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Effie Eleanor Johnson 1867–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1867

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 15 Jul 1949

Death Location: Drayton, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Peter Johnson

Mother: Clarissa Johnson

Spouse(s): William Cowan

Children(s): Peter Cowan, Luella Cowan, Clarissa Cowan, Clarence Cowan

Effie Eleanor Johnson was born in 1867 in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Peter Johnson And Clarissa Johnson. In 1901, Effie Eleanor Johnson resided in Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario, Canada. In 1911, Effie Eleanor Johnson resided in Wellington North, Ontario, Canada. Effie Eleanor Johnson married William Elliott Cowan, and had children including Clarence Cowan, Clarissa Mildred Cowan, Luella Effie Cowan, Peter Crawford Cowan. Effie Eleanor Johnson passed away in 1949 in Drayton, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Effie Eleanor Johnson was born in 1867 in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Peter Johnson And Clarissa Johnson.
  • In 1901, Effie Eleanor Johnson resided in Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1911, Effie Eleanor Johnson resided in Wellington North, Ontario, Canada.
  • Effie Eleanor Johnson married William Elliott Cowan, and had children including Clarence Cowan, Clarissa Mildred Cowan, Luella Effie Cowan, Peter Crawford Cowan.
  • Effie Eleanor Johnson passed away in 1949 in Drayton, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Effie Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Effie Johnson
1867–1949
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Peter Johnson
1842–1926
Lyn, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Clarissa Johnson
1842–1927
Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Peter Johnson
1803–1880
Yorkshire England
Sarah Hill
1798–1869
Southcave Yorkshire England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Effie Johnson's Descendants

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Effie (Eleanor) Johnson (25 Aug 1867–15 Jul 1949) m. William (Elliott) Cowan (05 Oct 1859–08 Jul 1932)
  1. 1. Peter (Crawford) Cowan 1905–1967 m. Olga (Matilda) Nickle 1904–
  2. 2. Luella (Effie) Cowan 1895–1923
  3. 3. Clarissa (Mildred) Cowan 1897–1947 m. Wesley (A.) Speers 1891–1976
    1. 1. Eleanor (Luella Ann) Speers 1936–2020
    2. 2. John (Cowan) Speers 1933–2008
    3. 3. Crawford (Alexander Rutherford) Speers 1931–2002
    4. 4. Franklin (Wesley) Speers 1924–2010
    5. 5. James (Everon) Speers 1935–2005
  4. 4. Clarence Cowan 1900–1976 m. Minnie (Elva) Cadwell 1908–1968
    1. 1. Lorne (Clarence) Cowan 1934–2009
    2. 2. Luella (Irene) Cowan 1930–2009
    3. 3. William (John) Cowan 1928–2020

Effie Johnson's Timeline

5 Records

1867
25 Aug 1867
Birth of Effie Eleanor Johnson in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 34
Effie Eleanor Johnson resided here in Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario, Canada
Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 44
Effie Eleanor Johnson resided here in Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 54
Effie Eleanor Johnson resided here in Maryboro Tp., Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
Maryboro Tp., Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
1949
15 Jul 1949
Age 82
Death of Effie Eleanor Johnson in Hanover, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Hanover, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1867
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Census of Canada
    [2] Ontario, Canada Deaths, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Registration of Deaths
    [3] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 17 - Luther West, Wellington North, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 5
    [4] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 96; Census Place: Maryborough (Township), Wellington North, Ontario; Page Number: 5
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 17 - Luther West, Wellington North, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Maryboro Tp., Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 96; Census Place: Maryborough (Township), Wellington North, Ontario; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1949
    Event Place: Hanover, Grey, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drayton, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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