William Johnson

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Paterson Morning Call	WILLIAM C. JOHNSON, JR. [The opening paragraphs of this article, which do not relate to Mr. Johnson, have been omitted.] The death of William C. Johnson, Jr., of Hawthorne, has been confirmed when his parents received a message reading as follows: “William C....	20th April 1912
Newark Evening News	HAWTHORNE YOUTH ON TITANIC WAS A HERO HAWTHORNE, May 3---Through Frank Turnquist, one of the stewards of the Titanic, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Johnson, of Diamond Bridge avenue, have learned that their son, William C. Johnson Jr., who was a petty officer on the ill-fated steamship, mig...	3rd May 1912
Washington Times	TELL THEM NO WOMAN DIED BECAUSE I WAS COWARD ---GUGGENHEIM NEW YORK, April 20---"This is a man's game and I will play it to the end," was the word that Benjamin Guggenheim, the millionaire smelter magnate, sent to his wife from the ill-fated Titanic. The message was delivered to the stricken widow by John Jo...	20th April 1912
Newark Evening News	MORE FROM JERSEY MAY HAVE PERISHED IN SEA PATERSON, April 20---Some residents of this city and of Hawthorne fear that several persons near to them perished on the Titanic. The supposed victims are John Mechan, of this city; Arthur Ford, formerly of th...	20th April 1912
Chicago Examiner	TITANIC WIDOW KILLED BY A FORMER SUITOR San Francisco, Feb. 24---Mrs. S. L. Johnson of Tacoma, Wash., a Titanic widow and a bride of two weeks, was shot and instantly killed at the Sutter Hotel to-day by Abraham Pepper, a former suitor. Mrs. Johnson formerly was Mrs. Herman Kla...	25th February 1914
Chicago Daily Tribune	MERCHANT FAINTS FROM JOY page 3 Business Man Swoons on Learning Relatives Were Rescued from Titanic Wreck Aurora, Ill., April 17- [Special]- Oscar W. Johnson, 32 years old, a business man living at St. Charles, Ill., fell over in a dead faint ...	18th April 1912
	CLEAN-SHAVEN MCQUILLAN, THE MYSTERY BLADE-DONOR? Senan Molony (William McQuillan, from a family photo)...
New York Times	PASTOR IS CONGRATULATED Clergyman Who Refused to Marry Astor Gets Approving Messages --- Special to The New York Times --- NEWPORT, R. I., Sept. 7---The Rev. Edward A. Johnson, pastor of the First Baptist Church here, received many congratulation...	8th September 1911
Paterson Morning Call	MET DEATH LIKE A HERO ---------- William Johnson, Nineteen-year-old Hawthorne Boy, Went Down on the Titanic ---------- NEWS CAME YESTERDAY ---------- Not Known Until Then That He Took Passage on the Ill-Fated Ship---Borough Grieved...	3rd May 1912
	RELIEF FUND DETAILS Copperthwaite, B. Lived at 39 Mount Street, St Marys, Southampton. Occupation - Fireman. 22 years old. (Born in Hampshire). (From: Mansion House Titanic Relief Fund Booklet, March 1913) ...
	ELEANOR JOHNSON SHUMAN IN HER ELGIN, ILLINOIS HOME Survivor...	August 1997
New York Times	ASTOR OFFERS $1,000 AS MARRIAGE FEE Rev. Dr. E. C. Johnson, Newport Baptist, Refuses to Perform Ceremony with Miss Force --- METHODIST ALSO DECLINES --- Clergyman Told That Wedding Was, Planned for To-day---No Application Made for a License --- ...	7th September 1911
The New York Times	NEWS SUPPRESSED ON CELTIC Loss of Titanic, Reported Monday, Told on Wednesday --- The Celtic, the first vessel of the White Star Line to reach New York from Europe since the sinking of the Titanic, arrived here yesterday. The Celtic ...	21st April 1912
New York Times	MARRIED IN EARLY DECEMBER A brilliant and fashionable assemblage gathered at noon yesterday in the Church of the Heavenly Rest, on Fifth-avenue, to witness the marriage of Miss Florence Schieffelin, a daughter of George R. Schieffelin and a great favorite in New-York society,...	5th December 1888
Worcester Evening Gazette	BE BRITISH, MY MEN CAPT. SMITH'S ORDER WASHINGTON, April 19- But for the unparalled self-sacrifice and heroism of Capt. Smith and the Titanic's officers, the sea would have claimed an even greater toll when the gigantic ship went down. From the bridge, Capt. Smith called through his megap...	20th April 1912
Unidentified Newspaper	PERINE On October 1 1967, ADA E. (nee Hall) of the Masonic Homes, Cockeysville; the beloved wife of the late William R. Perine; mother of Rev. William Ball and Mr Edgar William Ball. Funeral services at the William Cook-Brooks —Towson — Fu...	1967
Bernardsville News	MRS. WILLIAM D. CLELAND MRS. WILLIAM D. CLELAND Mrs. William D. Cleland of Bedminster died Sunday, March 23 in Somerset Hospital, Somerville. She was the former Alice Herman. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p. m., Wednesday in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Gladsto...	27th March 1947
MinnPost.com	MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS ADD EVEN MORE POIGNANCY TO TRAVELING 'TITANIC ARTIFACT EXHIBITION' Jack and Rose weren't really on the Titanic. But Malcolm Johnson, a Swedish farmer heading for Minneapolis, was. And Walter Douglas, son of the founder of Quaker Oats, went down with the ship while on his way back to Minnesota from a European shopping trip....	9th June 2009
	WILLIAM FARR PENNY Tony Evans My great uncle...
Chicago American	3 VICTIMS LAUD TITANIC FILM Ann Marsters Three Survivors of the Titanic--the only three in Illinois--watched a screening yesterday of "A Night to Remember," an enormously exciting drama of the sinking of that magnificent liner on its maiden voyage 27 y...	25th February 1959
1911 Census	WILLIAM EDWARD BESSANT IN 1911 CENSUS Tracey Wellard William Bessant was residing at 36 Henry Road, FREEMANTLE, Southampton at the time of the 1911 census. He was recorded as being a labourer. He was arried to Emily Ellen for 17 years. They had five children Char...
	PROFILE FROM THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS William Edward Hipkins (1858 - 1912) MIMechE Elected: Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1898 Designation: Managing Director Business address: Soho Foundry, Smethwick, Birmingham ...	1898
New York Times	SIR WILLIAM ARROL Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- LONDON, Feb. 20.-Sir William Arrol, biggest of British bridge builders, is dead. He constructed the present bridge over the Tay and that crossing the Firth of Forth. He was made a knight in 1890 a...	21st February 1913
San Francisco Examiner	DOCTOR DODGE IS OPERATED ON; CONDITION SERIOUS Page 13, column 7 Former Broker and Assessor Very Low After Attempted Suicide With Pistol Following an operation at the St. Francis Hospital yesterday, the condition of Dr. Washington Dodge, former banker and Assessor ...	23rd June 1919
	WILLIAM MCCARTHY, LIFEBOAT 4 CREWMAN MR WILLIAM McCARTHYGrattan Hill, Cork, who is fortunately amongst the survivors. Elite, San Francisco...
	LEADBELLY : THE TITANIC Huddie Ledbetter - Leadbelly Blues singer/songwriter Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Leadbelly, was born in Mooringsport, Louisiana in 1885. Leadbelly remarked in th...	15th October 1948
	MANSION HOUSE TITANIC RELIEF FUND: WILLIAM FARQUHARSON Number 98. Farquharson, Martha, widow. Children: George; William; Millicent. All class A dependants....	March 1913
New York Times	FIERMONTE HELD ON OLD CHARGE BELLMORE, L. I., July 2---Enzo Fiermonte, former pugilist and husband of Mrs. Madaline Force Astor Dick, was arrested today at the Roosevelt Speedway on a three-year-old traffic violation charge he is said never to have answered. He is accused of spe...	3rd July 1937
	WILLIAM GREENFIELDS ACCOUNT William was involved in his Father's fur business and sailed to Russia once a year to purchase pelts. Blanche went with him this time to buy silk in Paris for the linings of the coats. William met his ...
Chicago Tribune	OTHERS ARRIVE DESTITUTE Two men and a girl from Sweden, Oscar Hedmann, Carl Johnson, and Anna Sjoblom, spent several hours in Chicago yesterday on their way west. All found themselves in New York without a cent. They were taken to an immigration home and clothed ...	26th April 1912
	WILLIAM CARBINES ? Photograph, thought by some to be of William Carbines himself, found amoug his possessions....
	NANCARROW FAMILY INFORMATION William Henry Nancarrow was the only son of the second marriage of Thomas Nancarrow (b1819). His mother was Maria (b1840). His birth took place in or near St. Austell, Cornwall in 1877. His father was described in the various census returns ...
Cumberland News	MR. WILLIAM MURDOCH The first officer of the ill-fated ship was Mr. William Murdoch, son of Captain Samuel Murdoch, Oakland, Dalbeattie, who was transferred from the Olympic, on which he was one of the chief officers....	20th April 1912
	FAMILY INFORMATION William Edwy Ryerson was the son of George Arthur Ryerson (1851-1881) and Catherine Eleanor Hamilton (1854-1889). He was born in Port Dover, Ontario, Canada. His parents were married in 1875 and had three sons: George (b.1877), William Edwy (b. 1878)...
Foxnews.com	LAST US SURVIVOR OF TITANIC DISASTER DIES AT 99 BOSTON - Lillian Gertrud Asplund, the last American survivor of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, has died, a funeral home said Sunday. She was 99. Asplund, who was just 5 years old, lost her father and three brothers - including a fraternal twin - when the "practically unsinkable" ship went down in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg.She died Saturday at her home in Shrewsbury, said Ronald E. Johnson, vice president of the Nordgren Memorial Chapel in Worcester, Mass....	7th May 2006
Cambridge Independent Press	ARTHUR WILLIAM BARRINGER Mr. Arthur William Barringer, son of Mr. William Barringer, of 15 Thoday Street, Cambridge, was a Steward on the Titanic. It is hoped that he may be among those of the crew who were rescued, but his name has not appeared among the survivors. Mr. Barr...	19th April 1912
	PROBATE REPORT: WILLIAM FARQUHARSON Farquharson, William Edward, of 90 Wilton Avenue, Southampton. Ships engineer. Administration, London 24th May 1912 to Martha Ellen Farquharson, widow. Effects £428.7.0d....	24th May 1912
	WILLIAM EDWY RYERSON : EXTRA INFORMATION William Edwy Ryerson was born on 7th dec 1878 in Portland Dover, the son of George Arthur Ryerson and Catherine Hamilton. William had a brother, George A Ryerson born in 1880. when Williams father died on 21 january 1881, his mother took him an...
St. Ives Times & Express	MR. WILLIAM CARBINES Mr. William Carbines, 19, of Nanjivey, was the fourth son of Mr. Nicholas Carbines, and he sailed on the "Titanic" in order to join one of his three other brothers also in Michigan. Although he had been mining in this part of the county for some time...	19th April 1912
guardian.co.tt	THE UNHEARD STORY OF AMY AND THE TITANIC - TRINIDAD GUARDIAN Amy Pollard was a Guyanese infant who lost her English mother Elizabeth, in Guyana, at the age of one. The year was 1872. Her father William Branch Pollard, was from Demerara, but his ancestors had migrated to, and lived continuously in Barbados from the early 1600’s. William’s father was Barbadian. The Pollards’ ancient origins were Cornwall, England. Amy’s maternal English aunt was Hannah, nee Blackley, the barren wife of the “prince of shipbuilders,” illustrious William Imrie. Along with his partner, a Belfast Irishman—Robert Ismay, many famous sea vessels, including the Titanic, came into being. ...	8th October 2011
New York Times	DEATH NOTICE OF WILLIAM A. SPENCER SPENCER---On Monday, April 15, at sea, William Augustus Spencer, son of the late Lorillard and Sarah J. G. Spencer. Memorial services to be held in the chantrv of Grace Church on Friday, May 10, at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Friends and relatives...	8th May 1912
	CAPT. WILLIAM CREESE Henry Creese's eldest brother, William Creese, was born in 1857 and was a mariner by occupation. He had married in about 1889 to Alice (formerly Smith) whom he had met whilst based in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. Their first 2 children, Hen...
	ANCHOR MADE BY TITANIC CREW SURVIVOR William McCarthy handicraft...
Le Soir	WILLIAM THOMAS STEAD IN 1909 This picture of William Thomas Stead was taken in Constantinople in 1909 and published by the Belgian paper 'Le Soir' on 5 May 1912 in their 'Titanic special issue'...	5th May 1912
New York Times	STRAUS MEMORIAL MEETING Mayor Gaynor, Bishop Gailor, and Andrew Carnegie Will Take Part in It --- A civic memorial meeting for Mr. and Mrs. Isidor Straus will be held in Carnegie Hall Sunday afternoon, May 12, at 4 o'clock. Justice Samuel Greenbaum, President ...	4th May 1912
thedailyjournal.com	FACES OF THE TITANIC: WILLIAM BURKE William Burke (30) saved a woman from drowning when she jumped from the Titanic but missed the lifeboat. He caught her by the ankle and held fast in one of the most terrifying individual incidents of the whole drama. The woman was then taken back aboard the ship at the deck below....	4th April 2012
New York Times	WILLIAM E. CARTER DIVORCED Wife Gets Decree at Philadelphia--Both Titanic Survivors --- Special to The New York Times --- PHILADELPHIA, June 15---Mrs. Lucille Polk Carter, daughter of Mrs. Stewart Polk of Baltimore, widely known in society circles i...	16th June 1914
Ontario Vital Records	SPENCER VICTOR SILVERTHORNE BIRTH RECORD E.R.Barclay, Registrar Ontario birth record for Spencer Victor Silverthorne...	17th October 1876
	MEMORIAL TO JACOB WILLIAM GIBBONS In 1999 a memorial stone to Jacob William Gibbons was placed on the side of Studland Methodist Church....
	BAPTISMAL RECORD OF WILLIAM PIRRIE Pirrie---J. A. Pirrie of Quebec merchant, and Eliza his wife had a son born on the thirty first day of May and baptized on the seventeenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty seven, named William by John Cook, D.D., Min'r...	17th June 1847

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