| Summary: | They have three children: Sean Russell, born August 18, 1970, Shannon Gilbery, born November 4, 1973, and daughter Sommer Gail, born July 21, 1978. In August of 1975 Russ and Geri bought and moved the Grant Humphrey house to their farm. This house was built by William Young and Joseph Humphrey in 1910 with all of the lumber purchased at Alexandria, Minnesota, and shipped to Grandin by rail. They completely remodeled the home and moved into it in July of 1976. Fire destroyed their mobile home on January 5, 1976, so they lived elsewhere until their home was ready. The Jalberts are both members of the Presbyterian Church. Geri has taught Sunday School. George H. Johnson George H. Johnson and his family came to Dakota Territory in 1870. They came from Ontario, Canada by wagon and settled at what was known as Quincy, Dakota Territory. A son, John Johnson, was born after they settled here and was the first child born in Quincy. Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson had seven children: Joseph, John, Frank, Mary, Elizabeth, Clara and Florence. They operated a hotel and store in the early days, which was also a stop for the Hudson Bay stage coach. Grain was loaded from an elevator near the river onto river boats to be hauled to Fargo. Lumber for the first building in Quincy was floated on rafts from Fargo. Later the railroad was built from Fargo north on the Minnesota side of the river and most of the town of Quincy moved to Hendrum. Jim Johnson, brother of George, settled on a farm near Kelso. He was a building mover and moved some of the buildings from Quincy to Hendrum. (1956) John F. Johnson — Elizabeth Jane Walker John F. Johnson was born in Huron County, Ontario, Canada in 1855. Elizabeth Jane Walker was born in Huron County, Ontario, Canada in 1858. They were married in 1876 and moved to Dakota Territory in the Spring of 1878 and filed on a homestead in Kelso Township, Traill County, D.T. where they farmed until Mr. Johnson died in 1936. Mrs. Johnson died in 1938. They had eight children: John Robert, William, Thomas Garfield, Kathryn, Walker, G. McLain, Eva, Mrs. J. B. Johnson, and Ruth, Mrs. S.G. Humphrey. All of the children are deceased except Mrs. J.B. (Eva) Johnson and Mrs. S. Grant (Ruth) Humphrey. (1956 updated 1980) WINGED PEGASUS! km riUT NIGHT rf MlMtMi bafetad imrEftEflrnive •** AMtsiiuu \m Um Mftf -W-* DaK tm. rmm,,«d far tfcte %. U) of :W m*Um M \mWJpmi Titk tb* rtrtoiMM tMr rtlCLK^hM urfrturiwtaort* ^wltrOlnfaMOta. 55S II >-»Ofc Tggg K 1IT1» (*»«*« erf tk«Wortd.-be WiLIfl ln*6W THI ffmUGSS. nm ittwaik »tin* -* -m •*+» a> ».* -wmim*« *»**. ttwmwrm tamn John Johnson — Elizabeth Gilham John Johnson was born in England on September 14, 1862. As a young man he came to America settling at Grandin, North Dakota. He married Elizabeth Gilham, E m b 1 e d o n , England in 1890. To this union were born three children: Edward W. Johnson, Glen Burnie, Maryland; Eleanor, Mrs. Alex Henkel, Fargo, North Dakota; Doris, Mrs. Emil Roschman, Moline, Illinois. Mr. Johnson was in the blacksmith and hardware business for twenty-eight years. The family moved to Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in 1917, there he was interested in real estate and farming. Mrs. Johnson passed away in 1927, and Mr. Johnson in 1942. (1956) Edward Johnston Edward Johnston was born in Eastern Canada in 1870. He married Margaret McKinley and to this union were born four children: Florence, Golden, Alton, and Elmer. Mr. Johnston was foreman on Grandin Farm No. I. They homesteaded six miles northwest of Grandin in 1876. Mrs. Johnston died in 1893. In 1895 Mr. Johnston married Ellen McClincly. They had five children. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston returned to Eastern Canada in 1913. They passed away in 1940. (1956) Marty Johnson — Violet Winterquist Marty Johnson was born at Maddock, North Dakota, in 1910 of immigrant parents. After finishing high school, he worked on several farms before attending Dunwoodie Industrial Institute. He started working for Alvin Peterson at the Grandin Garage in 1938. On June 4th, 1939, he and Violet Winterquist were married in Elm River Township. From this union three sons were born: Tim in 1946 and twins Mark and Marty in 1949. After returning from World War II, he formed a partnership with Alvin Peterson, which continued until Alvin retired in 1964. Marty retired on December 31, 1972, and now lives at Battle Lake, Minnesota. Marty and Violet have eight grandchildren. He served as the Village Assessor, on the School Board, in the Armed Forces and as a Charter member of the Grandin Fire Department. 108 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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