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Jessie Glennie "Glen" Godschall JOHNSON (1879 - 1955)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Jessie Glennie "Glen" Godschall JOHNSON (1879 - 1955) + Thomas Joseph Good ATKINSON (1869 - 1930)

b. 1879 at Gladstone, Queensland, Australia

+. Thomas Joseph Good ATKINSON (1869 - 1930)

d. 1955 at Atherton, Queensland, Australia aged 76

Near Relatives of Jessie Glennie "Glen" Godschall JOHNSON (1879 - 1955)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	James ATKINSON	1824	County Armagh, Ireland	1899	Wairuna, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia	75
Mother in Law	Catherine (Kate) GOOD	1825	Coachford, Co. Cork, Ireland	1917	Queensland, Australia	92
Self	Jessie Glennie "Glen" Godschall JOHNSON	1879	Gladstone, Queensland, Australia	1955	Atherton, Queensland, Australia	76
Spouse/Partner	Thomas Joseph Good ATKINSON	1869	Queensland, Australia	1930	Queensland, Australia	61
Nephew	Bryan Atkinson LYNN	1896	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Henry ATKINSON
Nephew	James ATKINSON
Niece	Daughter ATKINSON
Niece	Joyce ATKINSON
Nephew	K. J. ATKINSON
Nephew	R. L. ATKINSON
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Kate ATKINSON	1861	Victoria	1912	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	51
Brother in Law	Henry John ATKINSON	1864	Queensland, Australia	1934	Queensland, Australia	70
Brother in Law	Robert James ATKINSON	1866	Queensland, Australia	1939	Queensland, Australia	73

Events in Jessie Glennie "Glen" Godschall JOHNSON (1879 - 1955)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1879		Jessie Glennie "Glen" Godschall JOHNSON was born	Gladstone, Queensland, Australia	Burial info
1930	51	Death of husband Thomas Joseph Good ATKINSON (aged 61)	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	60
1955	76	Jessie Glennie "Glen" Godschall JOHNSON died	Atherton, Queensland, Australia	Note 2
1955	76	Burial	Gunnawarra Cemetery, Tablelands, Queensland	Note 3	90

Note 1: Burial info Obit The grim reaper, whose visits to our town and district have been so frequent during the last few months, has again called. Deep regret and wide-felt sympathy will be felt and expressed wherever cattlemen foregather, at the death of Mr. T. J. [Thomas Joseph] Atkinson of Gunnawarra. Although his health had been precarious for a long time, alternately causing hope and depression it was an accident that really caused his death—one of those risks which cattlemen take quite often in the course of their work. Mr. Atkinson was struck by a beast which necessitated an operation. This severe trial coming on top of a system weakened by long illness was too much. The late T. J. Atkinson was one of three brothers, all noted cattle and horse breeders. When he came to Gunnawarra twenty-six years ago he found it much as nature had left it. He leaves it probably one of the best in Queensland. Its up to date water schemes and handy subdivisions, involving monumental labour, were all the creation of T. J. Atkinson. Many a young man beginning life amongst stock has reason to thank T. J. Atkinson for whatever success he met with. He belonged to a type, though fast disappearing, who have left their mark indelibly stamped on one of Australia’s greatest industries. Mr. Atkinson was buried at Gunawarra in sight of the home and rich pastures he had practically carved out of the wilderness. Townsville Daily Bulletin 21 June 1930 THE LATE MR. THOMAS J. ATKINSON. Mr. Thos. Atkinson, whose acci- dental death was so much de- plored, was a son of a well known North Queensland pioneer, Mr. J. Atkinson. Deceased had large pastoral interests, including the home station Gunnawarra. The photograph was taken some 20 years ago, when Mr. Atkinson cleared 6ft. on his mare Bracelet at the Townsville Show.

Note 2: Burial info OBIT A woman who was a unique figure in the pastoral life of North Queensland, Mrs. Jessie Glennie Godschall Atkinson, of Gunnawarra Station, Mt. Garnet, died at Atherton on the 18th February at the age of 75. Known to her many friends all over the State as "Glen" Atkinson, the late Mrs. Atkinson was a daughter of the late William Godschall Johnson, manager of Stoneleigh Station, near Ingham, and other properties in the north. She was born at Fernleigh Station, near Gladstone, on 29th April 1879, and from her earliest years spent her life in the cattle industry. It was while helping her father in mustering cattle at Stoneleigh that she met her future husband, Mr. Thomas Joseph Good Atkinson, who was manager of the Valley of Lagoons Station at the time. The marriage took place at Stoneleigh in 1901, and they made their first home at Kangaroo Hills, in the Ingham district. Three years later Mr. Atkinson acquired Gunnawarra, a holding of some 1400 square miles, carrying up to 10,000 head of cattle. This he worked successfully until 1930, when he died from injuries sustained while drafting cattle. Mrs. Atkinson decided to carry on the station herself, and the present success of Gunnawarra is due mainly to her personal direction and management. Apart from the various activities of the station itself, Mrs. Atkinson found time to mete out hospitality for which she was widely known. The visitors' book at Gunnawarra contains the names of many distinguished guests and servicemen who were stationed in the district during the war years. For many years Mrs. Atkinson was president of the Mt. Garnet branch of the Country Women's Association, and she did much towards alleviating the difficulties of women in the outback. She was also actively interested in the welfare of the aborigines and trained many of them to become useful citizens. Mrs. Atkinson is survived by three sons, Messrs. William, Geoffrey, and Vernon Atkinson, and three daughters, Mesdames W. Westcott, S. Collins, and A. C. Hassall, as well as 20 grandchildren.

Note 3: Jessie Glennie “Glen” Johnson Atkinson BIRTH 29 Apr 1879 Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia DEATH 18 Feb 1955 (aged 75) Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia BURIAL Gunnawarra Cemetery Gunnawarra, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia

Source References:

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

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- Notes: Jessie Glennie “Glen” Johnson Atkinson BIRTH 29 Apr 1879 Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia DEATH 18 Feb 1955 (aged 75) Atherton, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia BURIAL Gunnawarra Cemetery Gunnawarra, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia

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