James was born about 1854 in Canada West. He was the son of William F. Johnson and Sarah Willett, both born in England. He married an Irish lass named Katie Beatty. Their children were: Grace, James Herbert, Blanche, Arnold W., and Russell.
James was a hardware merchant in Winnipeg in 1881. By 1891, still a hardware merchant, he and Katie had five children and were living in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Sources
Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1861. Canada West (Ontario), Waterloo, Woolwich. LINK
Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1881. Manitoba, Selkirk, Winnipeg. LINK
Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1891. Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert. LINK
"Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHV6-CRZ : 1 April 2016), James Johnston, 27D, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario.
"British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD88-L86 : 22 February 2021), James L Johnson in household of James Herbert Johnson and Ruth Hildred Nicholson, 07 Aug 1924; citing Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B13747, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,074,317.
"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS8V-6YT : 8 March 2021), James Lorenzo Johnson in entry for James Herbert Johnson and Mary Eva Macpherson, 14 Jun 1911; citing registration , London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,888,062.
Death of Katie Johnson. March 5, 1941 (Page 16 of 16). Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Canada
See also:
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/61518158/william-f.-johnson : accessed 9 May 2021), memorial page for William F. Johnson (14 Aug 1804–25 Oct 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61518158, citing Saint James Lutheran Cemetery of Elmira, Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Patrick Murphy (contributor 47037730). Profile of his father.
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/98892286/sarah-johnson : accessed 9 May 2021), memorial page for Sarah Willett Johnson (1820–18 Jun 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98892286, citing Maitlandbank Cemetery, Seaforth, Huron County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Janet LaMotte, MHR (contributor 46988542). Profile of his mother.
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