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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: Hanover, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Father: Peter Johnson

Mother: Clarissa Cumming

Spouse(s): William Cowan

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

Effie Eleanor Johnson was born in 1867 in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Peter Johnson and Clarissa Cumming. 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 Luella Effie Cowan, Clarissa Mildred Cowan, Clarence George Cowan, Peter Crawford Cowan. Effie Eleanor Johnson passed away in 1949 in Hanover, Grey, 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 Cumming.
  • 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 Luella Effie Cowan, Clarissa Mildred Cowan, Clarence George Cowan, Peter Crawford Cowan.
  • Effie Eleanor Johnson passed away in 1949 in Hanover, Grey, 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 Cumming
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. Luella (Effie) Cowan (26 Aug 1895 – 6 Nov 1923) m. John (Nevil) Crane
  2. 2. Clarissa (Mildred) Cowan (3 Jul 1897 – 19 Feb 1947) m. Wesley (A.) Speers (25 May 1891 – 28 Feb 1976)
    1. 1. Franklin (Wesley) Speers (3 July 1924 – 20 October 2010)
    2. 2. Crawford (Alexander Rutherford) Speers (02 Dec 1931 – 20 Nov 2002)
    3. 3. John (Cowan) Speers (01 Apr 1933 – 25 Dec 2008)
    4. 4. James (Everon) Speers (1935 – 2005)
    5. 5. Eleanor (Luella Ann) Speers (18 Sep 1936 – 29 Dec 2020) m. Peter Taylor (3 Nov 1933 – )
    6. 6. W (Gordon) Speers m. Brunhilde (Ethelgard) Schoen (1941 – 19 Aug 2016)
      1. 1. Bruni Speers
      2. 2. Martha (Janice) Speers ( – 17 FEB 2021)
  3. 3. Clarence (George) Cowan (1900 – 25 Apr 1976) m. Minnie (Elva) Cadwell (25 Jun 1908 – 1968)
    1. 1. William (John) Cowan (29 Dec 1928 – 29 Apr 2020)
    2. 2. Luella (Irene) Cowan (22 Jan 1930 – 22 Oct 2009)
    3. 3. Lorne (Clarence) Cowan (08 Jul 1934 – 17 Feb 2009)
    4. 4. Marion (E) Cowan (1943 – ) m. William ("Harvey") Elliott (1938 – )
      1. 1. Katherine (S) Elliott m. Ken Taylor
  4. 4. Peter (Crawford) Cowan (13 Mar 1905 – 1967) m. Olga (Matilda) Nickle (1904 – )

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, 1869-1934, 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, 1600s-Current

    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, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drayton, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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