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Josephus Johnston 1828–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1828

Birth Location: Henry County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 24 Jan 1878

Death Location: Wheatley, Owen County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Johnston

Mother: Elizabeth Johnson

Spouse(s): Almanda Sanders

Children(s): Mary Mcneal

Josephus Johnston was born in 1828 in Henry County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Hunter Johnston And Elizabeth Johnson. Josephus Johnston married Almanda Sanders, and had children including Mary J Mcneal. Josephus Johnston passed away in 1878 in Wheatley, Owen County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josephus Johnston was born in 1828 in Henry County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Hunter Johnston And Elizabeth Johnson.
  • Josephus Johnston married Almanda Sanders, and had children including Mary J Mcneal.
  • Josephus Johnston passed away in 1878 in Wheatley, Owen County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Josephus Johnston's Ancestors

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Josephus Johnston
1828–1878
Birth Place: Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Hunter Johnston
1785–1854
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth Johnson
1788–1872
Virginia
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josephus Johnston's Descendants

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Josephus Johnston (2 Apr 1828–24 Jan 1878) m. Almanda Sanders (20 Oct 1829–May 1887)
  1. 1. Mary (J) Mcneal 1864–1933 m. Robert (“Bob”) McNeal 1861–1942
    1. 1. Joseph (Mc) Neal 1884–1906
    2. 2. Archie (Johnston) McNeal 1889–1943
    3. 3. Tom Mcneal 1883–1944 m. Edna (H) Mcneal 1898–1991
      1. 1. Edna (E) McNeal 1919–1984 m. Lloyd (Truman) Lucas 1919–2014
        1. 1. William Lucas 1950–1983
      2. 2. Laura (Elizabeth) McNeal 1918–1930

Josephus Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1828
2 Apr 1828
Birth of Josephus Johnston in Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Henry County, Kentucky, USA
1878
24 Jan 1878
Age 50
Death of Josephus Johnston in Owen County, Kentucky
Owen County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1828
    Event Place: Henry County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Owen County, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wheatley, Owen County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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