Forrest, Mary Johnson (unknown location)

MARY JOHNSON-FORREST

IDENTIFICATION ON PHOTO: "Mary Johnson-Forrest"
PHOTO TAKEN: unknown location and photographer, circa 1895
PURCHASED: 2016 August at Route 127 World's Longest Yardsale

The gathered neckline of this dress was fashionable for a very short span of time. Specifically 1895-1897.

The girl in the photo appears to be around 16 to 18 years of age, and if the photo was taken from 1895-1897, then a good target birth year would be around 1880.

Here is one strong possibility:

There was a Mary JOHNSON born May 10, 1880 in Stark County, Ohio, who grew up and married a railroad conductor, John W. FORREST. She was a daughter of Joseph W. Johnson (1837-1912, he was a coal-miner, born in England) and Susannah Ray (1835-1912, also born in England).
Her descendants:
  - 1899 Max Joseph Forrest (d. 1922 of influenza, age 23)
  - 1902 Archie Raymond Forrest (living in Akron) (d. 1950 in Akron) m. Gertrude __
          - Vernon Forrest
  - 1907 Vernon Leroy Forrest (living in Detroit) (d. 1969) m. 1) Jo Donna West, 2) Gladys Slaughter
  - 1911 Freda A. Forrest (born in Conway PA) (d. 1967 Cayuhoga Falls) m. Melvin Hurr
          - Gerald Forrest (Carmichael CA)
          - Jacqueline Hurr (Cuyahoga Falls) m. Peter Graichen

Mary Johnson-Forrest died in Akron OH, 17 Nov 1946.

I am not 100% certain this is the correct person in the photo. I'd like to find another photograph of her online and compare the two images.