Oscar Wylie JOHNSON b. 13 Dec 1886 Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB d. 28 Mar 1973 Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB: Boombridge Genealogy

1886 - 1973 (86 years)

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Name	Oscar Wylie JOHNSON
Birth	1886 [1]
Born	13 Dec 1886	Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB [2, 3]
	"New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906," Oscar Wylie Johnson (1886) Name: Oscar Wylie Johnson Event Date: 13 Dec 1886 Event Type: Birth Event Place: Rollingdam, Charlotte, New Brunswick Gender: Male Father: David Simpson Johnson Mother: Isabella Carrol Certificate/Entry Number: Digital Folder Number: 4507637 Image Number: 00408 Film Number: 1943974
Gender	Male
Birth	[1885]	NB [4]
Birth	[1887]	NB [5]
Birth	13 Dec 1886	NB [6]
Birth	December 1887	NB [7]
Religion	21 Apr 1891 [5]
	C Presbyterian
Residence	21 Apr 1891	Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB [5]
	David Johnston in the 1891 Census of Canada Name: David Johnston Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 48 Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: New Brunswick Relation to Head-of-house: Head Religion: Free Church French Canadian: No Spouse's Name: Isabel Johnston Father's Birth Place: New Brunswick Mother's Birth Place: Ireland Province: New Brunswick District Number: 13 District: Charlotte Subdistrict: Dumbarton David Johnston 48 NB NB Ireland C Presbyterian Farmer Isabel Johnston 44 NB Ireland NB Ada Johnston 17 NB NB NB Albert Johnston 16 Farmer Joseph Johnston 14 Herman Johnston 11 Lucy Johnston 9 Breas Johnston 6 Oscar Johnston 4 Year: 1891; Census Place: Dumbarton, Charlotte, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6298; Family No: 105
Residence	1901	Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB [6]
	David Johnston in the 1901 Census of Canada Name: David Johnston Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 59 Birth Day & Month: 29 Mar Birth Year: 1842 Birthplace: Nb Relation to Head of House: Head Racial or Tribal Origin: English Nationality: Canadian Religion: Presbyterian Occupation: Farmer Province: New Brunswick District: Charlotte District Number: 15 Sub-district: Dumbarton Sub-District Number: D-2 David Johnston 59 29 November 1842 NB Irish Presbyterian Farmer Isabella Johnston 45 4 March 1856 Albert Johnston 25 2 August 1875 Joseph Johnston 23 27 August 1877 Beniah Johnston 16 16 June 1884 Oscar Johnston 14 12 December 1886 Willard Johnston 6 4 March 1895 Year: 1901; Census Place: Dumbarton, Charlotte, New Brunswick; Page: 7; Family No: 77
Residence	1903	St Andrews, St Andrews, Charlotte, NB [8]
Occupation	1911 [7]
	Barber
Religion	1911 [7]
	Presbyterian
Residence	1911	Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB [7]
Occupation	22 Mar 1916 [9]
	Farmer
Residence	22 Mar 1916	Oak Bay, St David, Charlotte, NB [9]
Occupation	26 Oct 1917 [10]
	Farmer
Residence	26 Oct 1917	Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB [10]
Origin	1 Jun 1921	Irish [4]
Occupation	1 Jun 1921 [4]
	Farmer, Own farm
Religion	1 Jun 1921 [4]
	Presbyterian
Residence	1 Jun 1921	Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB [4]
Residence	21 Oct 1925	Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB [11]
Residence	10 Jul 1936	Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB [12]
Death	1973 [1]
Death	28 Mar 1973 [2]
Died	28 Mar 1973	Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB [13]
	12 February 2012 Gram had told me before about when she and Gramp went back to New Brunswick for her father's funeral. She told me again today, so I thought I'd write it down. It was in March. Gram, Gramp and Kip went to Canada for the funeral. On the way back, it started snowing just as they got on Route 9 in Maine. Although they were travelling slowly and carefully, the car slid in the snow and off the road, stopping just before the trees. Neither Gram, Gramp, Kip or the car was hurt. Some passers by ("on the way to work," Gram suggested) stopped to pull the car out. They told Gramp to "take it easy." Back on the road without incident.
Buried	Rollingdam United Church Cemetery, Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB [1]
Person ID	I14	4 February 2018
Last Modified	11 Aug 2013

Father	David Simpson JOHNSON, b. Rollingdam, Saint Patrick, Charlotte, NB , d. 21 Oct 1925, Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB
Mother	Isabella Jane CARROLL, b. Elmsville, Saint Patrick, Charlotte, NB , d. 10 Jul 1936, Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB
_MBON	28 Aug 1871	Charlotte, NB [14]
Married	31 Aug 1871	Charlotte, NB [15]
	Married by license and consent of parents by William C Rideout, Baptist Minister.
Married	31 Aug 1871 [16]
	Married 31st by Rev W C Rideout, David Johnston, Dumbarton (Charlotte Co.) / Isabel Carrol, St Patrick. 7 Sept. 1871, St Stephen Courier
Family ID	F46	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Clara Mabel MCCRUM, b. 29 Jun 1887, Boyd Road, Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB , d. 10 Jul 1979, St Stephen, St Stephen, Charlotte, NB (Age 92 years)

Married 17 Sep 1913 St Stephen, St Stephen, Charlotte, NB [2, 3]

RS141B7
Index to New Brunswick Marriages

Name JOHNSON, OSCAR W.
Married MCCRUM, CLARA M.
Date 1913 | 09 | 17 (Y-M-D)
County CHARLOTTE
Parish ----
Number 2272
Reference B4/1913
Microfilm F15952
Oscar W Johnson
27 yrs
Bachelor
barber
Presbyterian
r Rolling Dam
b Rolling Dam
David & Isabella Johnson

Clara M McCrum
26 yrs
Spinster
Methodist
r Rolling Dam
b Rolling Dam
Robert and Rachel McCrum

by License
married 17 September 1913
Oscar W Johnson
Clara M McCrum
Wit: Mrs Geo E Jones St Stephen; Mrs Geo Hill St Stephen

by G F Dawson St Stephen

Children

	1. Rachel Isabel Eileen JOHNSON, b. 30 Aug 1914, Boyd Road, Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB , d. 26 May 1938 (Age 23 years)
	2. Blair Wylie JOHNSON, b. 22 Mar 1916, Oak Bay, St David, Charlotte, NB , d. 7 Mar 2007, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, Saint John, NB (Age 90 years)
	3. Iris Claire JOHNSON, b. 26 Oct 1917, Boyd Road, Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB , d. 31 Dec 2014, Westerly Nursing Home, Westerly, Washington, RI (Age 97 years)
	4. Hewitt McCrum JOHNSON, b. 7 Jun 1919, Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB , d. 28 Apr 1991 (Age 71 years)
	5. Living
	6. Robert John JOHNSON, b. 23 Mar 1923, Chipman Memorial Hospital, St Stephen, St Stephen, Charlotte, NB , d. 24 Aug 1994, Rollingdam, Charlotte, NB (Age 71 years)
	7. Living
	8. Ross David JOHNSON, b. 21 Jan 1929, Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB , d. 21 Jan 1929, Rollingdam, Dumbarton, Charlotte, NB (Age 0 years)
	9. Living

Family ID F6 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Marriage index: Oscar W Johnson
NB Cemeteries: Oscar W
Census 1921: Lloyd McCrum in household

He was trained at a barber school at the foot of the White Mountains, according to Gram. He opened a shop in St Andrews but eventually decided to buy a farm in Rollingdam. He children never needed to see a barber and he cut Mr Boyd's hair as well as his brother Stubby's (Albert). Note jotted on a piece of scrap paper: Main street barber 1912-1913. Chair red velvet. Many years.

28 August 2010
Gram said that her father had horses, hens, roosters, cows and pigs. The cows, kept only for milk, would calf every year. She remember that they had a litter of piglets one year when she was vey young.
Report of Admissions at the Port of McAdam Jct, NB for the Month of December 1909
Oscar Johnston 22 Barber b NB cit Canada traveling by B & M Train No 71
from Worcester, Mass to St Stephen, NB
$50
I David Johnston of Rollingdam in the Parish of Dumbarton, Retired Farmer, do make and publish this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made.

I appoint my two sons Oscar Johnston and Beriah Johnston, Executors of this Will and I direct them to provide out of my personal estate for my Testamentary expenses and for the settlement of my just debts, if any outstanding at the time of my decease.

I give and devise to my said son Oscar Johnston my lotof land containing about twenty five acres, situate on the south side of the Meadow road in the Parish of Dumbarton, bought by me from Mitchell, and adjoining land now owned by my said son Oscar Johnston.

All the rest of the real estate of which I shall die seized, possessed of, or entitled to, wherever the same may be situate, I give and devise equally to my five sons, Albert, Joseph, Herman, Oscar, and Beriah, and to my two daughters, Ada Chase, wife of George E Chase of St Andrews, and Lucy Eagan, wife of Frank Eagan of Milltown, share and share alike, as tenants in common.

I give and bequeath all of the distributable surplus of my personal property as follows:- To Willard Johnston who has been a member of my family all his life, and with whom my wife and I now reside at Rollingdam, I give his promisory note for One hundred ($100.00) Dollars which I now hold, with all such interest as may have accrued and be payable thereon, and on case he shall have paid off the said note before my decease, I give him the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollards to be paid in cash by my Executors. This payment is to take priority over my other legatees herein named.

All the rest, residue, and remainder of my personal estate, including moneys on hand in Bank or otherwise, held or owned by me and all my personal property, I give and bequeath to my five sons hereinbefore named and to my said two daughters, equally, share and share alike.

Both in respect of my real estate hereby devised and my personal property bequeather by this Will, I direct that in the event of any of my name children predeceasing me, his or her share shall go tohis or her lawful issue, if any, otherwise to and amongst the others of my said sonsand daughters surviving me.

I am not making provision for my wife Isabelle Johnston, by terms of this Will, for the reason that I believe she is amply and comfortably provided for, being intitled to liek maintenance and support on our homestead property at Rollingdam, which has been conveyed to Willard Johnston hereinbefore named, with whom we now reside, also knowing that she has and holds in her own right certain moneys sufficient to provide for all her reasonable wants and requirements and further that she will be entitled to claim and have dower right in such real estate as I may leave.

In witness whereof I have hereuto set my hand this 13th day of July AD 1921 at St Andrews in the said County Charlotte.
Signed David Johnston

Signed, published and Declared by the said Testator, as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, Who in his presence, at his request and in the presence of each other, all being present at the same time, have hereto subscribed our names as Witnesses.
Signed F H Grimmer
Signed Gladys Horsnell
Oscar farmer the land on the Meadow Road and drove a local mail route, but his most lasting exploit was the Last Resort. O.W. had driven a few different cars, Models A and T. A small garage in the field set apart from the house kept each one at their own time out of the weather. Having finally abandoned the last one some time in the 1940s, the garage sat idle. Now Oscar was a man of vision, a man with ideas, and he felt that the little village, if you could call it that, of Rollingdam needed a general store, a place to buy your flour, oats and whatnot. The old car garage was the right place, but the spot wasn?t what he had in mind.
It was likely a fall day when Grandpa Johnson moved the garage. The story survives because the children were all home from school with the measles, and watched the whole show through the windows of the farmhouse. There was a clear spot about a hundred yards up the Meadow Road where Johnson?s General Store would take root. Two teams of horses were attached to the sturdy building, one led by Uncle Bill (Willard Johnson) and one by O W. Oscar?s son Hewitt sat at the peak of the roof and when the time came lifted the bare copper telegraph wires to let the future shop pass through. The building was set down on a primitive foundation of hackmatack trunks, its rear facing the road.
Soon the place was converted into the store and it enjoyed a steady business. Grandpa was a camp cook for hunting expeditions and kept his home base in the store. He baked bread every day, and had ambitions to sell the same in St Andrews, loading it on the train at Hewitt Station. He ran the store successfully for many years and the building still stands.
The place was known as the Last Resort as long as anyone could remember, as a hand painted sign hanging above the door is still in evidence. At this time it was not unusual for local families to have relatives living out West, either in British Columbia, California or Washington. Oscar?s wife Clara had two sisters in British Columbia. When they came to visit they couldn?t stay in the farmhouse, owing to the gaggle of children there. So they would sleep wherever there was room. And they would stay in the store as a last resort. And, of course, it stuck.

Sources

[S23] New Brunswick Cemeteries Online, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NBCemeteries/?L=EN).
[S99] Johnson Family Record, Attributed to Alice Johnson.
[S13] Vital Records Database: PANB, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/GovRecs/VISSE/?L=EN).
[S3914] Census of Canada, 1921, Commonwealth of Canada, (1 June 1921).
[S119] Census of Canada, 1891, Ancestry.com, (http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274&enc=1&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0).
[S154] Census of Canada, 1901, Canada, (1901).
[S876] Census of Canada, 1911, (http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/006003-100.01-e.html).
[S622] McAlpine's Directory of New Brunswick, 1903, McAlpine's, (1903).
[S3843] Birth Record of Blair Wyllie Johnson, Province of New Brunswick, (b 22 March 1916 reg 20 July 1940).
[S3842] Birth Record of Iris Claire Johnson, Province of New Brunswick, (b 26 October 1917 reg 16 August 1943).
[S168] Obituary of David Johnson 1925, St. Croix Courier, (1925).
[S100] Obituary of Mrs David Johnson, St Croix Courier, (1936).
[S3721] Descendants of William McCrum and Jane Hall, Linda Rae McCrum Paxman, (Rcd 16 January 2012 ["15-20 years old"]).
[S88] Marriage Bonds of New Brunswick, Province of New Brunswick, (1810-1932).
[S170] Charlotte County Marriage Register, Charlotte County, NB.
[S123] Vital Statistics in New Brunswick Newspapers, Daniel F Johnson, (http://archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NewspaperVitalStats/Default.aspx?L=EN).