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Grant Matthews Johnston 1892–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1892

Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 June 1956

Death Location: Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Thomas Johnston

Mother: America Zion

Spouse(s): Iva Bolt, Theresa Poore, Ressie Johnston

Children(s): Edward Johnston, Edith Jenks, Elsie Reese, Mary Hulsey, Ruby Maples

In 1892, Grant Matthews Johnston entered the world in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas G Johnston And America Helen Zion. In 1900, Grant Matthews Johnston resided in Salem, Lee, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Grant Matthews Johnston resided in Civil District 6, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA. Grant Matthews Johnston married Iva Bolt, Ressie Johnston, Theresa Mae Poore, and had children including Edith Jenks, Edward Everett Johnston, Elsie Frances Reese, Mary B Hulsey, Ruby Hazel Maples. Grant Matthews Johnston passed away in 1956 in Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1892, Grant Matthews Johnston entered the world in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas G Johnston And America Helen Zion.
  • In 1900, Grant Matthews Johnston resided in Salem, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Grant Matthews Johnston resided in Civil District 6, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.
  • Grant Matthews Johnston married Iva Bolt, Ressie Johnston, Theresa Mae Poore, and had children including Edith Jenks, Edward Everett Johnston, Elsie Frances Reese, Mary B Hulsey, Ruby Hazel Maples.
  • Grant Matthews Johnston passed away in 1956 in Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Johnston
1866–1917
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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America Zion
1867–1938
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Iva Bolt
1897–1981
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
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Theresa Poore
1892–1991
Birth Location: Combs, Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America
TP
Ressie Johnston
1893–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Edward Johnston
1915–1991
Birth Location: Garrett, Kentucky
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Edith Jenks
1913–1980
Birth Location: Tennessee
EJ
Elsie Reese
1911–1958
Birth Location: Tennessee
ER
Mary Hulsey
1919–2008
Birth Location: Kentucky
MH
Ruby Maples
1917–2007
Birth Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
RM

Grant Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Grant Johnston
1892–1956
Birth Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas G. Johnston
1866–1917
Scott County, Virginia, USA
America (Helen) Zion
1867–1938
Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Matthew (William) Zion
1845–1923
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Jane) Yeary
1843–1923
Lee Co., Virginia, US
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Zion
1817–1886
Polly Parsons
1818–1860
William Jr.
1797–1887
Lucinda Koger
1802–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1793–1869
Susannah Davis
1791–1859
William Parsons
1789–1856
Phoebe Pennington
1794–1863
William Yeary
1762–1842
Elizabeth Mccarty
1772–2014
Joseph Sr.
1765–1852
Mary Tinsley
1774–1816

Grant Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Grant (Matthews) Johnston (10 August 1892–22 June 1956) m. Iva Bolt (3 August 1897–February 1981) m. Theresa (Mae) Poore (12 Nov 1892–4 Dec 1991) m. Ressie Johnston (abt 1893–)
  1. 1. Edward (Everett) Johnston 1915–1991 m. Juanita (B.) Huckabay 1920–
  2. 2. Edith Jenks 1913–1980 m. Jay (Mandeville Jenks) Sr 1916–1969
  3. 3. Elsie (Frances) Reese 1911–1958 m. Joseph (H) Geddes 1909–2002 m. Jefferson (Davis) James 1904–1978
    1. 1. W (H) James 1936–1996
  4. 4. Mary (B) Hulsey 1919–2008 m. Norman (Franklin) Hulsey 1917–
  5. 5. Ruby (Hazel) Maples 1917–2007 m. Frank (Bell) Maples 1916–1996
    1. 1. Nancy (Margaret) Maples 1950–2016

Grant Johnston's Timeline

12 Records

1892
10 August 1892
Birth of Grant Matthews Johnston in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
Grant Matthews Johnston resided here in Salem, Lee, Virginia, USA
Salem, Lee, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Grant Matthews Johnston resided here in Civil District 6, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 25
Grant Matthews Johnston resided here in Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Grant Matthews Johnston resided here in Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Grant Matthews Johnston resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Grant Matthews Johnston resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
1936
1936
Age 44
Grant Matthews Johnston resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
1940
1940
Age 48
Grant Matthews Johnston resided here in , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
1948
1948
Age 56
Grant Matthews Johnston resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Grant Matthews Johnston resided here in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
1956
22 June 1956
Age 64
Death of Grant Matthews Johnston in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1892
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Salem, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salem, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 1715; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1241715

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1493; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1375506

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Laurel County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1911; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 158

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 2341655

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03346; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 78-142

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03346; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 78-142

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oklahoma, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1934 Exchange
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oklahoma City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Oklahoman; Publication Date: 23 Jun 1956; Publication Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.021802766,0.6312136,0.24423966&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Oklahoma; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1956
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Del City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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