Joseph Howard Johnston (1885 - 1931)

Born 12 Jul 1885 in Whittington, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Son of Samuel Francis Johnston and Elizabeth (Howard) Johnston

Husband of Muriel (MacArthur) Johnston — married 15 Jun 1914 in Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1931 at age 45 in Rosetown, Saskatchewan

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Biography

Joseph Howard Johnston was born 12 July 1885 in Whittington, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada. ^[1] He was baptised 28 September 1885 in Camilla, Ontario. ^[2] Joe went to Kenora, Ontario where he worked for Fyfe Hardware Company and later became a hardware manager. ^[3] He Joseph was a commercial traveller when he married Muriel McArthur on 15 June 1914 in Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Ontario. ^[4]

By 1916, they were living on his brother Samuel's farm 1 mile south east of Rosetown, Saskatchewan. ^[5] The location of Joe and Muriel's farm was described in 1921 as "sec 6, twp 30 range 14 West of the 3rd meridian" in St Andrews, Saskatchewan. Joe was found 16 April 1931 drowned in a ditch at the CNR crossing 1 mile North home. He appeared to have fallen after filling his water tank. No inquest was held. The funeral was held in Rosetown United Church with interment in Rosetown Cemetery on 20 April 1931. ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario, Lincoln, St Catharines.
2. ↑ Dufferin County United Churches Mono and Amaranth Townships, (Toronto : The Branch, c2010 Co-published by Dufferin County Museum and Archives), Camilla-Mono Centre Presbyterian Pastoral Charge, 1877-1900, entry 22 for baptism of Joseph Howard Johnson (sic), p. 60.
3. ↑ "Jos. H. Johnston Meets With Sadly Tragic Death." The Rosetown Eagle (Rosetown, Saskatchewan), 23 Apr 1931, p. 1, col. 1.
4. ↑ Ontario. Marriage Registration.
5. ↑ 1916 Census of Canada, Saskatchewan, Kindersley, St. Andrews, Samuel E. Johnston household.
6. ↑ Molly White interview 1966
7. ↑ Find A Grave Joseph Howard Johnston

• Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Judith and 3 of her second cousins. Their most recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, Samuel Francis Johnston and Elizabeth Howard.

Predicted relationship between Judith and Julie Irwin from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd Cousins, based on sharing 265 cM across 14 segments.