Irvine Blakely Johnston, born Feb 7, 1876, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

[Peggy13]

Thank you, Sandra for the information regarding George AM Johnston.
When I search the Greenwood website, using the lot number of 22981, his name does not appear.
When I searched all the 6000+ deaths in 1875, his name does not appear.
When I searched all the people buried in 1875 with first name George, he does not appear.
When I searched in 1879, His name does not appear.
There must be a misspelling or a misfiling involved here.
Or findagrave is wrong. Peter and Sarah did have a son George W Johnston, September 17, 1878 who could’ve died in 1879.
So I have emailed the contact person for Greenwood that I was given.
Peggy

[*Sandra*]

Something peculiar happened with the burial index yesterday which was peculiar. Maybe after the lady had played with it ?

James McVicar - 5 September 1856 and 5-9-1879   reinterred  ?

was 1 year 3 mths and 2 days

[*Sandra*]

Maria Halk was nothing to do with Johnston/Johnstone so that is an error by whoever transferred the records.

[Peggy13]

Yes, Maria Halk is not  in the Johnston  lot as per the Green-Wood records but the name above her is. That is John McVicker, but I don’t think he belongs to the Johnstons.

[*Sandra*]

John H Mc Vicker - 1 year 4 mths -  1862 Croslysh New York City - 3 June 1863- re interred 5/9/1979

John Henry McVicker - 1862 - Age   16/12
Death Street Address   120 Fulton Avenue
Death Place   New York City, Brooklyn, New York,
Death City Ward   Tenth Ward
Cause of Death   Measles Indirect Disect Congention of the Brain
Burial Place   Greenwood Cemetery
Certificate Number   2759

John H McVicker - Age   1-Birth Year abt 1862
Death Date   3 Jun 1863
Death Place   Kings, New York
Certificate Number   2759

[Peggy13]

I phoned Greenwood again regarding George A.M.Johnston because my contact did not get back to me. I was told to just wait because my contract  is working on it so there must be a website or filing or misspelling problem or something.

[Peggy13]

George J. Logan, last seen on the 1880 New York census with his wife Elizabeth nee Johnston, had a brother James A. Logan who died Apr 12, 1893 in Tarrytown, Westchester, New York. Perhaps his obit would mention his brother George if George still alive, and we could narrow down the date of death for George who died before the 1900 census.

[Peggy13]

I was reviewing some of the earlier articles, and this one regarding Agnes McDonald nee Tweedy on findagrave says she is the daughter of Henry and Sarah Tweedy. I am thinking she is the daughter of John Henry Tweedy and Elizabeth Johnston. I will doublecheck this. Findagrave does have mistakes.
FIND A GRAVE

1869 - 1940
 
Agnes Georgiana Tweedy McDonald,

Saint John Cemetery and Mausoleum
Middle Village, Queens County, New York.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/272236660/agnes-georgiana-mcdonald

[Peggy13]

I finally had a chance to look into the Telfords as per this census in 1925 in Yonkers.

John B Smith 40 Head
Jeannet Smith 41 Wife
Alexander C Smith 16 Son
John B Smith 10 Son
John Crawford 74 Cousin
Jean P Telford 39 Sister-in-law
James Kapuski 36 Boarder
George Johnston 25 Cousin.  (these two seem to stay together on other census)
Jane Johnston   22   Cousin.

I have learned that Elizabeth Johnston, daughter of William Johnston and Eliza Fish, had a brother George who married Jane Telford and a sister Margaret who married Alexander Nesbit Telford, a brother to Jane Telford.
George and Jane's son William is the one who went to Yonkers and married Annie McArthur Wilson in 1893.
Alexander and Margaret's daughter Janet Johnston Telford born in Gateshead, Co. Durham, England also went to Yonkers. Her husband was John Booth Smith.