Selena Jean Knox
ID # 7410, (1898-1984)
| Father | John Knox (1847-) |
| Mother | Rebecca Hannah Watson (1858-1929) |
| Birth | Selena Jean Knox was born on 11 August 1898 at Coughlin, B.C.. |
| Marriage | She married Bruce Jefferson Ferris Ryder on 7 September 1916 at Rosedale, B.C.. Mrge reg. 45877 District of Chilliwack, B.C. Bruce Jefferson Ferris Ryder, 24, bachelor, farmer, Methodist. Born and residing Cheam, B.C. Parents John Ferris Ryder, farmer, and Martha Gillanders. Jean Knox, 19, spinster, Presbyterian. Born Langley, residing Chilliwack. Parents John Matheson Knox, plasterer, and Rebecca Watson. Witnesses R. J. Muirhead and H. T. Mercer. On Sept 7, 1916, at the residence of Rev. R. McKay, Rosedale, according to the ceremonies of the Presbyterian Church. Signed by Roderick McKay. The above registration has a note pencilled in across the top: Marriage dissolved at Vancouver, B.C. on April 16, 1937. |
| Marriage | She married Oscar Julius Dybadskog on 6 May 1937 at United Church Manse, Ladysmith, B.C.. Mrge reg. 1463 Ladysmith, B.C. Oscar Dybadskog, 37, bachelor, mill worker, Lutheran. Born Norway, residing Chemainus, B.C. Parents John Dybadskog and Olive Olson, both born Norway. Jean Ryder, 38, divorced, seamstress Protestant. Born Langley, residing Gt. Central (Lakes), B.C. Parents John Knox and Rebecca Hannah Watson (both of whom are shown as being born in Guelph) Witnesses Andrew M. Bakke and Mabel Bakke, both of Great Central Lakes, B.C. On 6th May, 1937, at the United Church Manse at Ladysmith, by C. M. McDiarmid Oscar's surname of Dybadskog appears three times on the registration, more or less spelled the same. Oscar and Jean signed the form and he signs his full name as Oscar Julius Dybadskog. Your researcher is unfamiliar with Scandinavian names, but, noting that his father's given name was John, we must believe that at some point Oscar showed his surname as Johnson, if for no other reason that on Jean's death registration her husband's name is shown as Oscar Julius Johnson. Census information up to at least the 1911 census shows Jean as Selena J. The 1901 census shows her date of birth as August 11, 1898. Her death registration shows her as Jean Johnson, born August 11, 1898. Since this also clearly shows her parents' names, we must believe that she went by her middle name rather than by 'Selena'. The clergyman, Christie McDiarmid, appears elsewhere in this tree. |
| Death | She died on 22 February 1984 at Chilliwack, B.C., at age 85. |
| Burial | She was buried on 27 February 1984 at Victory Memorial Park Crematorium, Surrey, B.C.. |
| Note | The following is a transcription of Jean Knox Johnson's death registration as provided by Familysearch in their database: British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993 Name: Jean Johnson Death22 Feb 1984 Place:Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada Age: 85 Widowed Birth Date: 11 Aug 1898 Birthplace: Coughlin, British Columbia Father's Name: John Knox Mother's Name: Rebecca Watson Spouse's Name: Oscar Julius Johnson The Chilliwack Progress, Wednesday, February 29, 1984, page 12A, carries an obituary for Jean. This tells that she was born August 11, 1898, at Coughlin, B.C. She is survived by daughter Marjorie and sisters Lottie Piper of Kamloops, Ethel Chapman of Smithers, and Kate Giddings of Telkwa. She was predeceased by her husband, Oscar Johnson, in 1977. |
| Last Edited | 6 Oct 2019 |