Francis Isaac Johnston (1879 - 1950)

Born 1 Jun 1879 in Clarendon, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Ida (Thompson) Johnston — married 1908 in Montana, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1950 at age 70 in Creswell, Lane, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Frank Johnston was born in Clarendon in 1879. He was the son of Isaac Johnston and Eliza Brazier. He moved to the United States where he married Martha Thompson around 1908. He lived in Three Forks, Montana in 1926 and 1942.

Word was received of the death of Frank I. Johnston on April 3 at the home of his son, Vivian Johnston In Creswell, Ore., where he has been bed-ridden and in very poor health, since the death of his wife, Martha last fall. Arrangements for the return of body and Interment are pending.^[1]

He was buried Valley View Cemetery, Pony, Madison County, Montana.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Frank I. Johnston Taken by Death The Montana Standard Butte, Montana 09 Apr 1950, Sun Page 25
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #36304643

• Shawville United Church Register Clarendon Circuit Archives Canada microfilm M2243 volume 6 Frances Johnston born June 1, 1879, bap. November 25, 1879.

• 1881 census Clarendon, Pontiac, Quebec pages 58-59, with parents Isac and Eliza A. Johnston Quebec W Meth Irish Farmer Married; Johnston Frances male 2 Quebec W Meth Irish.

• 1910 Decker School District, Gallatin, Montana, United States,
  • Frank Johnston Head Married Male 29 (1881) Canada Canada Canada Immigration 1897 Laborer;
  • Martha I Johnston Wife Married Female 23 Montana N Hampshire Iowa Married 2 years 2 children 1 living;
  • Alfred E Johnston Son Male age 5 Montana.

• 1920 census Milligan, Jefferson, Montana, United States,
  • Frank Johnston Head Male Married 38 1882 Canada Scotch Canada Irish Canada Scotch Immigration 1897 Na 1913 Farmer;
  • Martha I Johnston Wife Female Married 33 Montana New Hampshire Iowa
  • Alfred E Johnston Son Male 15 Montana;
  • Opal I Johnston Daughter Female 9 Montana;
  • Vivian W Johnston Son Male 7 Montana;
  • Garnet M Johnston Daughter Female 6 Montana;
  • Jewel F Johnston Daughter Female 5 Montana;
  • Ivan H Johnston Son Male 2 Montana.

• 1930 census Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States,
  • Frank I Johnson Head Male Married at 24 age 49 1881 Canada Canada Canada Immigration year 1909 Miner Cooper Mines;
  • Martha I Johnson Wife Female Married at 17 age 43 Montana New Hampshire Iowa;
  • Vivian Johnson Son Male 18 Montana Canada Montana Miner Cooper Mines;
  • Jule Johnson Daughter Female 15 Montana;
  • Ivan Johnson Son Male 13 Montana;
  • Leola Johnson Daughter Female 7 Montana;
  • Leila Johnson Daughter Female 7 Montana;
  • Harold Johnson Son Male 6 Montana;
  • Frank Johnson Son Male 2 Montana.

• 1940 census Hot Springs Township, Madison, Montana, United States,
  • Frank I Johnston Head Male Married 59 1881 Canada Same Place 1935 Miner Gold Mine;
  • Martha Johnston Wife Female 53 Montana Same Place 1935;
  • Frankie Johnston Daughter Female 12 Montana Same Place 1935.

• BURIAL Francis Isaac “Frank” Johnston (1880 - 1950) buried Valley View Cemetery, Pony, Madison County, Montana, Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 36304643