John Sutherland Johnstone was a bartender and a constable for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He lived at 1055 Denman Street in 1911.
Early Life
According to the available documents, John was born in June 1875 in Melrose, Scotland. His parents were Mark Johnstone and Jeannett Sutherland.
It is possible that this Scottish police news story from 1898 refers to the same John Sutherland Johnstone.
To Canada
John Sutherland Johnstone appears to have arrived in Canada in 1906.
In 1909, he was a hotel clerk in Kamloops, British Columbia.
There was also a John S. Sutherland who worked as a builder and labourer in Enderby, British Columbia. It is doubtful that this is the same person, since he died in Enderby in 1918 at the age of 73.
![John S Johnstone, Walker’s Weekly [Enderby], October 15, 1908, page 8, http://historicalnewspapers.library.ubc.ca/view/collection/enderby/date/1908-10-15#12!johnstone](https://westendvancouver.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/john-s-johnstone-walker_s-weekly-enderby-october-15-1908-page-8.jpg)
Marriage to Annie Dover Harris
On March 31, 1909, in Kamloops, John married Annie Dover Harris, who was a widow.
Annie (sometimes called “Hannah”) was born in Flimby, Cumberland, England, on May 24, 1876. Her parents were John Bell Dover (about 1831-1881) and Zillah (Isabella) Bethwaite (about 1835-1913).
Although it is not certain that this is the same person, a woman named Hannah Dover married James Harris in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England in the third quarter of 1894.
Hannah Harris was working as a domestic servant in Dalston, Cumberland at the time of the 1901 England and Wales census. An 11-year-old girl named Harriet Dover was a visitor in the same household as Hannah.
Hannah’s husband appears to have died sometime before 1909.
In 1906 a woman named Hannah Dover travelled from Liverpool, England to Canada. It appears that she arrived in Montreal, Quebec on June 15, 1906. (It is not certain that this is the same person who was married to Mr. Harris.)
To Vancouver
By 1911, John and Annie Johnstone were living at 1055 Denman Street in Vancouver. According to the 1911 Canada census, John was a constable for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The 1911 Vancouver directory said that he was a bartender.
The 1911 Canada census showed that John and Annie had three children:
William Johnstone, born in British Columbia in June 1907.
Mary Alice Johnstone, born in British Columbia in July 1909.
“Magaret” R. Johnstone, born in British Columbia in September 1910.
William, the oldest, was born before the marriage in 1909, so Annie’s first husband may have been William’s father.
After 1911, the Vancouver directories do not show any further signs of this family.
To Saskatoon
The Johnstones moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They were living at 1123 Kilburn Avenue in Saskatoon in 1912 and 1913.
Disappearance
John Johnstone worked as a bookkeeper for the Saskatoon Board of Trade, but this employment ended after about two years. John disappeared, along with large amounts of money.
The Royal Northwest Mounted Police issued a wanted poster, stating that John was wanted for embezzlement, and that he had absconded from Saskatoon on August 10, 1913. The poster added that he had been a marine firemen and that he had worked with the city police in Edinburgh, Scotland, as well as with police in British Columbia. He had also been a laborer, bartender and clerk.
A series of newspaper articles described John’s disappearance and the efforts of the police to locate him.
For a time it appeared that he had died in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but the evidence led to a deceased railway employee rather than solving the mystery of John’s disappearance.
In January 1914, the New South Wales Police Gazette published John’s description.
No further detailed information is available for John. In the 1920s Annie Johnstone described herself as a widow. However, some sources indicate that John lived until 1954.
Annie’s Later Years
The 1914 Saskatoon directory listed “Mrs. Annie Johnston” at 1123 Kilburn Avenue.
In 1920 and 1925, she and her children were living in Minot, North Dakota. (Minot is about 80 kilometres south of the border with Canada.)
In 1940 Annie applied to become a naturalized United States citizen. She was living at 518 First Street S.E., Minot, North Dakota.
It appears that Annie died on June 25, 1949, perhaps in Colorado. She was buried in Rosehill Memorial Park in Minot, North Dakota.
Annie had the following children. (Annie’s first husband (Mr. Harris) may have been the father of her son, William. John Johnstone appears to have been the father of the later children.)
William Dover Johnstone
William Dover Johnstone was born in Kamloops, British Columbia on June 16, 1907.
In 1939, he married Dorothy Dell Bulley.
It appears that he died on February 20, 1964.
Walter (“Willie”) Johnstone
Walter Johnstone was born in Kamloops, British Columbia on July 23, 1909.
He died in Kamloops on March 30, 1910.
He was buried in Pleasant Street Cemetery in Kamloops.
Mary Alice Johnstone
Mary Alice Johnstone was born in Kamloops, British Columbia on July 23, 1909.
On May 25, 1930, in Minot, North Dakota, she married George Walter Nelson.
In 1957 she applied to become a naturalized United States citizen.
She died on November 19, 1977 in Escondido, California.
Margreatt Robson Johnstone
Margaret, (sometimes spelled “Margreatt” or “Margarett”), was born in Vancouver on September 27, 1910.
On June 27, 1942, in Spokane, Washington, she married Louis Glass Davis (1907-1997).
In 1945 she applied to become a naturalized United States citizen.
She was living in San Diego, California in 1990.
Isobel Johnstone
Isobel Johnstone was born in Saskatoon on July 20, 1912.
From 1920 to 1930, she lived with her mother in Minot, North Dakota.
In 1940 she was living with her sister, Mary, in Glendale, California.
On August 17, 1940 in Las Vegas, Nevada, she married Russell Leroy Hetrick (1914-1954).
Russell died in Burbank, California on May 23, 1954.
In 1955 Isabel applied to become a naturalized United States citizen.
It appears that she died in Yuba City, Sutter, California in 1976.
Sources
James Johnstone (or Mark Johnstone) (father of John Sutherland Johnstone)
James Johnstone; Birth: Unknown; Death: Unknown (ancestry.ca).
Jeannett Sutherland (or Mary Sutherland) (mother of John Sutherland Johnstone)
Mary Sutherland (1836–); BIRTH 1836: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Death: Unknown (ancestry.ca).
John Sutherland Johnstone
John Sutherland Johnstone (1873–1920); Birth: 1873, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Death: BEF. 1920 [sic], (ancestry.ca).
John Sutherland Johnstone (1875–1954); Birth: JUN 1875, Scotland; Death: 25 DEC 1954 (ancestry.ca).
This Day’s Police News, Edinburgh Evening News (Edinburgh, Scotland), Saturday, February 19, 1898; page 2: “Disturbance in Waverley Station. John Sutherland Johnstone, described as a dock labourer residing at 11 Citadel Street, Leith, was charged with creating a disturbance and assaulting one of the railway police by kicking him on the hand in the Waverley Station last night. The accused pleaded guilty. He was very disorderly and swearing in the presence of a crowd of passengers waiting on a train. When the constable moved him on he lifted his foot and kicked the officer on the hand. Johnstone was put under £2 caution, with the option of ten days’ imprisonment.”
“British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8V-4QS : accessed 11 July 2015), John Sutherland Johnstone and Annie Dover Harris, 31 Mar 1909; citing Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11383, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,976.
Henderson’s Greater Vancouver Directory, 1911, Part 1, page 803: Johnstone, John S. bartndr, h 1055 Denman.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-MPF6 : accessed 11 July 2015), John S Johnstone, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm; http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=63734&highlight=25&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+John+S.+Johnstone; http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e001940111.pdf.
“Wanted poster” for John S. Johnstone who “absconded from Saskatoon, 10th August, 1913”, Saskatoon Public Library, ID Number: DOC-2010-1, http://spldatabase.saskatoonlibrary.ca/ics-wpd/exec/icswppro.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=LHR_RAD&NP=4&QB0=AND&QF0=ID_NUMBER&QI0=DOC-2010-1&MR=20&RF=www_SingleRecord.
Henderson’s Directory for Saskatoon, 1912-1914.
John Sutherland JOHNSTONE born Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1875, [to] Canada ?1905; http://boards.ancestry.ca/surnames.johnstone/585/mb.ashx.
John Bell Dover (father of Annie Dover)
John Bell Dover (1831–1881); Birth: ABOUT 1831, Loweswater, Cumberland, England; Death: BEFORE 1881 (ancestry.ca).
Bethwaite Martin Linnen Linner; http://www.curiousfox.com/uk/mbprof2.lasso?eid=64469&-nothing
“England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3XQ-THX : accessed 11 July 2015), John Bell Dover, 27 May 1821; citing BRIGHAM,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 90,573.
“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D3G-Z25 : accessed 11 July 2015), John Dover, 1857; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
“England and Wales Census, 1861,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7CZ-CHB : 21 April 2019), John Dover, Ferryhill, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from “1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Census, 1871”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V51K-753 : 30 April 2019), John Dover, 1871.
Zillah Bethwaite (mother of Annie Dover)
Isabella Bethwaite (1835–); Birth: BEF. 11 JAN 1835, Flimby, Cumberland, England; Death: Unknown (ancestry.ca).
“England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N54R-1QP : accessed 11 July 2015), Zilla Bethwaite, 11 Jan 1835; citing FLIMBY,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 90,620.
“England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N54R-127 : accessed 11 July 2015), Zilla Bethwaite in entry for Daniel Bethwaite, 20 Jun 1856; citing FLIMBY,CUMBERLAND,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 90,620.
“England and Wales Census, 1841,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73X-6XV : accessed 11 July 2015), Zella Bethwaite, Flimby, Cumberland, England; from “1841 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D3L-YC6 : accessed 11 July 2015), Zillah Bethwaite, 1857; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
“England and Wales Census, 1861,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7CZ-CH1 : 21 April 2019), Zilla Dover in household of John Dover, Ferryhill, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from “1861 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Census, 1871”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V51K-75Q : 30 April 2019), Zillah Dover in entry for John Dover, 1871.
“England and Wales Census, 1891,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4J6D-56Z : 8 May 2019), Zillah Dover, Crosscanonby, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from “1891 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cumberland county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Census, 1901,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSVG-PYY : 21 May 2019), Zilla Dover, Flimby, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from “1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Maryport subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Census, 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X72Q-Z9M : 1 July 2019), Gilla Dover, Flimby, Flimby Maryport, Cumberland, England; from “1911 England and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
“England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N1N-LXQ : accessed 11 July 2015), Zillah Dover, 1913; from “England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Chester Le Street, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
Annie (“Hannah”) Dover (wife of John Sutherland Johnstone)
Annie Dover Harris (24 May 1876 – 25 June 1949); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KDWD-L3M.
Annie Dover Harris (1876–1949); Birth: 24 MAY 1876, Scotland; Death: 25 JUN 1949, CO (ancestry.ca).
Annie Dover Harris (1876–1949); Birth: 24 MAY 1876, Flimby, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom; Death 25 JUN 1949, CO (ancestry.ca).
Annie Dover (Harris / Johnstone) (1876–1949); Birth: 24 MAY 1876, Flimby, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom; Death: 25 JUN 1949, CO (ancestry.ca).
“England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X4X-2L2 : 1 October 2014), Hannah Dover, 1871; from “England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
“England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X4M-WFN : 1 October 2014), Hannah Bell Dover, 1871; from “England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Gateshead, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
“England and Wales Census, 1881,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WM-VZ47 : 11 December 2017), Hannah Dover in household of Zelea Dover, Flimby, Cumberland, England; from “1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 24, Piece/Folio 5179/93, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,430.
“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DB2-HXZ : 13 December 2014), Hannah Dover, 1894; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1894, quarter 3, vol. 10B, p. 824, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. [possible connection].
“England and Wales Census, 1901,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSVV-N65 : 5 August 2022), Hannah Harris in household of John Reid, Dalston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from “1901 England, Scotland and Wales census,” database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
“Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QSH-9H2 : accessed 11 July 2015), Annie Harris, Nov 1905; citing Immigration, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, T-500, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. [Possible connection.]
“Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q38-2XR : 11 March 2018), Hannah Dover, Jun 1906; citing Immigration, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, T-487, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. [Possible connection.]
“Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD8V-4QS : Tue Oct 24 04:57:14 UTC 2023), Entry for John Sutherland Johnstone and Mark Johnstone, 31 Mar 1909.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-MPFX : 16 March 2018), Annie Johnstone in entry for John S Johnstone, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
“United States Census, 1920”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8N-82T : Thu Nov 09 11:14:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie Johnstone and William Johnstone, 1920.
“North Dakota Census, 1925”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-KR16 : Thu Oct 05 13:04:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie Johnstone and William Johnstone, 1925.
“United States Census, 1930”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKV2-MD8 : Tue Oct 03 02:10:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie Johnstone and Mary Johnstone, 1930.
“United States Census, 1940”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM91-7PC : Tue Oct 03 07:22:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Mrs E R Bray and Harry Bray, 1940.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Annie Johnstone [Annie Dover]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Date: 24 May 1876; Birth Place: Flimby, United Kingdom; Father: John Dover; Mother: Zillah Bethwaite; SSN: 539248856; Notes: Apr 1945: Name listed as Annie Johnstone.
“United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007”, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KWP-T73J : 10 February 2023), Annie Johnstone, .
“BillionGraves Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23J-HRVB : 6 June 2016), Annie Johnstone, died 1949; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRW-7RQL : 28 September 2018), Annie Johnstone, ; Burial, , Rosehill Memorial Park; citing record ID 191295154, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191295154: “Annie Johnstone; Birth: unknown; Death: 24 Jun 1949; Burial: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA; Plot: Section 15 Block 2 Lot 3; Memorial ID: 191295154.
James Harris (possible husband of Hannah (Annie) Dover)
“England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DB2-YMW : 13 December 2014), James Harris, 1894; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1894, quarter 3, vol. 10B, p. 894, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
William Dover Johnstone (or Harris) (son of Annie Dover)
William D. Harris (1907–1964); Birth: 16 JUN 1907, Kamloops, British Columbia, British Columbia; Death: 20 FEB 1964 (ancestry.ca).
William D Johnstone (16 June 1907 – 20 February 1964): https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KDWD-L9V.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-MPFF : 16 March 2018), William Johnstone in entry for John S Johnstone, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
“United States Census, 1920,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8N-82Y : accessed 8 July 2019), William Johnstone in household of Annie Johnstone, Minot Ward 3, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing ED 231, sheet 1A, line 11, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1343; FHL microfilm 1,821,343.
Ancestry.com. North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota. Name: William Johnstone; County: Ward; Town/City: Minot; State/Territory: North Dakota, USA; Census Date: 1925; Age: 18; Birth Year: abt 1907; Race: White; Page: 14; Line: 28; Family Number: 210; Annie Johnstone: 49; William Johnstone : 18; Mary Alice Johnstone: 16; Margarit Johnstone: 14; Isabelle Johnstone: 12
Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 294; Film Title: 82 Wayne 207200-210469; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD). Name: Mr William D Johnstone; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 32; Birth Year: abt 1907; Birth Place: Scotland; License County: Wayne; Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1939; Marriage Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA; Residence Place: Detroit, Michigan; Father: John Johnstone; Mother: Annie Atkinson; Spouse: Dorothy Dell Bulley; County File Number: 528222; State File Number: 210001.
“United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHMJ-JHX : 15 March 2018), William Johnstone, Ward 1, Detroit, Detroit City, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-30, sheet 8A, line 4, family 153, 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 1839. [possible connection].
Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 588. Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 33; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 16 Jun 1907; Birth Place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; Residence Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Employer: Schmeig Sheet Metal; Weight: 127; Complexion: Ruddy; Eye Color: Blue; Hair Color: Brown; Height: 5 7; Next of Kin: Dorothy Johnstone; Household Members: Relationship; William Dover Johnstone: Self (Head)
Macomb County: Death Records System; https://macombvitals.macombcountymi.gov/death.php: Last Name: Johnstone; First: William; County of Death: Macomb; Date of Death: February, 20 1964.
“Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBY-WZB8 : 10 January 2019), William Dover Johnstone in entry for Joseph Ronald Johnstone and Johnnie Sue Mason, 01 Nov 1965; from “Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850,” database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Arlington, Virginia, United States, certificate 65 039641, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
Walter (or Willie) Johnstone (son of Annie Dover)
Walter Johnstone (23 July 1909 – 31 March 1910); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KDWD-LS7.
Walter Johnstone (1909–1910); Birth: 23 JUL 1909, Kamloops, British Columbia, British Columbia; Death: 31 MAR 1910 (ancestry.ca).
British Columbia Death Registrations; Registration Number: 1910-09-200345; Willie Johnston; BC Archives Microfilm Number: B13111; GSU Microfilm Number: 1927139; date of death: March 30, 1910; place of death: Kamloops; age at death: 0.
Ancestry.com. British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Name: Willie Johnston; Gender: Male; Birth Year: abt 1910; Death Age: 0; Death Date: 30 Mar 1910; Death Location: Kamloops; Registration Number: 1910-09-200345; BCA Number: B13111; GSU Number: 1927139.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL7-TF35 : 12 March 2019), null, ; Burial, Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, Pleasant Street Cemetery; citing record ID 91435783, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91435783: “Walter Johnstone; Birth: 1909; Death: 30 Mar 1910 (aged 0–1); Burial: Pleasant Street Cemetery, Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: Section B, Lot 14, Row 8, Sub Lot S. Memorial ID: 91435783.
Mary Alice Johnstone (daughter of Annie Dover)
Mary Alice Johnstone (1909–1977); Birth: 23 JUL 1909, Kamloops, B.C., Canada; Death: 19 NOV 1977, Escondido, San Diego, CA (ancestry.ca).
Mary Alice Johnstone (1909–1977); Birth: 23 JUL 1909, Kamloops, British Columbia, British Columbia; Death: 19 NOV 1977, Escondido, San Diego, CA (ancestry.ca).
Mary Alice Johnstone (23 July 1909 – 19 November 1977); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KDWD-LS1.
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-MPFN : 16 March 2018), Mary Alice Johnstone in entry for John S Johnstone, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
“United States Census, 1920,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8N-82B : accessed 8 July 2019), Mary Johnstone in household of Annie Johnstone, Minot Ward 3, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing ED 231, sheet 1A, line 12, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1343; FHL microfilm 1,821,343.
“North Dakota Census, 1925”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-KR16 : Thu Oct 05 13:04:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie Johnstone and William Johnstone, 1925.
“United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKV2-MDD : accessed 8 July 2019), Mary Johnstone in household of Annie Johnstone, Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 16B, line 76, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1744; FHL microfilm 2,341,478.
“United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K972-Q8P : 14 March 2018), Mary A Nelson in household of George W Nelson, Tract 405, Glendale, Glendale Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-218, sheet 18A, line 6, family 583, 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 231.
“California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF4-WJLG : Tue Oct 24 19:36:45 UTC 2023), Entry for George Walter Nelson and Mary Alice Nelson, 16 Oct 1940.
“California Death Index, 1940-1997,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGTW-3MS : 26 November 2014), Mary A Nelson, 19 Nov 1977; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
“California, Los Angeles, Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery/Crematory Records, 1884-2002”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D52B-L4PZ : Wed Oct 04 19:39:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary Alice Nelson and George Nelson, 22 Nov 1977.
George Walter Nelson (husband of Mary Alice Johnstone)
George Walter Nelson (1906–1994); Birth: 11 SEP 1906, Daysland, Alberta, Canada; Death: 30 JUN 1994, Josephine, Oregon, United States (ancestry.ca).
George Walter Nelson (11 September 1906 – 30 June 1994; https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KC5M-T9Y.
“United States Census, 1910”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLGV-BV8 : Thu Oct 05 01:02:13 UTC 2023), George Nelson in entry for Herbert J Nelson and Jilien Nelson, 1910.
“United States Census, 1920”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8D-Y73 : Sat Nov 04 01:03:43 UTC 2023), George Nelson in entry for Hurbert J Nelson and Julia Nelson, 1920.
“United States Census, 1930”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKVK-X91 : Fri Oct 06 18:06:03 UTC 2023), George W. Nelson in entry for Herbert J Nelson and Julia A Nelson, 1930.
“United States Census, 1940”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K972-Q8G : Sat Oct 07 00:44:26 UTC 2023), Entry for George W Nelson and Mary A Nelson, 1940.
“California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF4-WJLG : Tue Oct 24 19:36:45 UTC 2023), Entry for George Walter Nelson and Mary Alice Nelson, 16 Oct 1940.
“Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV5H-2L4 : 20 September 2019), George Walter Nelson and Mildred Wallace Darling, 6.
“Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZH8-XG9 : 11 December 2014), George Walter Nelson, 30 Jun 1994; from “Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008,” database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Josephine, Oregon, certificate number 94-13998, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
“Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CKD6-R1N2 : 3 December 2021), George Walter Nelson, 1994.
Nellie Mildred Wallace (Darling) (wife of George Walter Nelson)
Mildred Wallace Darling (1897–1997); Birth: 1 JUN 1897, Chicago, Illinois; Death: JAN 1997 (ancestry.ca).
Nellie Mildred Wallace (1 June 1897 – January 1997): https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G7YN-WN6.
“Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915,” , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N74V-19N : 10 March 2018), Wallace, 01 Jun 1897; citing v 35 p 381, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,744.
“United States Census, 1900”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMBS-5DX : Fri Oct 06 20:07:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Orrin Wallace and Carrie H Wallace, 1900.
“United States Census, 1910”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Z5-HX1 : Fri Oct 06 12:57:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Oran K Wallace and Carrie Wallace, 1910.
“United States Census, 1940”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K746-L46 : Thu Oct 05 09:20:00 UTC 2023), Entry for James Darling and Mildred Darling, 1940.
“Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998,” , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZWH-ZPD : 11 December 2014), Mildre Darling in entry for James W Darling, 02 Feb 1976; from “Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008,” database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Josephine, Oregon, certificate number 76-02112, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
“Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008”, , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C297-RDN2 : 3 December 2021), Mildre in entry for James W Darling, 1976.
“Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV5H-2LH : 20 September 2019), George Walter Nelson and Mildred Wallace Darling, 6. Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1979; Marriage Place: Reno, , Nevada, United States.
“Find A Grave Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL8-KLHW : 12 June 2020), Mildred W. Darling, 1997; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88264862/mildred-w-darling: Mildred W. Darling: Birth: 1 Jun 1897; Death: Jan 1997 (aged 99), Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, USA; Burial: Hawthorne Memorial Gardens, Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, USA; Memorial ID: 88264862.”
Margreatt Robson Johnstone (daughter of Annie Dover)
“Magee” Margarette Johnstone (1910–); Birth: 27 SEPT 1910, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Death: Unknown (ancestry.ca).
“Recensement du Canada de 1911,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-MPFJ : 16 March 2018), Magaret R Johnstone in entry for John S Johnstone, 1911; citing Census, Vancouver Sub-Districts 1-18, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,661.
“United States Census, 1920,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8N-821 : accessed 9 July 2019), Margreatte Johnstone in household of Annie Johnstone, Minot Ward 3, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing ED 231, sheet 1A, line 13, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1343; FHL microfilm 1,821,343.
“United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKV2-MD6 : accessed 8 July 2019), Margreatt Johnstone in household of Annie Johnstone, Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 16B, line 77, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1744; FHL microfilm 2,341,478.
“United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM91-74H : 15 March 2018), Margeret Johnstone in household of Nels Nelson, Ward 7, Minot, Minot City, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-89, sheet 2B, line 69, family 48, 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 3017.
“United States Public Records, 1970-2009,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KY83-ZWX : 23 May 2014), Margarett R Davis, Residence, Whittier, California, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. Name: Margreatt R Davis; Birth Date: 27 Sep 1910; Phone Number: 487-0066; Address: 7 27th 71, San Diego, CA, 92102 (1986) [16645 Orilla Dr, San Diego, CA, 92128-2816 (1990)].
Louis Glass Davis (husband of Margaret Robson Johnstone)
Louis Glass Davis (1907–1997); Birth: 17 JUNE 1907, Near Kirk, Yuma, Colorado; Death: 14 MAR 1997, San Diego, California (ancestry.ca).
“United States Census, 1910,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4N-WN3 : accessed 6 July 2019), Louis G Davis in household of John G Davis, Kirk, Yuma, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 298, sheet 3A, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 124; FHL microfilm 1,374,137.
“United States Census, 1920,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2B-RXS : accessed 6 July 2019), Louis G Davis in household of John G Davis, Precinct 2, Kit Carson, Colorado, United States; citing ED 131, sheet 9A, line 3, family 84, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 165; FHL microfilm 1,820,165.
“California Death Index, 1940-1997,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG5C-75L : 26 November 2014), Louis Glass Davis, 14 Mar 1997; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
Isabel Johnstone (daughter of Annie Dover)
Isabel Johnstone (20 July 1912 – Deceased); https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBJN-TG2.
“United States Census, 1920,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8N-8LM : accessed 8 July 2019), Isabelle Johnstone in household of Annie Johnstone, Minot Ward 3, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing ED 231, sheet 1A, line 14, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1343; FHL microfilm 1,821,343.
Ancestry.com. North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota. Name: Isabelle Johnstone; County: Ward; Town/City: Minot; State/Territory: North Dakota, USA; Census Date: 1925; Age: 12; Birth Year: abt 1913; Gender: Female; Race: White; Page: 15; Line: 2; Family Number: 210.
“United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKV2-MDX : accessed 8 July 2019), Isobel Johnstone in household of Annie Johnstone, Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 16B, line 78, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1744; FHL microfilm 2,341,478.
“United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K972-Q8T : 14 March 2018), Isabel Johnstone in household of George W Nelson, Tract 405, Glendale, Glendale Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-218, sheet 18A, line 9, family 583, 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 231.
Russell Leroy Hetrick (husband of Isabel Johnstone)
Russell Leroy Hetrick (1914–1954); Birth: 2 JAN 1914, Hokes York, Pennsylvania, USA; Death: 23 MAY 1954, Los Angeles (ancestry.ca).
Comment from Jen Grissom: November 6, 2023
Hi you came up in a search because you have a picture of my grandmother. She is the youngest daughter of John Sutherland Johnstone. Needless to say, my family history has no information about her mother or father. That’s definitely my grandmother though. It certainly explains why nobody ever talked about my great-grandfather. Very interesting, and I’m glad I came upon it and that you are collecting such histories.
Thanks!
Jen Grissom
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