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Col. John (Jack) Johnston 1775–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Washington County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Fort Washita, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Joyce Powell

Spouse(s): Mary Cheadle, Jane Bettis

Children(s): Douglas Johnston

In 1775, Col. John (Jack) Johnston entered the world in Washington County, Alabama, USA, born to John Johnston Sr And Joyce Powell. Col. John (Jack) Johnston married Jane Bettis, Mary Cheadle, and had children including Douglas Hancock Cooper Johnston. Col. John (Jack) Johnston passed away in 1865 in Fort Washita, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1775, Col. John (Jack) Johnston entered the world in Washington County, Alabama, USA, born to John Johnston Sr And Joyce Powell.
  • Col. John (Jack) Johnston married Jane Bettis, Mary Cheadle, and had children including Douglas Hancock Cooper Johnston.
  • Col. John (Jack) Johnston passed away in 1865 in Fort Washita, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1750–1820
Birth Location: Florida, Quitman, Georgia, USA Or N. C.
JS
Joyce Powell
1756–1815
Birth Location: Effingham County,Georgia
JP

Spouses(s)

Mary Cheadle
1820–1898
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
MC
Jane Bettis
1777–1865
Birth Location: Washington County, Alabama, USA
JB

Children(s)

Douglas Johnston
1856–1939
Birth Location: Skullyville, Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma, USA
DJ

Col. Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Col. Johnston
1775–1865
Birth Place: Washington County, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Johnston Sr
1750–1820
Florida, Quitman, Georgia, USA Or N. C.
Joyce Powell
1756–1815
Effingham County,Georgia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Col. (John (Jack)) Johnston (1775–1865) m. Mary Cheadle (Abt 1820–1898) m. Jane Bettis (1777–1865)
  1. 1. Douglas (Hancock Cooper) Johnston 1856–1939 m. Lorma (E.) Harper 1866– m. Nellie (C) Bynum 1859–1886
    1. 1. Llewelyn (Ludie) Johnston 1884–1954 m. Frankie (Overton) Love 1883–1964
      1. 1. Ralph (Welch) Johnston 1903–1952
    2. 2. Juanita (Johnston) Smith 1890–1965
    3. 3. Douglas (Harper) Johnston 1895–1971

Col. Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Col. John (Jack) Johnston in Washington County, Alabama, USA
Washington County, Alabama, USA
1865
1865
Age 90
Death of Col. John (Jack) Johnston in Chickasaw Nation, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
Chickasaw Nation, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Washington County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1810
    Event Place: Washington County, Mississippi
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama Land Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Chickasaw Nation, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Washita, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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