See also
| Husband: | Mervyn JOHNSTON (1870-1915) | |
| Wife: | Margaret (Maggie) Ann MOORE (1883- ) | |
| Children: | Violet (Pat) JOHNSTON (1904-1997) | |
| William Andrew JOHNSTON (1905-1959) | ||
| Robert Earnest JOHNSTON (1907-1965) | ||
| John Percival JOHNSTON (1909-1960) | ||
| Norman James JOHNSTON (1911-1972) | ||
| Mervyn Baptist JOHNSTON (1913-1950) | ||
| Marriage | 19 Aug 1903 | Irvinestown, County Femanagh, Nth Ireland |
Mervyn JOHNSTON, 1914, age 44, Mervyn Johnston
| Name: | Mervyn JOHNSTON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Andrew JOHNSTON (1798-1898) | |
| Mother: | Mary Ann HETHERINGTON (1828-1911) | |
| Birth | 1 Jul 1870 | Ederney, Irvinestown, Fermanagh, Nth Ireland |
| Occupation | Farmer | |
| Death | 1 Jan 1915 (age 44) | Bisbee Arizona USA |
| Cause: Murder Shot by Cy West - indicted for first-degree murder, was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced from between two and a half to 10 years in prison |
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| Burial | 1915 | Bisbee, Arizona USA |
| Orangemens plot in Evergreen Cemetery. | ||
Margaret (Maggie) Ann MOORE, Margaret Moore
| Name: | Margaret (Maggie) Ann MOORE1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | William MOORE (1840-1890) | |
| Mother: | Catherine Jean MOORE (1849- ) | |
| Birth | 22 Jan 1883 | Irvinestown, County Femanagh, Nth Ireland |
| Name: | Violet (Pat) JOHNSTON | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Douglas GELLING ( - ) | |
| Birth | 11 Jul 1904 | Doora, Kesh, County Femanagh, Ireland |
| Death | 27 Aug 1997 (age 93) | Barnsley, Yorkshire |
| Name: | William Andrew JOHNSTON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Dorothy Isobel HENDERSON (1905-1990) | |
| Birth | 13 Aug 1905 | Doora, Kesh, County Femanagh, Ireland |
| Death | 1959 (age 53-54) | |
| Name: | Robert Earnest JOHNSTON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Phyllis WATSON ( - ) | |
| Birth | 5 Feb 1907 | Doora, Kesh, County Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Death | 1965 (age 57-58) | |
| Name: | John Percival JOHNSTON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | May HENDERSON ( - ) | |
| Birth | 29 May 1909 | Doora, Kesh, County Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Death | 1960 (age 50-51) | |
| Name: | Norman James JOHNSTON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Sadie JONES ( - ) | |
| Birth | 4 May 1911 | Doora, Kesh, County Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Death | 1972 (age 60-61) | |
Mervyn Baptist JOHNSTON, Mervyn Baptist Johnston
| Name: | Mervyn Baptist JOHNSTON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Florence JONES ( - ) | |
| Birth | 7 Jun 1913 | Doora, Kesh, County Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Occupation | Stoker Petty Officer Royal Navy | |
| No. C/KX 85491 Mentioned in SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 20 NOVEMBER, 1945 | ||
| Death | 12 Jan 1950 (age 36) | At Sea on Submarine HMS "Truculent" |
| Home address Bridgemary Estate Gosport, Hants, | ||
1911 Census family living at 3 Dooraa South, Drumrush, Kesh, Fermanagh.
1901 census living with mother at 2 Dooraa South, Drumrush, Kesh. Fermanagh.
"In 1914 Mervyn Johnston and his brother-in-law William John Moore left Ireland and went to Bisbee, Arizona to seek a new life. He had come with a letter of introduction to the pastor of the First United Methodist Church. He was a member of good standing of the Free and Accepted Order of Masons and the Orangemen, a fraternal Irish group.
A farmer in his native land, Johnston filed claim for a homestead in the Sulphur Springs Valley when he arrived in the new world.
Working as a miner, he went to the property and was shot by Cy West. The coroners inquest showed that Johnston, standing outside the closed door to Wests cabin, was killed by a shotgun blast to the head. His hands were in his pockets when he fell.
West, indicted for first-degree murder, was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced from between two and a half to 10 years in prison.
Both men had claimed possession to a 160-acre section of land.
The door through which the shot went was ordered to be brought to the trial to help the jury reach a decision."
From the Sierra Vista Herald 21st July, 2000
On 12 January 1950, Truculent was returning to Sheerness, having completed trials after a refit at Chatham. In addition to her normal complement, she was carrying an additional 18 dockyard workers. She was travelling through the Thames Estuary at night. At 19:00, a ship showing three lights appeared ahead in the channel. It was decided that the ship must be stationary, and because Truculent could not pass to the starboard side without running aground, the order was given to turn to port. At once, the situation became clear; the Swedish oil tanker Divina on passage from Purfleet and bound for Ipswich came out of the darkness. The extra light indicated that she was carrying explosive material. The two vessels collided and remained locked together for a few seconds before the submarine sank.[2]
Fifty-seven of her crew were swept away in the current after a premature escape attempt, 15 survivors were picked up by a boat from the Divina and five by the Dutch ship Almdijk. Most of the crew survived the initial collision and managed to escape, but then perished in the freezing cold mid-winter conditions on the mud islands that litter the Thames Estuary. Sixty-four people died as a result of the collision. Truculent was salvaged on 14 March 1950 and beached at Cheney Spit. The wreck was moved inshore the following day where 10 bodies were recovered. She was refloated on 23 March 1950 and towed into Sheerness Dockyard. An inquiry attributed 75% of the blame to Truculent and 25% to Divina. - WIKIPEDIA
| 1 | "Irish Gov.online records". |