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Benjamin Harrison Johnston 1855 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1855

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 29 Jul 1934

Death Location: Marshall, Kentucky, USA

Father: Harrison Johnston

Mother: Nancy Ford

Spouse(s): Margaret Downing

Children(s): Ida Johnston, Victoria Johnston, Nancy Johnston, Rollie Johnston, Albert Johnston

It was in 1855 that Benjamin Harrison Johnston was born in Kentucky, USA, a child of Harrison Johnston and Nancy Ford. Benjamin Harrison Johnston went on to marry Margaret Ann Downing and had children such as Ida Jane Johnston, Victoria O Johnston, Nancy Lucinda Johnston, Rollie Boss Johnston and Albert L Johnston. Benjamin Harrison Johnston was deceased by 1934 in Marshall, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Harrison Johnston
1823 – 1901
Birth Location: Marshall, Kentucky, USA
HJ
Nancy Ford
1826 – 1905
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
NF

Spouses(s)

Margaret Downing
1860 –
Birth Location: –
MD

Children(s)

Ida Johnston
1878 – 1946
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
IJ
Victoria Johnston
1879 – 1967
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
VJ
Nancy Johnston
1881 – 1968
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
NJ
Rollie Johnston
1885 – 1947
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
RJ
Albert Johnston
1893 – 1981
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
AJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Aug 1855
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, USA

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