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Dorothy Louise Johnston 1923–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2/1/1923

Birth Location: Vandergrift, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 4/27/2011

Death Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Father: Farley Johnston

Mother: Winnifred Gardner

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Dorothy Louise Johnston was born in 1923 in Vandergrift, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Farley William Johnston And Winnifred Watton Gardner. In 1939, Dorothy Louise Johnston resided in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, USA. Dorothy Louise Johnston married James W Pletcher Jr, and had children including Barbara Jean Pletcher, James Richard Pletcher. Dorothy Louise Johnston passed away in 2011 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Louise Johnston was born in 1923 in Vandergrift, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Farley William Johnston And Winnifred Watton Gardner.
  • In 1939, Dorothy Louise Johnston resided in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Dorothy Louise Johnston married James W Pletcher Jr, and had children including Barbara Jean Pletcher, James Richard Pletcher.
  • Dorothy Louise Johnston passed away in 2011 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

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Dorothy Johnston's Ancestors

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Dorothy Johnston
1923–2011
Birth Place: Vandergrift, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Farley William Johnston
1886–1970
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Winnifred (Watton) Gardner
1896–1937
Owen Sound Canada
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Dorothy Johnston's Timeline

3 Records

1923
2/1/1923
Birth of Dorothy Louise Johnston in Vandergrift, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Vandergrift, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1939
1939
Age 16
Dorothy Louise Johnston resided here in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, USA
Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, USA
2011
4/27/2011
Age 88
Death of Dorothy Louise Johnston in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 211923
    Event Place: Vandergrift, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Vandergrift High School; Year: 1939

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 May 2011
    Event Place: Salisbury, Maryland
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Daily Times - 3 May 2011 - Page 4, Obituary for Dorothy J. Pletcher (Aged 88) 3 May 2011

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4272011
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA

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