In 1879, the family emigrated from Canada to Bay City, Michigan. In the 1880 Census, 32 year old Martin and 25 year old Anna's family lived in the 5th Ward of Bay City on 17th Avenue. Martin worked as a sawyer in 1881 and lived at the northeast corner of Fitzhugh and 21st. In 1883, the family lived at 921 Fitzhugh and Martin was a plumber.
Martin and Anne's family moved to 804 South Monroe in 1889 and lived there for many years. Martin worked for Watson and Topsell when he died in 1895 from Typhoid Pneumonia at the age of 40 and lived in the 8th ward of Bay City. He was survived by his widow and six children.
Martin and Anna's six children include Mary Jane, Edgar or Edward who was born in 1877 in Canada and he married Mina McKay December 21, 1898, Anna who married Lewis Warren, Harriet who married Roland Schaefer, Maud who married Evered Weaver, and Myrtle Ivy Johnston who married Robert Fulton Landis May 30, 1907 in Bay City.
In 1879, the family emigrated from Canada to Bay City, Michigan. In the 1880 Census, 32 year old Martin and 25 year old Anna's family lived in the 5th Ward of Bay City on 17th Avenue. Martin worked as a sawyer in 1881 and lived at the northeast corner of Fitzhugh and 21st. In 1883, the family lived at 921 Fitzhugh and Martin was a plumber.
Martin and Anne's family moved to 804 South Monroe in 1889 and lived there for many years. Martin worked for Watson and Topsell when he died in 1895 from Typhoid Pneumonia at the age of 40 and lived in the 8th ward of Bay City. He was survived by his widow and six children.
Martin and Anna's six children include Mary Jane, Edgar or Edward who was born in 1877 in Canada and he married Mina McKay December 21, 1898, Anna who married Lewis Warren, Harriet who married Roland Schaefer, Maud who married Evered Weaver, and Myrtle Ivy Johnston who married Robert Fulton Landis May 30, 1907 in Bay City.
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Martin Johnston Born 1855 Died 1895
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