Frank R. Johnson

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FRANK R. JOHNSON
Frank R. Johnson, engineer of the steamyacht Titania. From his
boyhood to the present
time the subject of this brief notice has been actively identified
with marine interests
at the eastern extremity of the Great Lakes. He was born at the foot
of Breckenridge
street, Buffalo, October 14, 1856, and received what schooling he
obtained in the public
schools of his native city.
In 1875 Mr. Johnson engaged as deckhand for the Buffalo & Grand
Island Ferry Co., on
the Niagara river, and two years later became engineer of the tug
Eagle, acting in that
capacity until 1879. He then accepted the position of engineer on the
tug Bruce, and
in 1881 shipped as engineer on the tug Maud S., of Buffalo harbor. In
1882 he was
appointed engineer of the private yacht Lorelei, running from Buffalo
to the Oakfield
Club House, on Grand Island, and continued thus for two years, in 1884
accepting the
position of engineer on Myron P. Bush's steamer Idle Hour, running
from Buffalo to the
St. Lawrence river. The following year he became engineer of S. S.
Jewett's private
steamyacht Titania, which position he has filled with ability for some
twelve or more
years.
Mr. Johnson was married, in 1877, to Miss C. E. Staley, of Grand
Island, N. Y., and
they have one daughter. He resides at No. 102 Albany street, Buffalo,
New York.

Frank married Cecila Edna Staley in 1877 in Grand Island, Erie County, New York. Cecila (daughter of Sutliff Staley and Catherine Dell) was born in Sep 1857 in Grand Island, Erie County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]