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- Gertrude is the daughter of Elizabeth Smith & Wm. Bravender Nelles, Farmer.
* Gertrude Burns Nelles married Frederick O Johnson & brother Smith Burns Nelles married Julia Ann Johnston.ii
. 1949 Sep 21, Greenock Women's Institute Members, Group Photo, cedar trees in background: Mrs. Basil Johnston, Mrs. Fred Johnston, Mrs. Thomas McCutcheon.
. 1949 Greenock Women's Institute Booth - Acton Fall Fair, Group photo: Mrs Fred Johnston, Mrs Hugh Reid, Mrs. Tom McCutcheon. They are standing behind a small wooden booth, a tent is behind them. There are some sort of condiments on the booth counter (e.g. muster). The 8 ladies are wearing light hats & coats. The tree in the background is green & the above first photo is indoors, but they are probably of a similar date. - PJA
Ref: Wellington Co. Museum & Archives.
. 1952 Gun Spear, donated of Wellington Count Museum: A spear gun & a spear, circa 1850. The gun has a mahogany stock, a brass trigger guard, a butt plate & an iron muzzle. It is hand carved. The muzzle is fastened to the wooden stock. The brown iron spear is attached to the muzzle of the gun.
he gun was brought back from the Boer War circa 1850.
The donor may be Mrs. Fred Johnston who described the gun as being brought back from the Boer War.
. 1958 Aug 21. Died Johnston, at the Flynn Nursing Home, on Wed. Aug 20, 1958, Gertrude Burns Nellis beloved wife of the late Frederick Johnston & dear mother of
Mrs. Alf Winters, of Rockwood,
Mrs. Chester Allan, Acton
Mrs. Lloyd Burt, Acton, &
William, all of Acton.
Resting at the Rumley Funeral Home where funeral services will be held on Friday, 2:30 p.m. Interment Fairview Cemetery.
Ref: Acton Free Press, 21 Aug 1958, page 6, column 1.
. 1958 Aug 20 - Mrs. Frederick Johnston, Last Member of Family.
A district resident, Mrs. Frederick O Johnston, died at the Flynn Nursing Home on Aug 20th after a lengthy illness. She was the last surviving member of a family of 8 children. Mrs. Johnston was the former Gertrude Nellis, a daughter of William & Elizabeth Smith Nellis, & was born in 1884.
In 1908 she married Frederick Johnston in Nassagaweya Township.
4 children, 16 grandchildren & 4 great-grandchildren survive her.
Her son William lives at RR 3 Acton,
her 3 daughters are Mrs. Alf Winter (Elva), RR1, Rockwood,
Mrs Chester Allan (Florence), RR 2, Acton,
Mrs. Lloyd Burt, (Eileen), RR 2, Acton.
Rev A McKenzie officiated at the funeral service in the Rumley Funeral Home on Friday afternoon, Aug 22nd.
6 nephews were pallbearers, Clarence Gamble, Orwell Johnston, Burt Nellis, Cecil Nellis, Henry Nellis Mansell Nellis.
Four grandsons: Laverne Allan, Lawrence Johnston, Harvey Burt & Gordon Allen, were flower bearers.
Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Acton.
Ref: Georgetown Herald, 3 Sep 1958, page b6, column 4. - - - [1]
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1884 - 1958 (74 years)