Henry was born in Ontario, Canada about 1874. In 1891 he moved to Barron county, Wisconsin, USA where he married Ida Martha Zellar in 1896. They had 3 sons in Wisconsin: Porter, Edward and Chesman. In 1908 they moved to Saskatchewan, Canada and had at least 4 more children: Merle, Elmer, David and Emily.
Census
Canada Census (1881) Nissouri West, Middlesex East, Ontario, Canada[1]
William Johnston. Male. Age ? Born in Ont. Religion: Ca Meth. English. Farmer. Married.
Eliza Johnston. Female. Age ? Born in Ont. Religion: Ch Eng. Irish. Married.
David P. Johnston. Male. Age ? Born in Ont. Religion: Ca Meth. English.
William Johnston. Male. Age 10? Born in Ont. Religion: Ca Meth. English.
Henry Johnston. Male. Age 7? Born in Ont. Religion: Ca Meth. English.
John Johnston. Male. Age 27? Born in Ont. Religion: Ca Meth. English.
Ory Johnston. Female. Age 75? Born in Ont. Religion: Ca Meth. English. Widowed.
US Census (1900) Clinton town, Barron, Wisconsin, United States[2]
Canada Census (1921) North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada[6]
Place of abode: Section: 33. Township: 45. Range: 16. Meridian: 3. Owned Home. Home class: S. Home material: W. Rooms: 3.
Henry Johnson. Male. Married. 45 years old. Born in Ontario. Parents both born in Ontario. Nationality: Canada. Race: English. Can speak English. Cannot speak French. Religious Denomination: Presb. Can Read and Write. Farmer. Working on own account.
Porter Johnson. Son. Male. Single [mistake]. Age 25. Born in USA. Parents both born in Ontario. Immigrated to Canada in 1908. Naturalized. Nationality: Canada. Race: English. Can speak English. Cannot speak French. Religious Denomination: Presb. Can Read and Write. Laborer. Worker.
Chesman Johnson. Son. Male. Single. Age 16. Born in USA. Parents both born in Ontario. Immigrated to Canada in 1908. Naturalized. Nationality: Canada. Race: English. Can speak English. Cannot speak French. Religious Denomination: Presb. Can Read and Write. Laborer. Worker.
Ida Johnson. Wife. Female. Married. Age 43. Born in Ontario. Parents both born in Ontario. Nationality: Canada. Race: English. Can speak English. Cannot speak French. Religious Denomination: Presb. Can Read and Write.
Marlee Johnson. Son. Male. Single. Age 13. Born in Saskatchewan. Parents both born in Ontario. Nationality: Canada. Race: English. Can speak English. Cannot speak French. Religious Denomination: Presb. Can Read and Write.
Elmer Johnson. Son. Male. Single. Age 11. Born in Saskatchewan. Parents both born in Ontario. Nationality: Canada. Race: English. Can speak English. Cannot speak French. Religious Denomination: Presb. Can Read and Write.
David Johnson. Son. Male. Single. Age 7. Born in Saskatchewan. Parents both born in Ontario. Nationality: Canada. Race: English. Can speak English. Cannot speak French. Religious Denomination: Presb. Can Read and Write.
Emily Johnson. Daughter. Female. Single. Age 5. Born in Saskatchewan. Parents both born in Ontario. Nationality: Canada. Race: English. Can speak English. Cannot speak French. Religious Denomination: Presb. Cannot Read nor Write.
Margarete Johnson. Daughter-in-law. Female. Married. Age 20. Born in USA. Father born in Ireland. Mother born in USA. Immigrated to Canada in 1906. Naturalized. Nationality: Canada. Race: Irish. Can speak English. Cannot speak French. Religious Denomination: Presb. Can Read and Write.
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"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMVY-WNB : accessed 28 December 2019), Henry Jonston, Clinton town, Barron, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 4A, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,777.
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"Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMS8-M4F : 10 March 2018), Henry Johnston, Clinton, Barron, Wisconsin; citing p. 178, line 84, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,020,439.
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"Census of Canada, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XK-5GY : 16 March 2018), Henry Lonzo Johnston, 1911; citing Census, Battleford Sub-Districts 1-58, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,573.
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"Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMPP-S9X : 11 March 2018), Henry Johnston, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 2, line 16; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,956.
"Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR2F-L62 : 16 March 2018), Henry L. Johnson and Ida Martha Zellar, 25 Dec 1896; citing Barron, Barron, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,770.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry: