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Reginald (Ray) Brotherhood Johnston 1889–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1889

Birth Location: Southwold Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 11 Dec 1959

Death Location: Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Father: Mahlon Johnston

Mother: Rhoda Brotherhood

Spouse(s): Maude Nickerson

Children(s): Elva Bentons), Howard JOHNSTON

The story of Reginald (Ray) Brotherhood Johnston began in 1889 in Southwold Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. Reginald (Ray) Brotherhood Johnston married Maude Vesta Nickerson, and had children including Elva Alfia Betty Johnston Benton Adopted By The Bentons, Howard Lawrence Johnston. Reginald (Ray) Brotherhood Johnston passed away in 1959 in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Reginald (Ray) Brotherhood Johnston began in 1889 in Southwold Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
  • Reginald (Ray) Brotherhood Johnston married Maude Vesta Nickerson, and had children including Elva Alfia Betty Johnston Benton Adopted By The Bentons, Howard Lawrence Johnston.
  • Reginald (Ray) Brotherhood Johnston passed away in 1959 in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mahlon Johnston
1855–1940
Birth Location: Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
MJ
Rhoda Brotherhood
1853–1931
Birth Location: Southwold Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Maude Nickerson
1883–1918
Birth Location: Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
MN

Children(s)

Elva Bentons)
1912–1962
Birth Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
EB
Howard JOHNSTON
1910–1961
Birth Location: Pinconning, Bay County, Michigan, USA
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Reginald Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Reginald Johnston
1889–1959
Birth Place: Southwold Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Mahlon A Johnston
1855–1940
Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Rhoda (Jane) Brotherhood
1853–1931
Southwold Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John Johnston
1810–1884
New York, United States
Mary (Ann) Teetzel
1818–1884
Elgin County, Canada West, Canada
Horace Brotherhood
1819–1889
Dunwich , Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Jane Ross
1822–1904
Glengarry County (Lower Canada), Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reginald Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Reginald ((Ray) Brotherhood) Johnston (28 Jul 1889–11 Dec 1959) m. Maude (Vesta) Nickerson (6 Jun 1883–8 Feb 1918)
  1. 1. Elva (Alfia (Betty) Johnston \ Benton (adopted by the) Bentons) 1912–1962 m. George (Olin) Fousse 1909–1988 m. Samuel ((Sam)) Eisenberg 1910–1968 m. Justice (Phillip Goble (JG)) Sheridan 1909–1977
    1. 1. Betty (Mae) Fousse 1932–2015 m. Kenneth (George) Barrett 1925–2000 m. Jack (Emiegh) Denny 1925–1998
    2. 2. Richard (Frank) Sheridan 1940–2019
  2. 2. Howard (Lawrence) JOHNSTON 1910–1961

Reginald Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1889
28 Jul 1889
Birth of Reginald (Ray) Brotherhood Johnston in Southwold Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Southwold Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
1959
11 Dec 1959
Age 70
Death of Reginald (Ray) Brotherhood Johnston in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Southwold Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1959
    Event Place: Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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