Gordon Clark Johnson/Johnston was the eldest of the eight children of Emma Clark Johnson and George Albert Johnson/Johnston. [The T was dropped from the surname in about 1908. The reason is uncertain.]
Gordon was five years old when he and his younger sister accompanied their parents who had joined a wagon train of settlers. The family traveled from Winnipeg, Manitoba to southern Saskatchewan. His parents built a sod house where the family lived for three years while they proved up their quarter section. In 1908 his father paid the $10 fee to acquire the land. The Village of Milden, Saskatchewan was incorporated in 1911.
The 1916 Canadian Census records for the Village of Milden, Saskatchewan lists Gordon as a farmer living with his parents. He farmed from the age of at least 15 years until about 1930 when he became a mechanic.
Gordon married Evelyn Estelle Stobbie (1915-1995) in 1934 in Edmonton, Alberta. The couple had two daughters.
Gordon enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Reserves (RCA) in World War II, he became a Sargent. He was unable to be sent to Europe because he had seriously injured his leg in a farming accident.
He then married Agnes Lauder in about 1948 and the couple had one son. In the 1970's they owned a beautiful red Irish Setter dog. Gord's paternal grandparents were both Irish.
His wife Agnes is buried beside him in the Veterans Section of the North Battleford Cemetery.
Gordon was five years old when he and his younger sister accompanied their parents who had joined a wagon train of settlers. The family traveled from Winnipeg, Manitoba to southern Saskatchewan. His parents built a sod house where the family lived for three years while they proved up their quarter section. In 1908 his father paid the $10 fee to acquire the land. The Village of Milden, Saskatchewan was incorporated in 1911.
The 1916 Canadian Census records for the Village of Milden, Saskatchewan lists Gordon as a farmer living with his parents. He farmed from the age of at least 15 years until about 1930 when he became a mechanic.
Gordon married Evelyn Estelle Stobbie (1915-1995) in 1934 in Edmonton, Alberta. The couple had two daughters.
Gordon enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Reserves (RCA) in World War II, he became a Sargent. He was unable to be sent to Europe because he had seriously injured his leg in a farming accident.
He then married Agnes Lauder in about 1948 and the couple had one son. In the 1970's they owned a beautiful red Irish Setter dog. Gord's paternal grandparents were both Irish.
His wife Agnes is buried beside him in the Veterans Section of the North Battleford Cemetery.
Gordon Clark Johnson/Johnston was the eldest of the eight children of Emma Clark Johnson and George Albert Johnson/Johnston. [The T was dropped from the surname in about 1908. The reason is uncertain.]
Gordon was five years old when he and his younger sister accompanied their parents who had joined a wagon train of settlers. The family traveled from Winnipeg, Manitoba to southern Saskatchewan. His parents built a sod house where the family lived for three years while they proved up their quarter section. In 1908 his father paid the $10 fee to acquire the land. The Village of Milden, Saskatchewan was incorporated in 1911.
The 1916 Canadian Census records for the Village of Milden, Saskatchewan lists Gordon as a farmer living with his parents. He farmed from the age of at least 15 years until about 1930 when he became a mechanic.
Gordon married Evelyn Estelle Stobbie (1915-1995) in 1934 in Edmonton, Alberta. The couple had two daughters.
Gordon enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Reserves (RCA) in World War II, he became a Sargent. He was unable to be sent to Europe because he had seriously injured his leg in a farming accident.
He then married Agnes Lauder in about 1948 and the couple had one son. In the 1970's they owned a beautiful red Irish Setter dog. Gord's paternal grandparents were both Irish.
His wife Agnes is buried beside him in the Veterans Section of the North Battleford Cemetery.
Gordon was five years old when he and his younger sister accompanied their parents who had joined a wagon train of settlers. The family traveled from Winnipeg, Manitoba to southern Saskatchewan. His parents built a sod house where the family lived for three years while they proved up their quarter section. In 1908 his father paid the $10 fee to acquire the land. The Village of Milden, Saskatchewan was incorporated in 1911.
The 1916 Canadian Census records for the Village of Milden, Saskatchewan lists Gordon as a farmer living with his parents. He farmed from the age of at least 15 years until about 1930 when he became a mechanic.
Gordon married Evelyn Estelle Stobbie (1915-1995) in 1934 in Edmonton, Alberta. The couple had two daughters.
Gordon enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Reserves (RCA) in World War II, he became a Sargent. He was unable to be sent to Europe because he had seriously injured his leg in a farming accident.
He then married Agnes Lauder in about 1948 and the couple had one son. In the 1970's they owned a beautiful red Irish Setter dog. Gord's paternal grandparents were both Irish.
His wife Agnes is buried beside him in the Veterans Section of the North Battleford Cemetery.
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Date of burial - Nov. 9, 1991
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