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James W, "Jimpsey" Johnston 1828 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Conway, Horry, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1864

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Father: John Johnston

Mother: Mary Hodges

Spouse(s): Harriet Crews

Children(s): Mary Johnston, John Johnston, Cynthia Johnston, James Johnston, Margaret Johnston, George Johnston, William Johnston

According to available records, James W "Jimpsey" Johnston was born in 1828 in Conway, Horry, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Jefferson (or James?) Johnston and Mary Ann Molsie JOHNSTON Hodges. Following those early years, James W "Jimpsey" Johnston married Harriet A JOHNSTON Crews, and their family grew to include Mary C Johnston, John Arthur Johnston, Cynthia J "Sinthy" WILSON Johnston, James Wheeler Johnston, Margaret C Johnston, George Anderson Johnston and William Yancy Johnston. In the later years of life, James W "Jimpsey" Johnston died in 1864 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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Parents

John Johnston
1783 – 1853
Birth Location: Horry County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Mary Hodges
1792 – 1879
Birth Location: Horry, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Crews
1830 – 1924
Birth Location: Limestone County, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Johnston
1848 –
Birth Location: Barbour County, Alabama, USA
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John Johnston
1849 – 1924
Birth Location: Barbour County, Alabama, USA
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Cynthia Johnston
1851 – 1938
Birth Location: Alabama
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James Johnston
1853 – 1912
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Margaret Johnston
1856 –
Birth Location: Barbour County, Alabama, USA
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George Johnston
1859 – 1929
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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William Johnston
1861 – 1903
Birth Location: Barbour County, Alabama, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1828
    Event Place: Conway, Horry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: M653_591; Page: 205; Image: 209; Family History Library Film: 803591, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: M432_1; Page: 129B; Image: 362

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 17 Dec 1846
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: M432_1; Page: 129B; Image: 362

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi; Roll: M653_591; Page: 205; Image: 209; Family History Library Film: 803591

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Aug 1864
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
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