Mary Ann (McKay) Johnson (1888 - 1966)

Born 31 Jan 1888 in Alpena, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Elmer Cleveland Herron — married 8 Aug 1907 (to 12 Dec 1915) in Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, United States

Died 30 Jan 1966 at age 77 in Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, United States

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Biography

Mary (McKay) Johnson is a member of Clan MacKay.

1st Marriage: 8 Aug 1907 Alpena, Alpena, Michigan. Elmer Herron 1884–1915 and Mary McKay 1888–1966

Children:

1. Ivan Elmer Herron born 4 April, 1908,
2. Arthur Clayton Herron born 13 June, 1909,
3. Inez Anna Herron born 3 July, 1911.

2nd Marriage: 27 September 1920 Alpena, Michigan, United States. George Meldon Brown 1875–1963 and Mary McKay 1888–1966

Mary Ann subsequently left the Alpena area after Elmer died pematurely due to complications from an injury as a child. In the 1930s Ivan returned to his uncle's (Fred Herron) farm as reported in the 1930 census.

Mary Ann was reported to live in Detroit, I believe. She remarried twice. The first time was to a George M. Brown whom she married on September 27, 1920. He seems to have died within a few years.

Her third marriage was around 1927, and it was very unusual for the time in that, at 39, she married Earl S. Johnson who was 28, eleven years her junior. They had at least one son, Donald Johnson, believed to be born in September, 1928. She eventually died in Los Gatos, CA on January 30, 1966.

Sources

• Family Search

• Descendants of Matthew McKay

• McKay House

• Elmer Herron and his family

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M91F-7LV : accessed 16 February 2020), John P Mckay, Wilson township, Alpena, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20, sheet 7B, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,699.

John P Mckay Head Male 46 Canada (Eng) Emily Mckay Wife Female 32 Canada (Eng) Hermon Mckay Son Male 19 Michigan Mary Mckay Daughter Female 12 Michigan R V Mckay Son Male 9 Michigan

• "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCJ9-NW7 : 17 January 2020), Mary Mc Kay in entry for Elmer Herron, 8 Aug 1907 .

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLPH-1LL : accessed 26 February 2020), Elmer C Herron in household of Cathrine Clark, Wilson, Alpena, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 2A, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 635; FHL microfilm 1,374,648.

Cathrine Clark Head Female 67 Germany Elmer C Herron Son Male 25 Michigan Mary A Herron Daughter Female 21 Michigan Ivan E Herron Grandson Male 2 Michigan Arthur C Herron Grandson Male 0 Michigan Clara Errick Servant Female 20 Michigan August Hesky Hired man Male 27 Russia

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZS3-YJP : accessed 27 February 2020), Ivan Herron in household of Mary Herron, Alpena Ward 3, Alpena, Michigan, United States; citing ED 12, sheet 12B, line 99, family 262, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 754; FHL microfilm 1,820,754.

Mary Herron Head Female 32 Michigan Arthur Herron Son Male 10 Michigan Ivan Herron Son Male 11 Michigan Inez Herron Daughter Female 8 Michigan

• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3Y1-NLX : 15 January 2019), George M. Brown and Mary Herron, 27 Sep 1920

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRR-D2V : 30 January 2020), Ivan Herron in household of Earl S Johnson, Phoenix, Election Precinct 56 Phoenix East, Jackson, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15-67, sheet 61A, line 11, family 22, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3363.

Earl S Johnson Head Male 42 Michigan Mary A Johnson Wife Female 52 Michigan Donald J Johnson Son Male 11 Michigan Earl Johnson Son Male 6 Oregon Ivan Herron Stepson Male 32 Michigan

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