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Claude Max Johnston 1897 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1897

Birth Location: Redding, Ringgold, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 6 May 1985

Death Location: Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA

Father: William Johnston

Mother: Sarah Hathaway

Spouse(s): Sarah Ross

Children(s): William Johnston, Alvin Johnston

In 1897, Claude Max Johnston entered the world in Redding, Ringgold, Iowa, USA, born to William Jasper Johnston and Sarah Elizabeth Hathaway. Claude Max Johnston married Sarah Caroline Ross, and had children including William Ross Johnston, Alvin Edward Johnston. Claude Max Johnston passed away in 1985 in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Claude Max Johnston entered the world in Redding, Ringgold, Iowa, USA, born to William Jasper Johnston and Sarah Elizabeth Hathaway.
  • Claude Max Johnston married Sarah Caroline Ross, and had children including William Ross Johnston, Alvin Edward Johnston.
  • Claude Max Johnston passed away in 1985 in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnston
1870 – 1948
Birth Location: Louisa, Iowa, USA
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Sarah Hathaway
1876 – 1961
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ross
1896 – 1989
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Johnston
1920 – 2006
Birth Location: Ingomar,Rosebud,Montana, USA
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Alvin Johnston
1924 – 1996
Birth Location: Melstone,Musselshell, Montana, USA
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Claude Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Claude Johnston
1897 – 1985
Birth Place: Redding, Ringgold, Iowa, USA
Parents
William Jasper Johnston
1870 – 1948
Louisa, Iowa, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Hathaway
1876 – 1961
Grandparents
Albert (Fletcher) Hathaway
1837 – 1916
Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Hester
1849 – 1945
Hamilton, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nelson Hester
1829 – 1912
Freelove Clemmons
1827 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Hester
1809 – 1837
Elizabeth Reynolds
1807 – 1888

Claude Johnston's Descendants

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Claude (Max) Johnston (2 Feb 1897 – 6 May 1985) m. Sarah (Caroline) Ross (24 Sep 1896 – 31 Jul 1989)
  1. 1. William (Ross) Johnston (11 Jul 1920 – 30 Jul 2006)
  2. 2. Alvin (Edward) Johnston (15 Aug 1924 – 17 Jun 1996)

Claude Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1897
2 Feb 1897
Birth of Claude Max Johnston in Redding, Ringgold, Iowa, USA
Redding, Ringgold, Iowa, USA
1985
6 May 1985
Age 88
Death of Claude Max Johnston in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA
Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Redding, Ringgold, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1985
    Event Place: Missoula, Missoula, Montana, USA
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