Johnson Family Cemetery
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Johnson Family Cemetery

Campbellville, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

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    Campbellville, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario Canada
    Coordinates: 43.50311, -80.00400
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SW Lot 10, Concession 4, Nassagaweya Township

The Johnson family farm was located on Guelph Line just north of present-day Mohawk Racetrack. George Johnson, a black slave from the United States, and one of the first settlers in Nassagaweya, purchased the 200 acre farm in 1828. There were two George Johnsons, known as Little George and Big George, and they and their families lived together. It is said that they traveled the Underground Railroad together to settle in Canada.

When Little George died in 1865 at the age of 65, he was buried near the house in a family plot, as was his wife Mary. The land was left to Big George. It's widely rumored that the family helped other escaping slaves, heading further north, by continuing the Underground Railroad through their property, which became known as "Kentucky".

The Johnson family was considered to be one of the founding families of St John's Anglican Church. Big George was sexton at the church and his wife Emily was the organist. James R (a son of Big George) and his wife Clarissa were in charge of St John's Anglican Cemetery from 1913 to 1933 and James' methodical work in recording burials has proven to be of great value to genealogists.

It is not known how many graves there are in the family cemetery but there is at least one child's grave in addition to those of Little George and his wife Mary. The adjacent house was demolished in January 2015.

In March 2015, I walked the property but could not locate any headstones. - Patricia Jackson









SW Lot 10, Concession 4, Nassagaweya Township

The Johnson family farm was located on Guelph Line just north of present-day Mohawk Racetrack. George Johnson, a black slave from the United States, and one of the first settlers in Nassagaweya, purchased the 200 acre farm in 1828. There were two George Johnsons, known as Little George and Big George, and they and their families lived together. It is said that they traveled the Underground Railroad together to settle in Canada.

When Little George died in 1865 at the age of 65, he was buried near the house in a family plot, as was his wife Mary. The land was left to Big George. It's widely rumored that the family helped other escaping slaves, heading further north, by continuing the Underground Railroad through their property, which became known as "Kentucky".

The Johnson family was considered to be one of the founding families of St John's Anglican Church. Big George was sexton at the church and his wife Emily was the organist. James R (a son of Big George) and his wife Clarissa were in charge of St John's Anglican Cemetery from 1913 to 1933 and James' methodical work in recording burials has proven to be of great value to genealogists.

It is not known how many graves there are in the family cemetery but there is at least one child's grave in addition to those of Little George and his wife Mary. The adjacent house was demolished in January 2015.

In March 2015, I walked the property but could not locate any headstones. - Patricia Jackson









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