Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameCole JOHNSON 2405
Birth27 Jun 1882, Wilson, Niagara County, New York2406,173,2407
Memo1900 census
Death10 Sep 1949, Medina, Orleans County, New York2408
BurialGreenwood Cemetery, Wilson, Niagara County, New York2408
Occupationclerk in store; cleaner, presser; NYC Railroad - flagman
Education7th grade
FatherJay K. JOHNSON (1841-1914)
MotherEliza A. CARVER (1847-1907)
Spouses
Birth10 Nov 1894, Wilson, Niagara County, New York2410,2411
Marriage6 May 1927, Wilson, Niagara County, New York2410
Marr MemoBaptist parsonage by Rev. George F. Haines
Residences notes for Cole JOHNSON
Lockport Union-Sun and Journal, Tuesday, 15 February 1921, p. 6, viewed at http://fultonhistory.com
Personal News Notes

Cole Johnson just returned from Jacksonville, Florida where he went several weeks ago reports that it is absolutely impossible to secure employment in the South. Everything in business seems to be at a stand-still.
Census notes for Cole JOHNSON
1900 New York, Niagara County, Wilson Township, E.D. 94, sheet 4B
McChesney, dwelling 196, family 110
Johnson, Jay K., head, white, male, Dec 1841, age 59, married for 26 years, born New York, parents born New York, blacksmith
----------, Arthur, son, white, male, Apr 1876, age 24, single, born New York, parents born New York, barber
----------, Leon, son, white, male, Jan 1879, age 21, single, born New York, parents born New York, barber
----------, Colie, son, white, male, June 1882, age 17, single, born New York, parents born New York
----------, Eliza A., wife, white, female, Aug 1849, age 50, married for 26 years, mother of 5 children, 3 living, born New York, parents born New York

1910 New York, Niagara County, Newfane Township, E.D. 94, sheet 10A, stamped page 51
Creek Road, dwelling 236, family 242
Johnson, Jay K., head, male, white, age 68, widower, born New York, parents born New York, blacksmith
----------, Cole, son, male, white, age 27, single, born New York, parents born New York, laborer

1920 New York, Niagara County, Wilson Township, E.D. 157, sheet 10A, stamped page 100
Randall Road, dwelling 259, family 269
Hamblin, Sarah J., head, owns farm, female, white, age 65, widow, born New York, parents born New York
Johnson, Cole, nephew, male, white, age 37, single, born New York, parents born New York, clerk in general store

1930 New York, Orleans County, Medina Village, E.D. 37-25, sheet 6A, stamped p. 241 (taken 7-8-9 Apr 1930)
708 1/2 Church Street, dwelling 175, family 169
Johnson, Cole, head, rents, $16, male, white, age 45, married at age 41, born New York, father born U.S., mother born New York, flagman, NYC crossing
————, Clara F., wife, female, white, age 34, married at age 32, born New York, father born Michigan mother born New York

1940
New York, Orleans County, Medina, Ridgeway Township, E.D. 37-22, sheet 2A, stamped page 222 (taken 3 Apr 1940)
169 State Street, household 41, owns, $1800
Johnson, Cole, head, male, white, age 55, married, 7th grade, born New York, lived in same place in 1935, flagman for N.Y.C. R.R.
————, Clara F., wife, female, white, age 45, married, 2 yrs high school, born New York, lived in same place in 1935
sheet 2B
Bonsteel, Florence, grandmother, female, white, age 86, widow, 8th grade, born New York, lived in Wilson, Niagara in 1935 [this is Clara’s grandmother]
Obituary notes for Cole JOHNSON
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Saturday, 14 May 1949, p. 18, viewed at http://fultonhistory.com
Deaths Reported in Western New York Area

Cole Johnson
Medina – Cole Johnson, 66, died Thursday (May 12, 1949) in the Medina Memorial Hospital.

Friends may call at the Thibault Funeral Home where services are to be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday by the Rev. R.J. Fredericks of the First Baptist Fundamental Tabernacle Church, followed by burial in Nor Ridge Cemetery.

Survivors include his widow Clara Johnson.
Notes for Cole & Clara F. (Family)
The Niagara Falls Gazette, Friday 13 May 1927, p. 23, viewed at http://fultonhistory.com
Johnson-Van Dusen
The marriage of Miss Clara F. Van Dusen of Franklin street, this village to Cole Johnson was solemnized on Monday, May 9th at 9:00 o’clock a.m. at the Baptist parsonage, Rev. George F. Haines officiating. The happy couple left later in the day for Middleport, where they will make their future home.
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