Bio: Johnston, F. W. (1881)
Contact: crystal@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Johnston, Miller, Ferson
----Source: The History of Northern Wisconsin (Marathon County, Wis.) 1881, page 574
F. W. JOHNSTON, lumber, Spencer, born in Upper Canada, eight miles from Peterboro, Jan. 1, 1851. In 1857, went to Detroit, Mich., where he worked in the woods. He went to Oshkosh and worked for J. S. Ferson, and in 1855 to St. Croix, where he commenced jobbing for himself. He came to Marathon County in 1875, and went to teaming in Spencer; also working in the woods. In 1875, he married Miss Edna Miller, of Fond du Lac. They have one child, Marshall Lilian. They belong to the M. E. Church.
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