Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Tombstone Tuesday ~ JOHNSTON Family ~ 1872 to 1942 ~ 70 Years ~ Grey County, Ontario ~ Part One

JOHNSTON Family Tombstone
1872 to 1942 ~ 70 years
Flesherton Cemetery
Artemnesia Township, Grey County, Ontario


MARGARET 
WIFE OF 
C. JOHNSTON
DIED MAY 24TH 1872
AGED 31 YRS


Margaret SCOTT, born 1840 in Scotland, married Christopher JOHNSTON 1863 in Ontario, died 1872, aged 31 years.

MARY J.
WIFE OF 
C. JOHNSTON
DIED OCT 9TH 1901
AGED 45 YRS

Mary Jane ACHESON, born 1856 in Ontario, married Christopher JOHNSTON 1874, died 1901, aged 45 years.


JANE A. TAYLOR
DIED OCT 5TH 1899
AGED 36 YRS


Jane Ann (JOHNSTON) TAYLOR, daughter of Margaret SCOTT and Christopher JOHNSTON, born 1863, died 1899, aged 36 years.

MARY E. TAIT
DIED AUG 27TH 1899
AGED 29 YRS


Mary Eileen (JOHNSTON) TAIT, daughter of Margaret SCOTT and Christopher JOHNSTON, born 1870, died 1899, aged 29 years.

CHRISTOPHER 
JOHNSTON
DIED FEB 3RD 1925
AGED 83 YRS

Christopher JOHNSTON, born 1841 in Ontario, died 1925, aged 83 years.
Beloved father, father-in-law, grand father, great grandfather.

Christopher JOHNSTON was my great grandfather and Mary Jane ACHESON was my great grandmother.

There are two more faces/sides naming  four more family members, for a total of nine interments at this family site.

Photographs courtesy of a great granddaughter of Jane Ann (JOHNSTON) TAYLOR, received by email October 2009.

2010 - copyright © Carole Gates

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for your comments, Lisa.
    There are two more faces/sides with four more inscriptions. Makes for a total of nine family members. I love it too!!

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