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Lemuel Johnston 1797–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Springtown, Colleton County, South Carolina,

Death Date: Sep 1859

Death Location: Fayette, Alabama, United States

Father: John Johnston

Mother: Sarah Spell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Kemp

Children(s): Lemuel Jr, Thomas Johnson, Emily Johnston, Squire Johnston, Tabitha Johnston, John Johnston, Mary Johnson, Emeline Johnston, Samuel Johnston, Sarah Johnston, James Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston, George Johnson, Thomas Johnston, Henry Johnson, Charles Johnson

Lemuel Johnston was born in 1797 in Springtown, Colleton County, South Carolina,, the child of John Waller Johnston And Sarah Spell. Lemuel Johnston married Elizabeth Kemp, and had children including Charles Henry Johnson, Elizabeth Johnston, Emeline Johnston, Emily Johnston, George Washington Johnson, Henry Harrison Johnson, James Alexander Johnston, John Johnston, Lemuel Johnson Jr, Mary A Johnson, Samuel Johnston, Sarah Johnston, Squire Johnston, Tabitha A Johnston, Thomas Johnston, Thomas K Johnson. Lemuel Johnston passed away in 1859 in Fayette, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Lemuel Johnston was born in 1797 in Springtown, Colleton County, South Carolina,, the child of John Waller Johnston And Sarah Spell.
  • Lemuel Johnston married Elizabeth Kemp, and had children including Charles Henry Johnson, Elizabeth Johnston, Emeline Johnston, Emily Johnston, George Washington Johnson, Henry Harrison Johnson, James Alexander Johnston, John Johnston, Lemuel Johnson Jr, Mary A Johnson, Samuel Johnston, Sarah Johnston, Squire Johnston, Tabitha A Johnston, Thomas Johnston, Thomas K Johnson.
  • Lemuel Johnston passed away in 1859 in Fayette, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lemuel Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Lemuel Johnston
1797–1859
Birth Place: Springtown, Colleton County, South Carolina,
Parents
John Waller Johnston
1778–1849
St Peters Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Sarah Spell
1781–1867
peters, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Johnston
1738–1807
Anson County, North Carolina
Joel (Benjamin) Spell
1750–1813
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Catherine Dewitt
1749–1822
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Johnson
1714–1781
Mary Waller
1716–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Johnston
1688–1767
Mary Goodloe
1690–1733

Lemuel Johnston's Descendants

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Lemuel Johnston (1797–Sep 1859) m. Elizabeth Kemp (1800–1872)
  1. 1. Lemuel (Johnson) Jr 1821–1870
  2. 2. Thomas (K) Johnson 1821–1864
  3. 3. Emily Johnston 1836–
  4. 4. Squire Johnston 1838–
  5. 5. Tabitha (A) Johnston 1843–
  6. 6. John Johnston 1839–
  7. 7. Mary (A.) Johnson 1841–
  8. 8. Emeline Johnston 1827–1897
  9. 9. Samuel Johnston 1826–1891
  10. 10. Sarah Johnston 1828–1898
  11. 11. James (Alexander) Johnston 1824–1889
  12. 12. Elizabeth Johnston 1834–1904
  13. 13. George (Washington) Johnson 1822–1887
  14. 14. Thomas Johnston 1832–1897
  15. 15. Henry (Harrison) Johnson 1853–1912
  16. 16. Charles (Henry) Johnson 1820–1896 m. Ruth McKinney 1818–1870 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rush 1852–1921
    1. 1. John (Quincy) Johnson 1837–1906 m. Mary (M.) Williams 1837–1926
      1. 1. Eli (Franklin) Johnson 1876–1948
      2. 2. Pollie (Loretta Johnson) Day 1871–1948
      3. 3. Charles (Henry) Johnson 1863–1944 m. Exia Johnson 1871–1924
        1. 1. Lloyd (J.) Johnson 1895–1940
        2. 2. Lizzie Deckard 1897–1967
        3. 3. John Johnson 1892–1961
        4. 4. Maggie Cummings 1894–1977
        5. 5. Charles Johnson 1894–1972
        6. 6. Polly (A) Johnson 1898–
        7. 7. Maggie Johnson 1894–
        8. 8. Leblie Johnson 1897–
        9. 9. Tullie Johnson 1898–
        10. 10. Verdie Johnson 1900–
        11. 11. Clyde Johnson 1903–
        12. 12. Pansy Johnson 1905–
        13. 13. Sam Johnson 1887–
        14. 14. Joe Johnson 1889–
        15. 15. Albert Johnson 1891–
        16. 16. Archie Johnson 1893–
        17. 17. Mary Johnson 1896–
        18. 18. Mckinley Johnson 1899– m. Lula Johnson 1907–
        19. 19. Ola Johnson 1900–
        20. 20. Marilla Johnson 1896–
        21. 21. Clarence Nixon 1912–
      4. 4. John (Wyley) Johnson 1868–1939
      5. 5. Moses (Peter) Johnson 1866–1907
      6. 6. Mattie (Morris Johnson) Fawver 1873–1955
      7. 7. Willie Johnson 1869–1939
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Johnson 1839–1861
    3. 3. Sarah Johnson 1846–
    4. 4. Polly Johnson 1843–
    5. 5. Moses (Peter) Johnson 1850–1937

Lemuel Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Lemuel Johnston in Springtown, Colleton County, South Carolina,
Springtown, Colleton County, South Carolina,
1859
Sep 1859
Age 62
Death of Lemuel Johnston in Fayette, Alabama, United States
Fayette, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Springtown, Colleton County, South Carolina,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1859
    Event Place: Fayette, Alabama, United States

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