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James Wesley Johnston 1838–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1838

Birth Location: Beaver, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1 Jul 1915

Death Location: Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: James Johnston

Mother: Mary Taylor

Spouse(s): Malinda Shannon

Children(s): Margaret Fath, Della Johnston, George Johnston, Mary Johnston, Sarah Johnston, John Johnston, “Louella” Johnston, Emma Johnston, James Johnston, Grace Johnston, William GGF****, Julia Johnson, Samuel Johnston, Grace Johnston*, Frank Johnston, Lillian Johnston, Elizabeth Johnson, Emma Beighly, Fred Johnson, Thomas Johnston, Margaret Fath, James Johnson, Nettie Johnson, Walter Johnson

The story of James Wesley Johnston began in 1838 in Beaver, Pennsylvania. In 1840, James Wesley Johnston resided in Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1850, James Wesley Johnston resided in Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA. James Wesley Johnston married Anna Johnston, Elizabeth Shannon, Malinda Shannon, and had children including Della Johnston, Elizabeth Johnson, Emma Catherine Johnston Married Beighly, Emma Johnston, Frank George Johnston, Fred Johnson, George A Johnston, Grace Johnston, James Johnston, James William Johnson, John C Johnston, Julia Margaret Johnson, Lillian Mary J Johnston, Louella Hannah Louella Johnston, Margaret B Johnson Married Fath, Margaret Maggie Johnston Fath, Mary Ann Johnston, Nettie Johnson, Samuel Leighton Johnston, Sarah Johnston, Thomas Kerr Johnston, Walter Johnson, William Barnes Johnson Ggf. James Wesley Johnston passed away in 1915 in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Wesley Johnston began in 1838 in Beaver, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1840, James Wesley Johnston resided in Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1850, James Wesley Johnston resided in Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Wesley Johnston married Anna Johnston, Elizabeth Shannon, Malinda Shannon, and had children including Della Johnston, Elizabeth Johnson, Emma Catherine Johnston Married Beighly, Emma Johnston, Frank George Johnston, Fred Johnson, George A Johnston, Grace Johnston, James Johnston, James William Johnson, John C Johnston, Julia Margaret Johnson, Lillian Mary J Johnston, Louella Hannah Louella Johnston, Margaret B Johnson Married Fath, Margaret Maggie Johnston Fath, Mary Ann Johnston, Nettie Johnson, Samuel Leighton Johnston, Sarah Johnston, Thomas Kerr Johnston, Walter Johnson, William Barnes Johnson Ggf.
  • James Wesley Johnston passed away in 1915 in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Johnston
1813–1902
Birth Location: New Sheffield, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Taylor
1814–1892
Birth Location: Milford, Minishink Valley, Upper Smithfield, Buck County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Malinda Shannon
1835–1900
Birth Location: Beaver county, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Children(s)

Margaret Fath
1863–1930
Birth Location: Raccon Twshp, Pennsylvania
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Della Johnston
1864–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
DJ
George Johnston
1866–1900
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
GJ
Mary Johnston
1868–1944
Birth Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
MJ
Sarah Johnston
1870–1935
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Johnston
1873–1909
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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“Louella” Johnston
1877–1926
Birth Location: Hopewell, PA
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Emma Johnston
1880–1945
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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James Johnston
1858–1925
Birth Location: Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Grace Johnston
1883–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
GJ
William GGF****
1852–1910
Birth Location: Franklin County, New York, United States of America
WG
Julia Johnson
1859–
Birth Location: New York
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Samuel Johnston
1859–1859
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Grace Johnston*
1860–
Birth Location: –
GJ
Frank Johnston
1862–1918
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Lillian Johnston
1864–1945
Birth Location: Aliaqulippa, Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
LJ
Elizabeth Johnson
1865–
Birth Location: New York
EJ
Emma Beighly
1866–1946
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Fred Johnson
1870–
Birth Location: New York
FJ
Thomas Johnston
1871–1947
Birth Location: Markle, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Margaret Fath
1873–1930
Birth Location: Raccoon, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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James Johnson
1874–1926
Birth Location: Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
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Nettie Johnson
1874–
Birth Location: Aliaqulippa, Hopewell, Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
NJ
Walter Johnson
1877–1970
Birth Location: Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
WJ

James Johnston's Ancestors

Self
James Johnston
1838–1915
Birth Place: Beaver, Pennsylvania
Parents
James Wesley Johnston
1813–1902
New Sheffield, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann 'Elizabeth') Taylor
1814–1892
Milford, Minishink Valley, Upper Smithfield, Buck County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) JOHNSTON
1783–1830
Hopewell Twp, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth "Peggy") Davis
1783–1860
Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
David (Barton) Taylor
1795–1873
Dolington Manor, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Fields
1793–1865
Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Johnson
1738–1840
Elizabeth Johnston
1769–1790
William Davis
1756–1834
Isabella Scott
1768–1836
Elizabeth BURROUGHS
1751–1811
Benjamin Taylor
1751–1832
Mary Twining
1763–1843
Stephen Field
1768–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir JOHNSON
1697–1774
Catherine Wisenberg
1719–1753
John McClelland
1739–1782
Margaret McClelland
1748–1815
JAMES SCOTT
1728–1644
Margaret Pringle
1726–1771
F38. Baker
1724–1800
F37. Burroughs
1718–1806
Mary Kirkbride
1727–1787
Bernard Taylor
1724–1798
Mary Jenks
1733–1803
Samuel TWINING
1726–1802
Margaret Briggs
1732–1812
Stephen Field
1740–1798

James Johnston's Descendants

1.
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James (Wesley) Johnston (abt 1838–1 Jul 1915) m. Malinda Shannon (17 Jun 1835–12 Nov 1900)
  1. 1. Margaret (“Maggie” Johnston) Fath 1863–1930 m. Jacob (George) Fath 1853–1926
    1. 1. Abraham Fath 1891–1954 m. Mary Summerville 1895–1941 m. Betty Fath 1905–
      1. 1. Catherine (A.) Fath 1924–2006 m. John Goss 1919–2010
      2. 2. David (S) Fath 1915–1990 m. Mildred (D) Francek 1920–
      3. 3. Calvin (L. "Cal") Fath 1917–2013 m. Frances (L) Fath 1915–
      4. 4. Fred (Allen) Fath 1920–1964 m. Pauline Fath 1922–2002
      5. 5. Robert (Jacob) Fath 1922–2006 m. Betty Fath 1924–
      6. 6. Mary (Jane) Fath 1930–2011 m. Andrew Harcher 1924–
    2. 2. Jacob (Byron) Fath 1886–1960
    3. 3. George (Washington) Fath 1880–1964 m. Katherine (M) Fath 1888–
      1. 1. Anna (M) Fath 1911–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (M) Fath 1913–
      3. 3. Katherene (H) Fath 1916–
      4. 4. Bertha (I) Fath 1918–
      5. 5. George (J) Fath 1920–
      6. 6. Lydie (D) Fath 1922–
    4. 4. Charles (“Charlie” Carcher) Fath 1883–1936
    5. 5. Fred Fath 1884–1962
    6. 6. Katherine Fath 1887–1984
    7. 7. Maggie Fath 1890–1890
    8. 8. Ida (D.) Fath 1894–1938
    9. 9. Edie Fath 1899–
    10. 10. Stella Fath 1905–1992
  2. 2. Della Johnston 1864–
  3. 3. George (A) Johnston 1866–1900
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Johnston 1868–1944
  5. 5. Sarah Johnston 1870–1935
  6. 6. John (C) Johnston 1873–1909
  7. 7. “Louella” (Hannah Louella) Johnston 1877–1926
  8. 8. Emma Johnston 1880–1945
  9. 9. James Johnston 1858–1925
  10. 10. Grace Johnston 1883–
  11. 11. William (Barnes Johnson) GGF**** 1852–1910 m. Ida (E.) Johnson 1858–1909 m. Pheobe (Ann) Jump 1864–1924
    1. 1. Jacob (McKintery) Johnson 1881–1926
    2. 2. Fannie (L) Johnson 1879–1879
    3. 3. Mamie (Mable E) Johnson 1881–1980
    4. 4. Ezra (Brown) Johnson 1884–1965
    5. 5. Louisa (J) Johnson 1880–
    6. 6. William (B Willie Johnson) jr 1886–1961
  12. 12. Julia (Margaret) Johnson 1859–
  13. 13. Samuel (Leighton) Johnston 1859–1859
  14. 14. Grace Johnston* 1860–
  15. 15. Frank (George) Johnston 1862–1918
  16. 16. Lillian (Mary J) Johnston 1864–1945
  17. 17. Elizabeth Johnson 1865–
  18. 18. Emma (Catherine Johnston married) Beighly 1866–1946
  19. 19. Fred Johnson 1870–
  20. 20. Thomas (Kerr) Johnston 1871–1947
  21. 21. Margaret (B Johnson married) Fath 1873–1930
  22. 22. James (William) Johnson 1874–1926
  23. 23. Nettie Johnson 1874–
  24. 24. Walter Johnson 1877–1970

James Johnston's Timeline

12 Records

1838
abt 1838
Birth of James Wesley Johnston in Beaver, Pennsylvania
Beaver, Pennsylvania
1840
1840
Age 2
James Wesley Johnston resided here in Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
James Wesley Johnston resided here in Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 22
James Wesley Johnston resided here in Hopewell, New Scottsville, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Hopewell, New Scottsville, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
James Wesley Johnston resided here in Chateaugay, Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, USA
Chateaugay, Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, USA
1871
1871
Age 33
James Wesley Johnston resided here in Glasgow St David, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow St David, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1875
1875
Age 37
James Wesley Johnston resided here in Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, USA
Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, USA
1876
3 Nov 1876
Age 38
James Wesley Johnston resided here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 42
James Wesley Johnston resided here in Independence, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Independence, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
James Wesley Johnston resided here in Independence, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Independence, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 72
James Wesley Johnston resided here in Avalon Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Avalon Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1915
1 Jul 1915
Age 77
Death of James Wesley Johnston in Circleville, Orange, New York
Circleville, Orange, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1838
    Event Place: Beaver, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Scotland Census
    [2] U.S., Citizenship Affidavits of US-born Seamen at Select Ports, 1792-1869
    [3] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [6] New York, U.S., State Census, 1875
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [10] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hopewell, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Hopewell, New Scottsville, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Chateaugay, Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Glasgow St David, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Scotland Census
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1875

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1876
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Independence, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Independence, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Avalon Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1911
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Citizenship Affidavits of US-born Seamen at Select Ports, 1792-1869

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Circleville, Orange, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972
    [2] New York, U.S., Death Index
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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