Albert Tilford Johnson (November 1, 1851 – December 24, 1916) was a successful banker in Peoria, Illinois.
They had three children: Elizabeth M. (Johnson) Scales in 1883, who later moved to Chicago, Harry McClure Johnson in 1886, who turned into a practicing attorney of Chicago, and Albert "Bert" Tilford Jr in 1888, who became a civil engineer in San Francisco.
[1] In 1908 he went up to British Columbia where his only sister, Mrs. Sophia Ellison resided, in search of ways to better his health.
In his later years he would spend his summers up in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, and return to Peoria for the winters.
[1] Johnson died on December 23, 1916, of blood poisoning resulting from a defective tooth at the age of 65.