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Lester Luther Johnston 1904–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1904

Birth Location: Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 29 Jan 1943

Death Location: Sevier County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Louis Johnston

Mother: Joanna Simpson

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In 1904, Lester Luther Johnston entered the world in Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, United States, born to Louis Columbus Johnston And Joanna Irene Katherine Simpson. Lester Luther Johnston passed away in 1943 in Sevier County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1904, Lester Luther Johnston entered the world in Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, United States, born to Louis Columbus Johnston And Joanna Irene Katherine Simpson.
  • Lester Luther Johnston passed away in 1943 in Sevier County, Arkansas, USA.

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Lester Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Lester Johnston
1904–1943
Birth Place: Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
Parents
Louis Columbus Johnston
1857–1935
Monteagle, Grundy, Tennessee, United States
Joanna (Irene Katherine) Simpson
1861–1912
Wilderness, Oregon, Missouri, United States
Grandparents
Calvin (Joseph) Johnston
1822–1886
Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane) Walker
1826–1864
City, Tennessee, USA
Thomas (Carey) Simpson
1832–1897
Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane) Whitten
1842–1928
Sumach, Murray, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Johnston
1790–
Martha
1798–
Thomas Simpson
1796–1873
Nancy Moreland
1794–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lester Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1904
26 May 1904
Birth of Lester Luther Johnston in Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
1943
29 Jan 1943
Age 39
Death of Lester Luther Johnston in Logan County, Arkansas
Logan County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1904
    Event Place: Gillham, Sevier, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1943
    Event Place: Logan County, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sevier County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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