Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Johnson, Stuart M. |
Genealogy ID |
05315 |
Born |
1908 |
Deceased |
16 MAR 1949 |
Deceased where |
Lake Ontario |
Cemetery |
Prospect Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1925 estimate [not on lists] Bellfonts Academy |
Occupation |
Johnson Truck Lines |
Titles & honors |
Cold Brook Club F. & A. M. Friendship Lodge No. 247 I.O.O.F. No. 526 Mansfield Lions Club (Charter Member) |
Father |
Charles Lee Johnson |
Mother |
Ida Marvin |
Spouse |
Marie Kiley |
Children |
Charles Johnson Arthur K. Johnson Stuart M. Johnson |
Reference |
Obit |
Notes |
JOHNSON – Stuart M. Johnson [SRGP 05315] Body of Flyer Found in Lake Funeral of S.M. Johnson, of Mansfield, Held Friday The body of Stuart M. Johnson, aged 41 years, of Mansfield, lost in an airplane crash in Lake Ontario March 16, was washed ashore April 27 in Boomer’s Bay, near Watertown. The body was found about four miles from the place where the body of his flying companion, Harry G. Barenbrugge, of Elmira, was found April 20, at Jefferson Park, where parts of Johnson’s Stinton monoplane were washed ashore March 24. Sheriff Brayton E. Peck, of Jefferson county, NY, said identification of Johnson’s body was made from papers in his wallet. Johnson and Barenbrugge were on a flight from Buffalo to Montreal to visit a hospitalized friend when the plane crashed in Lake Ontario. The main parts of the plane have not been found although parts were washed up during the early days of the search. The two fliers left Chemung County Airport for Buffalo, March 15, where Mr. Barenbrugge, an Elmira business man, had an appointment. After transacting the business, the pair took off from Buffalo Airport for Montreal March 16. Mr. Johnson was head of the Johnson Truck Lines, largest industry in Mansfield. The company’s 35 tank trucks transport milk between Maine and Florida. Both he and Mr. Barenbrugge made hunting and fishing trips to Canada each year. Mr. Johnson, son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Johnson, was born on a farm in Richmond township. He graduated from Mansfield Senior High School and Bellefonts Academy. He was associated in the trucking business with his father until Jan. 1, 1938, when the elder Mr. Johnson retired and Stuart took over the business. Stuart Johnson was a member of Friendship Masonic Lodge, Mansfield; Williamsport Consistory; Mansfield Businessmen’s Association; Lions Club; Odd Fellows; Church of Christ, Canoe Camp; Cold Brook Club and Fur, Fin and Feathers, Elmira. Surviving are his widow, Marie Kiley Johnson; three sons, Charles, a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Arthur, of Mansfield; and Marvin, at home; one grandchild, and a sister, Mrs. D.H. Besanceney, of Mansfield. The funeral was held Friday at the Canoe Camp Church of Christ, Rev. William Nottingham officiating; burial in Prospect cemetery at Mansfield. – Wellsboro Agitator, May 4, 1949, p.1 |
