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James Reuben Johnston 1885–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1885

Birth Location: Asylum, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 20 Aug 1956

Death Location: Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Fred I

Mother: Gertrude Vansickle

Spouse(s): Nettie Watson

Children(s): Calvin Johnston, Walter Johnston, Warren Johnston, Henry Johnston, James Johnston, Dorthea Johnston, Marianne Johnston

The story of James Reuben Johnston began in 1885 in Asylum, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. James Reuben Johnston married Nettie Mildred Watson, and had children including Calvin Johnston, Dorthea Johnston, Henry Joseph Johnston, James Frederick Johnston, Marianne Johnston, Walter J Johnston, Warren G Johnston. James Reuben Johnston passed away in 1956 in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Reuben Johnston began in 1885 in Asylum, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • James Reuben Johnston married Nettie Mildred Watson, and had children including Calvin Johnston, Dorthea Johnston, Henry Joseph Johnston, James Frederick Johnston, Marianne Johnston, Walter J Johnston, Warren G Johnston.
  • James Reuben Johnston passed away in 1956 in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Johnston's Ancestors

Self
James Johnston
1885–1956
Birth Place: Asylum, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Fred Wellington Johnston I
1849–1926
Durell, Pennsylvania, United States
Gertrude (Ann) Vansickle
1867–1929
Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Charles (B) Johnson
1815–1864
Durell, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Polly Benjamin
1814–1877
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Benjamin
1784–1861
Patty Vincent
1790–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Benjamin
1740–1815
Martha Bennett
1765–1776

James Johnston's Descendants

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James (Reuben) Johnston (5 Aug 1885–20 Aug 1956) m. Nettie (Mildred) Watson (1887–7 Aug 1969)
  1. 1. Calvin Johnston 1925–2006
  2. 2. Walter (J) Johnston 1922–1925
  3. 3. Warren (G) Johnston 1922–1925
  4. 4. Henry (Joseph) Johnston 1921–2007 m. Sarah (Luella) Reynolds 1926–1995
    1. 1. William (Edward Johnston) Sr 1950–1994
  5. 5. James (Frederick) Johnston 1920–1986 m. Margaret (M) Allunis 1925–1999
    1. 1. Annette Johnston 1947–1999
  6. 6. Dorthea Johnston 1919–1993 m. Earl Havens 1908–1974
  7. 7. Marianne Johnston 1912–1970 m. Myron (M) Vanderpool 1924–1995

James Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1885
5 Aug 1885
Birth of James Reuben Johnston in Asylum, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Asylum, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
1956
20 Aug 1956
Age 71
Death of James Reuben Johnston in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Asylum, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, Roll: WW2_2240559; Local board: Bradford , Pennsylvania.
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Cook County, Illinois; Roll: 1493550; Draft Board: 33.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1956
    Event Place: Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

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