Wilfred Connor Johnson (1884 - 1943)

Born 24 Oct 1884 in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Edna Pearl (Young) Johnson — married 8 Jun 1910 in Port Bruce, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1943 at age 58 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Aylmer Express 21 Jan 1943 Wilfred C Johnson obituary

Wilfred Johnson Died Suddenly In Hamilton Was a Native of Springfield. Spent the Summers at Port Bruce The news of the death of Wilfred Connor Johnson, which occurred suddenly at his home in Hamilton, on Thursday afternoon, January 14th, from a heart attack, was a great shock to the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson in this district. He had not been in the best of health fro the past two years, but as carrying on his business as usual at 351 Main street east, Hamilton, and was recognized as an expert in his profession. He found photography both a vocation and a hobby and was an artist in his line

"He was fond of gardening, as the beautiful flowers grown at his summer home at Port Bruce, testified. He was most generous with his beautiful flowers and he always provided a bouquet for the church services at Port Bruce each summer. He made some wonderful films in colour of some of his finest specimens." Born on a farm near Springfield, a third son of the late Humphrey Johnson and Isabel Connor Johnson, Wilfred Johnson learned the photography business in London, Ont., and later went to Regina, where he operated a studio for some years. On his return east he went to St. Thomas, opening a business there and where he remained until moving to Hamilton 25 years ago. Mr. Johnson was a Mason and a Member of Acacia Lodge A. F. & A. M., in Hamilton. He also belonged to the I.O.O. F. and in religion held to the United Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Edna Young, of Port Bruce, two sons, Connor Johnson of San Francisco and Philip Johnson, of Detroit; two brothers, of Regina, and Harry Johnson, Vancouver; one sister Mrs. William Scrimgeour, of Regina. The funeral service was held from the P. X. Dermody home on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in Westmount Memorial Park Cemetery. Dr. J. H. Arnup, of Toronto, a neighbor at Port Bruce spoke at the service

Aylmer Express, 16 Jun 1910, Front page "On Wednesday, June 8th, Miss Edna Young, of Port Bruce, and Mr. Wilfred Johnson, of Calgary, Alta. [should be Regina, Sask. - BCJ ], were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents. The bride is well known here and has a host of friends all through this section. The groom is a son of Mr. Humphrey Johnson, Springfield, and has been in the west for some time, where he has been very successful. They left on a trip to Quebec and on where they will make their home followed by the best wishes of all." (Transcribed in 1989 by grandson, Bruce C. Johnson Jr., Port Bruce, Ontario)

Children

• Prof. Bruce Connor Johnson 1911–2002 • [1]​​

• Philip Carter Johnson 1913–1976 • [2]

Sources

Sources on Family Search for Wilfred Connor Johnson [3]

• "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMDX-Y29 : 16 July 2017), Wilford Connor Johnson, 24 Oct 1884; citing Birth, Malahide Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,873.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2V-VX4 : 16 December 2019), Wilfred Johnson in household of Humprey Johnson, Elgin (east/est), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 11, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZ5-94X : 11 March 2018), Wilfred Connor Johnson and Edna Young, 08 Jun 1910; citing registration , Port Bruce, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,872,069.

• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMPY-HR8 : 11 March 2018), Wilfred Connor Johnson, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 5, line 41; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,958.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-89K4 : 5 August 2020), Wilfred Connor Johnson, ; Burial, Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada, White Chapel Memorial Gardens; citing record ID 106478734, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.