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Leland Ervin Johnston 1925–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1925

Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan

Death Date: 21 Feb 1983

Death Location: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Father: David Johnston

Mother: Hazel Gleason

Spouse(s): Lyla Vedder

Children(s):

Leland Ervin Johnston was born in 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, the child of David J Johnston And Hazel Loueen Gleason. Leland Ervin Johnston married Lyla Louise Vedder. Leland Ervin Johnston passed away in 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Leland Ervin Johnston was born in 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, the child of David J Johnston And Hazel Loueen Gleason.
  • Leland Ervin Johnston married Lyla Louise Vedder.
  • Leland Ervin Johnston passed away in 1983 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

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Leland Johnston's Ancestors

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Leland Johnston
1925–1983
Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan
Parents
David J Johnston
1888–1927
Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan
Hazel (Loueen) Gleason
1889–1957
Newton, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Ozem (M.) Gleason
1862–1936
Michigan, United States
Julie (Celmence) Fry
1865–1953
Michigan
Great-Grandparents
William Gleason
1830–1876
Elizabeth Esterly
1835–
Charles Fry
1839–1879
Elizabeth Case
1841–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses **\***
1805–1861
M. Phelps
1805–1873
James Easterly
1800–1850

Leland Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1925
18 Feb 1925
Birth of Leland Ervin Johnston in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
1983
21 Feb 1983
Age 58
Death of Leland Ervin Johnston in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1925
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1983
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

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