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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

The story of Benjamin Harrison Johnston began in 1855 in Kentucky, USA. Benjamin Harrison Johnston married Margaret Ann Downing, and had children including Ida Jane Johnston, Victoria O Johnston, Nancy Lucinda Johnston, Rollie Boss Johnston, Albert L Johnston. Benjamin Harrison Johnston passed away in 1934 in Marshall, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harrison Johnston began in 1855 in Kentucky, USA.
  • Benjamin Harrison Johnston married Margaret Ann Downing, and had children including Ida Jane Johnston, Victoria O Johnston, Nancy Lucinda Johnston, Rollie Boss Johnston, Albert L Johnston.
  • Benjamin Harrison Johnston passed away in 1934 in Marshall, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Benjamin Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Johnston
1855 – 1934
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Harrison Johnston
1823 – 1901
Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Nancy Ford
1826 – 1905
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Laird Johnston
1796 – 1858
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (B) Purtle
1796 – 1861
Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Absalom Johnston
1770 – 1844
Jane Johnston
1773 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (Harrison) Johnston (22 Aug 1855 – 29 Jul 1934) m. Margaret (Ann) Downing (1860 – )
  1. 1. Ida (Jane) Johnston (7 Apr 1878 – 18 Feb 1946)
    1. 1. Herman (L) Johnson (20 Dec 1899 – 11 Mar 1985) m. Vivian Story (1 Sep 1902 – 24 Aug 1987)
      1. 1. Owen (O) Johnson (14 Jan 1921 – 25 Nov 1997)
      2. 2. John (Crit) Johnson (7 Jan 1924 – 7 Jan 2000) m. Loma (Nell) Allen (11 Jun 1923 – 3 Mar 2006)
        1. 1. Paula (Gwyn) Johnson (15 Oct 1948 – ) m. James (D) Strader (25 Jul 1947 – )
    2. 2. Addie (Bell) Johnston (12 Sep 1901 – 15 Dec 1982) m. John (William) Franklin (28 Mar 1884 – 25 Aug 1952)
      1. 1. Dila (Mae) Franklin (6 Oct 1919 – 14 Oct 2009) m. Alton (Thomas) Emery (27 Feb 1907 – 11 Mar 1992)
        1. 1. Archie (Thomas) Emery (15 Feb 1948 – )
        2. 2. Donna (Kay) Emery (1 Mar 1951 – )
        3. 3. Stephen (L) Emery (6 Jun 1955 – )
      2. 2. George (Lee) Franklin (1934 – 24 Dec 2005)
      3. 3. David (E) Franklin (7 May 1943 – 18 Jan 2000)
    3. 3. Luther (F) Johnston (9 Aug 1911 – 1 Nov 1949)
  2. 2. Victoria (O) Johnston (Nov 1879 – 1967) m. John (Frank) Peck (1878 – 1960)
    1. 1. Monroe Peck (12 Feb 1908 – 10 Feb 1996) m. Rubena Phelps (26 Jan 1916 – 20 Oct 1990)
  3. 3. Nancy (Lucinda) Johnston (19 Feb 1881 – 14 May 1968) m. Henry Crenshaw (May 1875 – 4 Apr 1921)
    1. 1. Claude (Bailey) Crenshaw (28 Jul 1902 – 1 Apr 1979) m. Rosella Alexander (9 Nov 1905 – 4 Jan 1982)
      1. 1. Eva (Marguerite) Crenshaw (24 Feb 1923 – 1 Mar 2008) m. Louis (Henson) Sledd (15 Jul 1922 – 15 Nov 1987)
        1. 1. Louis (Henson Jr) Sledd (15 Sep 1945 – 26 May 2002)
        2. 2. Eva (Louise) Sledd (12 Dec 1947 – ) m. Matthews
        3. 3. George (A) Sledd (5 Nov 1959 – )
      2. 2. Oval (W) Crenshaw (25 Feb 1925 – 24 Jan 2009)
      3. 3. Lillian (Imogene) Crenshaw (25 Jan 1928 – ) m. Kay (Brooks) Williams (8 Aug 1927 – 15 Jan 1988)
      4. 4. Jewell Crenshaw (10 Mar 1939 – ) m. Mary (E) Skinner
        1. 1. Debra (J) Crenshaw (18 Nov 1958 – )
        2. 2. Jason (Jewell) Crenshaw (27 Jun 1970 – )
  4. 4. Rollie (Boss) Johnston (19 Nov 1885 – 8 May 1947) m. Beulah Pounder (22 Feb 1895 – 11 Mar 1995)
    1. 1. Henry (R) Johnston (7 Apr 1917 – 17 Aug 1990) m. Mary (Elizabeth) McGregor (1927 – )
    2. 2. Raymond (Eugene) Johnston (1922 – 26 Jun 2008)
  5. 5. Albert (L) Johnston (2 Aug 1893 – 10 Jan 1981) m. Lizzie (Belle) Peck (1892 – 11 Nov 1964)
    1. 1. Marvin (Louis) Johnston (18 May 1927 – ) m. Doris (Jean) Salyer (7 Oct 1927 – )

Benjamin Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1855
22 Aug 1855
Birth of Benjamin Harrison Johnston in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1934
29 Jul 1934
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Harrison Johnston in Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Marshall, Kentucky, USA

Sources

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

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