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Hugh (Johnson) Johnstone 1801–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1801

Birth Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1870

Death Location: Upper Lake, Lake, California

Father: William Johnson

Mother: Margaret Cummins

Spouse(s): Rebecca Gatliff

Children(s): Robert Johnson

The story of Hugh (Johnson) Johnstone began in 1801 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA. Hugh (Johnson) Johnstone married Rebecca Gatliff, and had children including Robert Johnson. Hugh (Johnson) Johnstone passed away in 1870 in Upper Lake, Lake, California.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh (Johnson) Johnstone began in 1801 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.
  • Hugh (Johnson) Johnstone married Rebecca Gatliff, and had children including Robert Johnson.
  • Hugh (Johnson) Johnstone passed away in 1870 in Upper Lake, Lake, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnson
1779–1876
Birth Location: Washington, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Cummins
1778–1856
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina
MC

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Gatliff
1803–1895
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky
RG

Children(s)

Robert Johnson
1836–
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
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Hugh Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Johnstone
1801–1870
Birth Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Billy Johnson
1779–1876
Washington, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Susan) Cummins
1778–1856
Guilford, North Carolina
Grandparents
*Jacob (I Johnson Johnston DNA) MATCH
1744–1808
Isle Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Mary (1748) Randall
1748–1779
Edgecombe, NC
John (Collins) Cummings
1761–1826
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann Turner) Cummins
1764–1843
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Johnson
1714–1781
Alexander Randall
1720–1768
George Cummings
1742–1808
Sarah Collins
1743–1809
Nancy +GGM4
1739–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Johnston
1688–1767
MARY GOODLOE
1690–1733
Elizabeth Youngs
1705–1774
John Kimbrough
1707–1777
Nancy Graves
1713–1777

Hugh Johnstone's Descendants

1.
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Hugh ((Johnson)) Johnstone (2 Apr 1801–25 May 1870) m. Rebecca Gatliff (12 Jul 1803–27 Nov 1895)
  1. 1. Robert Johnson 1836– m. Anne (Minerva) Snider 1853–1890
    1. 1. Ida (Rebecca Jane) Johnson 1873– m. Eugene (A.) Chapel 1854–1924
      1. 1. Hattie (Elizabeth) Chapel 1892–1942 m. Hiram Johnson 1881–1940
        1. 1. Loye (Louis) Johnson 1917–1995 m. Lester (L) Kirk 1914–1973

Hugh Johnstone's Timeline

2 Records

1801
2 Apr 1801
Birth of Hugh (Johnson) Johnstone in Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Kentucky, USA
1870
25 May 1870
Age 69
Death of Hugh (Johnson) Johnstone in Upper Lake, Lake, California
Upper Lake, Lake, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1801
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1870
    Event Place: Upper Lake, Lake, California
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