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Edward Bristow Johnston 1854–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1854

Birth Location: Missouri, USA

Death Date: 28 August 1939

Death Location: Blockton, Taylor County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: William Johnston

Mother: Sarah Brusto

Spouse(s): Nancy Brown

Children(s): Claude Johnston, Ada Johnston, Franklin Johnston, Thomas Johnston, Dortha Johnston, William Johnston, James Johnston, Magret Johnston, M Johnston, Charles Johnston, Clarissa Johnston

Edward Bristow Johnston was born in 1854 in Missouri, USA, the child of William K Johnston And Sarah A Brusto. In 1860, Edward Bristow Johnston resided in Washington, Cedar, Missouri, USA. Edward Bristow Johnston married Nancy Ellen Brown, and had children including Ada E Johnston, Charles B Johnston, Clarissa Medora Johnston, Claude Turpin Johnston, Dortha Johnston, Franklin King Johnston, James Andrew Johnston, M E Johnston, Magret Johnston, Thomas Perry Johnston, William Elias Johnston. Edward Bristow Johnston passed away in 1939 in Blockton, Taylor County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edward Bristow Johnston was born in 1854 in Missouri, USA, the child of William K Johnston And Sarah A Brusto.
  • In 1860, Edward Bristow Johnston resided in Washington, Cedar, Missouri, USA.
  • Edward Bristow Johnston married Nancy Ellen Brown, and had children including Ada E Johnston, Charles B Johnston, Clarissa Medora Johnston, Claude Turpin Johnston, Dortha Johnston, Franklin King Johnston, James Andrew Johnston, M E Johnston, Magret Johnston, Thomas Perry Johnston, William Elias Johnston.
  • Edward Bristow Johnston passed away in 1939 in Blockton, Taylor County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnston
1822–1898
Birth Location: Indiana
WJ
Sarah Brusto
1835–1860
Birth Location: Cumberland City, Clinton, Kentucky, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Nancy Brown
1853–1937
Birth Location: Linn County, Iowa, United States of America
NB

Children(s)

Claude Johnston
1884–1960
Birth Location: Clyde, Kansas
CJ
Ada Johnston
1889–
Birth Location: Athelstan, IA.
AJ
Franklin Johnston
1881–1935
Birth Location: Blue Rapids, Kans.
FJ
Thomas Johnston
1894–1956
Birth Location: Taylor County, Iowa, United States of America
TJ
Dortha Johnston
1878–1946
Birth Location: Taylor County, Iowa, United States of America
DJ
William Johnston
1876–1953
Birth Location: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
WJ
James Johnston
1879–1946
Birth Location: Blue Rapids, Kansas
JJ
Magret Johnston
1884–
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
MJ
M Johnston
1888–
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
MJ
Charles Johnston
1896–
Birth Location: Clayton Tp, Taylor, Iowa
CJ
Clarissa Johnston
1898–1972
Birth Location: Conway, Taylor, Iowa, USA
CJ

Edward Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Edward Johnston
1854–1939
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
Parents
William K Johnston
1822–1898
Indiana
Sarah (A) Brusto
1835–1860
Cumberland City, Clinton, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Lawrence Johnston
1785–1841
Virginia
Sarah (Sally Ann) Ashinhurst
1801–1855
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Edmond Brusto
1797–1880
Patrick, Virginia
Sarah (S) Brusto
1801–
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Johnston
1767–1837
Nancy Scarr
1760–1855
William Bristow
1771–1834
Martha Beck
1776–1857
WILLIAM ASHINHURST
1806–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Johnston
1747–1806
Elizabeth Callow
1736–1790
William Hilton
1734–1790
Sarah Bryant
1739–1795
William Bristow
1747–1798
Margaret Powell
1751–1833
MARTHA LEWIS
1746–1820
PAUL BECK
1736–1791

Edward Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Bristow) Johnston (May 1854–28 August 1939) m. Nancy (Ellen) Brown (16 October 1853–15 November 1937)
  1. 1. Claude (Turpin) Johnston 1884–1960 m. Flo Lowery 1888–1955
    1. 1. Victor (C.) Johnston 1919–2004 m. Lois (Pauline) Madden 1922–2013 m. Lois (Pauline) Madden 1922–2013
    2. 2. Frances Uhr 1913–1977 m. Gilbert Uhr 1907–1976
  2. 2. Ada (E) Johnston 1889–
  3. 3. Franklin (King) Johnston 1881–1935 m. Anna (Audrey) Ross 1897–
  4. 4. Thomas (Perry) Johnston 1894–1956
  5. 5. Dortha Johnston 1878–1946
  6. 6. William (Elias) Johnston 1876–1953 m. Ida (C) Johnston 1882–
    1. 1. John (B) Johnston 1904–
    2. 2. Lotta (M) Johnston 1906–
    3. 3. Hazel (F) Johnston 1910–
  7. 7. James (Andrew) Johnston 1879–1946
  8. 8. Magret Johnston 1884–
  9. 9. M (E) Johnston 1888–
  10. 10. Charles (B) Johnston 1896–
  11. 11. Clarissa (Medora) Johnston 1898–1972

Edward Johnston's Timeline

14 Records

1854
20 May 1854
Birth of Edward Bristow Johnston in Cedar County, Missouri, United States of America
Cedar County, Missouri, United States of America
1854
May 1854
Birth of Edward Bristow Johnston in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Washington, Cedar, Missouri, USA
Washington, Cedar, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Washington, Cedar, Missouri, USA
Washington, Cedar, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Deer Creek, Phillips, Kansas, USA
Deer Creek, Phillips, Kansas, USA
1885
1 Mar 1885
Age 31
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Shirley, Cloud, Kansas, USA
Shirley, Cloud, Kansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Grant, Worth, Missouri, USA
Grant, Worth, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1915
1915
Age 61
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Blockton, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Blockton, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 66
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Sheridan, Worth, Missouri, USA
Sheridan, Worth, Missouri, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 71
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 76
Edward Bristow Johnston resided here in Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1939
28 August 1939
Age 85
Death of Edward Bristow Johnston in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States of America
Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1854
    Event Place: Cedar County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [3] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [9] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952
    [13] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1854
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Washington, Cedar, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Washington, Cedar, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Deer Creek, Phillips, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Shirley, Cloud, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grant, Worth, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Blockton, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sheridan, Worth, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jefferson, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1939
    Event Place: Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952
    [3] Wyoming, U.S., Death Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blockton, Taylor County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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