Harold, poppy campaign chairman The Cobden Sun Newspaper clipping from the collection of Jack & Janice McLaren
  		Shanty men square dancers Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Jack & Janice McLaren

  
  

  Headstones

  Gravestone-Johnson, Harold & Olive nee Cumming; son John Bruce Beachburg Union Cemetery, Beachburg, Ontario photographed by Fay Bennett, Oct 2016

  
  

• Notes

  From Clarke Johnson The 'George' was for George Brown who was his mother's brother. As related to me by Harold (Aug.2002) Harold was born on the Broome Place. At age 5 he started school at the Zion Line School. He sat with his brother Jim. When the teacher asked him to go to the school he turned and asked Jim if it was alright. They were living at the "Martin Place" when he was 9 and he went to "Crozier"s School" He went to High School for 4 years and then worked at Jack Kenney's farm for $12 a month. He joined the R.C.A.F and went overseas on the S.S. Cuba leaving Halifax on Dec. 14 1941 and arrived in Scotland Dec. 25 but because it was Christmas Day, for some reason they were not disembarked until Dec. 26. He noticed the first morning after sailing that the convoy was scattered and most of the day they were trying to gather. Every morning they seemed scattered. Out of accident or design he never knew. related by Harold (Feb. 2003) As the war was starting to wind down and they had enough forces, they rotated home the longer serving people, perhaps also because they volunteered. Harold left Liverpool in Jan 1945 on the Queen Mary and sailed to New York on a three day crossing. He took a train to Valcartier Air Base and then to Uplands Airbase in Ottawa where he was stationed a month before his discharge papers came through. He could have volunteered for the Pacific but with his mother sick and having serve 4 years he did not. Related by Harold (April 2003)

  
  

• Sources

  [S931] Descendants of John Johnston & Janet McLaren, Clarke Johnson. [S903] Newspaper - BMD Pembroke Newspapers, Vol 1 1900-1906, (Compiled by Members of UOVGG, Pembroke, ON 2003). [S779] "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", FamilyTree.Com, (subscription www.ancestry.ca) (Reliability: 3). Name: John Johnston Birth Place: Tp Ross Age: 23 Father Name: Alexdr Johnston Mother Name: Elizath Brown Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877 Spouse Name: Susan Brown Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Place: Litchfield Que Spouse Father Name: William Brown Spouse Mother Name : Margaret Crawford Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1900 [S416] Church Record - Marriage Register Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotland Assembling at Ross and Westmeath, County of Renfrew, 1863 - 1902, Marriage Register Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotlan (Ross and Westmeath Townships, Ontario, Canada) (Reliability: 3). at Manse, Beachburg;  by R MacNabb Wit: R Thos Brown, Litchfield; Janet McL Johnston