Johnson, Robert Massie
Robert Massie Johnson, manufacturing jeweler;
born in: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, May 6, 1843;
son of: F.B. Johnson and Bertha Johnson, nee: Bertha O'Dea
education: public schools of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
married: First: Elizabeth Johnson, nee: Elizabeth Anderson, of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, 1866 (died 1873);
married: 2nd: Ella Johnson, nee: Ella Burdick, of Norwich, Connecticut;
son: Edward L. Johnson
Came to Chicago, 1865;
was in employ of A.B. Van Cott Company about 6 months;
manufacturing wholesale and retail jeweler at Chicago since 1871;
firm now R.M. Johnson & Son.
Republican, 1911, 1917.
Past Commander-in-Chief Oriental Consistory, S.P. R.S., (32nd degree);
Past Potentate Medinah Temple (Shriners);
Past Sovereign of St. John's Conclave Knights of Red Cross of Constantine;
now Grand Sovereign of the Grand Imperial Council of the Red Cross of Constantine for the Western Hemisphere U.S.A.
Office: 26 E. Washington Street, (1911, 1917)
Home: "Birchwood," 1621 W. Sherwin Avenue 1911, 1917, 1919.
Source: Book of Chicagoans, 1911, page 369; Book of Chicagoans, 1917; Rogers Park Directory, 1919, page 40.
