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Margaret Elizabeth Johnston 1838 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1838

Birth Location: Marshall, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1927

Death Location: Marshall, Kentucky, USA

Father: Laird Johnston

Mother: Elizabeth Purtle

Spouse(s): James Story

Children(s): Henry Story, William Story, Benjamin Story, John Story, Louisiana Story, Indiana Story, Samuel Story

The story of Margaret Elizabeth Johnston began in 1838 in Marshall, Kentucky, USA. Margaret Elizabeth Johnston married James R Story, and had children including Henry Alfred Story, William Frank Story, Benjamin B Story, John Crit Story, Louisiana Organ Story, Indiana Iowa Story, Samuel Pender Story. Margaret Elizabeth Johnston passed away in 1927 in Marshall, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Elizabeth Johnston began in 1838 in Marshall, Kentucky, USA.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Johnston married James R Story, and had children including Henry Alfred Story, William Frank Story, Benjamin B Story, John Crit Story, Louisiana Organ Story, Indiana Iowa Story, Samuel Pender Story.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Johnston passed away in 1927 in Marshall, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laird Johnston
1796 – 1858
Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Purtle
1796 – 1861
Birth Location: Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Story
1832 – 1888
Birth Location: Calloway, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Henry Story
1855 – 1923
Birth Location: Marshall, Kentucky, USA
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William Story
1860 – 1900
Birth Location: Marshall, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Story
1862 – 1936
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
BS
John Story
1867 – 1957
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
JS
Louisiana Story
1869 – 1934
Birth Location: Marshall, Kentucky, USA
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Indiana Story
1872 – 1934
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Samuel Story
1877 – 1947
Birth Location: Fairview, Marshall, Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Johnston's Ancestors

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Margaret Johnston
1838 – 1927
Birth Place: Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Laird Johnston
1796 – 1858
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (B) Purtle
1796 – 1861
Caldwell, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Absalom Johnston
1770 – 1844
South Carolina, USA
Jane Johnston
1773 –
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Johnston's Descendants

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Margaret (Elizabeth) Johnston (Sep 1838 – 22 May 1927) m. James (R) Story (1832 – 1888)
  1. 1. Henry (Alfred) Story (23 Apr 1855 – 6 Oct 1923) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Nutty (Aug 1853 – 9 Nov 1932)
    1. 1. Charles (Sidney) Story (1 Aug 1876 – 12 Apr 1948) m. Frankie Peay (3 Sep 1875 – 3 Feb 1948)
      1. 1. Archie Story (4 Sep 1904 – 15 Jan 1977) m. Mary (E) Houser (16 Feb 1910 – 14 May 1997)
        1. 1. Charles (Wayne) Story (13 Dec 1928 – 11 Apr 1980) m. Melodean Rose
      2. 2. Hallie Story (10 Mar 1910 – 5 May 1967) m. George (Moss) Phelps (12 Feb 1904 – 18 Sep 1983)
        1. 1. Gerald (D) Phelps (23 Nov 1933 – )
        2. 2. Jimmie (D) Phelps (11 Sep 1938 – )
    2. 2. Mary (V) Story (19 Aug 1879 – 6 Jun 1951) m. Joe (M) Johnston (7 Feb 1877 – 11 Aug 1941)
    3. 3. Annie (Liberty) Story (6 Oct 1883 – 7 Oct 1940) m. Daniel (Webster) Armstrong (7 Apr 1879 – 1 Sep 1945)
      1. 1. Lex (Winters) Armstrong (19 Oct 1914 – 11 Dec 1953)
      2. 2. Clifton (Odell) Armstrong (9 Jun 1917 – 6 Dec 1961)
      3. 3. Ray Armstrong (20 Dec 1919 – 23 Jan 1946)
      4. 4. Harry (Lloyd) Armstrong (27 Nov 1921 – 10 Apr 1966)
      5. 5. Daniel (Webster) Armstrong (12 May 1925 – 21 Mar 1993) m. Lillian (Imogene) Travis (1 Oct 1926 – 10 Nov 1991)
        1. 1. Louis (D) Armstrong (1 Feb 1945 – )
      6. 6. Marvin (Lewis) Armstrong (4 Jan 1932 – 6 Jun 1988)
    4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Story (7 Sep 1887 – 13 May 1957) m. Virginia (R) Stephenson (Nov 1889 – 14 Nov 1955)
      1. 1. Thomas (H) Story (25 Mar 1913 – 14 Sep 1989)
      2. 2. Geneva (Lorene) Story (20 May 1915 – 19 May 2000) m. Rudy (Lee) Salyer (10 Mar 1915 – 26 Jul 2005)
        1. 1. Julia (B) Salyer (12 Jun 1940 – 24 Aug 2004)
      3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Story (13 Sep 1923 – 13 Sep 1974) m. Marjorie Dowdy (13 May 1927 – 14 Oct 2002)
  2. 2. William (Frank) Story (15 Jun 1860 – 29 Dec 1900) m. Louisa (Purlina Oneta) Starks (11 Dec 1859 – 8 Jul 1916)
    1. 1. Dovie (Cornelia) Story (15 Jan 1884 – 20 Jan 1973) m. William (Edward) Blakney (14 Mar 1874 – 29 Oct 1931)
      1. 1. Guy (Eston) Blakney (27 Nov 1901 – 29 Feb 1992) m. Mattie (Lewis) Howard (11 May 1902 – 4 Jan 1996)
        1. 1. Phyllis (Ann) Blakney (11 Jan 1932 – ) m. Thomas (Dewey) Ringstaff (7 Nov 1932 – )
      2. 2. Reba (Juanita) Blakney (26 Aug 1909 – 26 Jul 2011) m. William (T) Phillips (19 Apr 1909 – 13 Dec 1980)
        1. 1. Gene (Thomas) Phillips (23 Mar 1930 – ) m. Martha (Mae) Shemwell (13 Feb 1934 – )
        2. 2. Gerald (Louis) Phillips (8 Nov 1931 – 4 Dec 2009) m. Viva (Lou) Mason (11 Jul 1935 – 24 Dec 2005)
        3. 3. Donna (June) Phillips (15 Jul 1933 – ) m. Bobby (B) Moss (17 May 1931 – )
        4. 4. James (D) Phillips (17 Mar 1941 – ) m. Phyllis (Ann) Parker (8 May 1941 – )
        5. 5. Edward (L) Phillips (29 Jun 1943 – ) m. Lana (Louisa) Warlick (17 Aug 1946 – )
        6. 6. Ann (C) Phillips (1 Oct 1945 – ) m. Gerald (Wayne) Birdsong (4 Jun 1944 – 3 Dec 2014)
      3. 3. Norma (Christine) Blakney (23 Jan 1921 – 4 Apr 1994) m. Paul (William) Koerner (14 Feb 1916 – 23 Mar 2013)
        1. 1. Dannie (William) Koerner (20 Jan 1943 – ) m. Darla (Dean) Miller
    2. 2. Clint (Barnett) Story (Aug 1888 – 7 Nov 1963) m. Ola (Mae) Truitt (4 May 1891 – 8 Oct 1973)
      1. 1. Leta (Nell) Story (21 Feb 1915 – 1 Aug 1992) m. Grayson (Claude) Johnson (6 Feb 1908 – 21 Feb 1983)
        1. 1. Randall (Linn) Johnson (14 Jan 1941 – )
        2. 2. Marjorie (Faye) Johnson (10 Nov 1944 – )
      2. 2. Frank (Truitt) Story (12 Dec 1917 – 3 Apr 1979) m. Ada (Oscar) Brandon (1 Sep 1917 – 27 Aug 1999)
        1. 1. Anita (June) Story (1939 – )
        2. 2. Priscilla (Janea) Story (17 Dec 1941 – ) m. Hugh (Franklin) Edwards (18 Mar 1941 – )
        3. 3. Jennie (Lou) Story (3 Apr 1950 – ) m. Richard (Lynn) Reed (21 Dec 1948 – )
    3. 3. Joseph (Hamilton) Story (12 Jan 1897 – 27 Sep 1982)
    4. 4. James (Lex McKinley) Story (26 Dec 1899 – 26 Apr 1986) m. Ida (Launa) Culp (18 Jan 1907 – AFT 2005)
      1. 1. Joe (Elton) Story (4 Jun 1930 – 28 Aug 2005) m. Velma (Jo) English (21 Jun 1930 – 17 May 2005)
        1. 1. Connie (Sue) Story (12 Feb 1948 – ) m. Randall (Loyd) English (4 Mar 1939 – )
        2. 2. Roger (Dale) Story (22 Oct 1951 – ) m. Sharon (Darlene) Grover (1953 – )
      2. 2. Bonnie (Jean) Story (27 May 1940 – )
  3. 3. Benjamin (B) Story (28 Jan 1862 – 2 Jul 1936)
  4. 4. John (Crit) Story (9 Aug 1867 – 13 May 1957) m. Callie (Ellen) Lindsey (12 Feb 1871 – 17 Jan 1947)
    1. 1. William (H) Story (29 Mar 1890 – 5 Jul 1967) m. Bertha (Estelle) Lofton (17 Oct 1889 – 5 Sep 1976)
      1. 1. Leota Story (1 Nov 1914 – 2002)
    2. 2. Harrison (Tilghman) Story (24 Nov 1892 – 14 Dec 1976) m. Ollie Gilbert (21 Oct 1891 – 9 Mar 1977)
      1. 1. Emma (Alice) Story (5 May 1922 – 31 May 1978) m. Charlie (Washington) Bowerman (14 Sep 1918 – 9 Jun 1992)
        1. 1. Deloras (O) Bowerman (25 Jan 1938 – )
    3. 3. Amos (Alford) Story (8 Sep 1895 – 27 Oct 1967) m. Fannie (P) Wallace (26 Feb 1893 – 21 Jul 1988)
      1. 1. John (L) Story (8 Jan 1917 – 5 Jun 1987) m. Lois (E) Story (16 Nov 1923 – 12 Jan 2012)
        1. 1. Janice (F) Story (1 Oct 1944 – ) m. Holdman m. Cope
      2. 2. James (W) Story (9 Apr 1919 – 22 Dec 1999) m. Neatra (Ethel) Bond (28 Aug 1923 – 25 Sep 1997)
        1. 1. Carol (Jean) Story (29 Nov 1942 – ) m. James (L) Owens
        2. 2. James (L) Story (9 Feb 1951 – ) m. Shela Egner
      3. 3. Estle (Henton) Story (30 Jan 1926 – 9 Jan 2006) m. Lillian Ritter (28 May 1925 – 6 Jun 2010)
        1. 1. Linda (Gail) Story (26 Sep 1947 – ) m. Rodney (O'Neil) Wallace (28 Feb 1945 – )
        2. 2. Judith (Kaye) Story (10 Dec 1950 – ) m. Joe (David) James (12 Dec 1950 – )
        3. 3. Sandra (Estle) Story (15 Jan 1958 – ) m. David (Oscar) Forsythe (21 Dec 1955 – )
      4. 4. Barbara (N) Story (22 Sep 1931 – )
    4. 4. Vivian Story (1 Sep 1902 – 24 Aug 1987) m. Herman (L) Johnson (20 Dec 1899 – 11 Mar 1985)
      1. 1. Owen (O) Johnson (14 Jan 1921 – 25 Nov 1997)
      2. 2. John (Crit) Johnson (7 Jan 1924 – 7 Jan 2000) m. Loma (Nell) Allen (11 Jun 1923 – 3 Mar 2006)
        1. 1. Paula (Gwyn) Johnson (15 Oct 1948 – ) m. James (D) Strader (25 Jul 1947 – )
    5. 5. Clara (Elizabeth) Story (2 Sep 1905 – 24 Oct 1994)
  5. 5. Louisiana (Organ) Story (Sep 1869 – 19 Oct 1934) m. Elmus (Lee) Reeder (Feb 1867 – )
    1. 1. Lowell (Leston) Reeder (29 Aug 1888 – 7 Jan 1966) m. Eva (Jane) Douglas (1897 – 16 Mar 1975)
      1. 1. Paul (Richard) Reeder (29 Aug 1919 – 9 Jul 1944)
      2. 2. Lyman (Edward) Reeder (20 Aug 1921 – ) m. Geneva (Gertrude) Lovins (15 Jan 1924 – 14 Apr 1979)
        1. 1. Philip (Edward) Reeder (4 Jun 1944 – )
        2. 2. Barbara (A) Reeder (13 Mar 1947 – )
      3. 3. Wilma (Maurine) Reeder (10 Apr 1923 – 17 Feb 2011) m. Robert (Hafford) Hutchens (23 Sep 1916 – 14 Jan 2011)
        1. 1. Patsy (A) Hutchens (22 Dec 1943 – )
        2. 2. Carol (A) Hutchens (6 Oct 1959 – )
      4. 4. Douglas (Franklin) Reeder (9 Mar 1926 – 10 Nov 1952)
      5. 5. Lowell (Leston Jr) Reeder (10 Jun 1928 – May 1972)
    2. 2. Hattie (B) Reeder (Nov 1899 – 1985) m. Lawrence (Arthur) Copeland (6 Jun 1895 – 25 Apr 1978)
      1. 1. Cecil (Edward) Copeland (22 Aug 1916 – 8 Aug 1999) m. Ruth (Esther) Adams (19 Nov 1915 – 25 Dec 1990)
      2. 2. Evelyn Copeland (19 May 1918 – )
      3. 3. Kathleen Copeland (9 Feb 1920 – 27 Aug 2003) m. Fred (Lee) DeBold (7 Oct 1917 – 16 Nov 2010)
        1. 1. Linda (Louise) DeBold (29 Sep 1938 – 5 Oct 1993) m. Paul (Robert) Wheat m. James (Weaver) McKnight (24 Feb 1938 – 14 Apr 1993)
    3. 3. Rosa (Lee) Reeder (1905 – ) m. Whipple (G) Walker (11 Dec 1899 – Sep 1970)
      1. 1. Brenda (Mae) Walker (7 Aug 1925 – 13 Sep 1956) m. Howard (Mason) Anderson
  6. 6. Indiana (Iowa) Story (May 1872 – 20 Oct 1934) m. Joe (S) Minter (2 Dec 1855 – 29 Jul 1929)
    1. 1. Mary (E) Minter (25 Sep 1891 – 17 Apr 1985) m. Clarence (F) Bolton (12 Sep 1893 – 7 Jan 1976)
      1. 1. Clyde (E) Bolton (2 Nov 1915 – 20 May 1974) m. Pearl (Gay) Wyatt (16 Mar 1924 – 17 Jun 2002)
      2. 2. Rex (Faron) Bolton (5 Nov 1931 – 14 May 1979) m. Mary (Alice) Barney (1938 – )
    2. 2. Cecil (Clyde) Minter (8 Nov 1892 – 1 Apr 1982) m. Verna (Emmaline) Finch (24 Mar 1900 – 6 Jan 1999)
      1. 1. Hildred (Marie) Minter (6 Oct 1919 – 28 Jul 1990)
      2. 2. Virgil (Clay) Minter (15 Jan 1922 – 4 Sep 2007) m. Bernice (Irene) Shemwell (6 Jan 1927 – 16 Jun 2011)
        1. 1. Harold (Clay) Minter (3 Apr 1947 – ) m. Martha Adams
        2. 2. Dennis (Ray) Minter (28 Mar 1948 – ) m. Sherri (Lynn) Miller (1963 – )
        3. 3. Ricky (K) Minter (25 Jun 1955 – ) m. Cathie (M) Moss (23 Jun 1954 – )
      3. 3. Jewel (Lee) Minter (5 Nov 1923 – ) m. Ruby Wyatt (14 Apr 1926 – 27 Jun 2008)
        1. 1. Phylis (A) Minter (29 Mar 1947 – ) m. Glenn Collins (1945 – )
        2. 2. Pamla (S) Minter (6 Aug 1948 – )
        3. 3. Janice (Faye) Minter (19 Feb 1951 – ) m. Thomas (Wayne) Vaughn (16 Oct 1952 – )
        4. 4. Ronald Minter (18 May 1952 – ) m. Deborah (J) Parks (15 Jul 1956 – )
        5. 5. Patricia (A) Minter (28 Dec 1956 – ) m. Jerry (L) Sanford (21 Jan 1954 – )
      4. 4. Cecil (Elwood) Minter (21 Dec 1926 – )
      5. 5. Dovie (Latressie) Minter (17 Jun 1929 – 1 Jul 2010)
      6. 6. Glendon (Lewis) Minter (24 Aug 1931 – ) m. Judith (K) Portis (12 Aug 1938 – )
        1. 1. Kimberly (Ann) Minter (30 Dec 1958 – )
      7. 7. Joe (Ed) Minter (17 Oct 1934 – ) m. Marsha Conver
        1. 1. Kyle Minter (22 Sep 1959 – ) m. Suzanne Lee (5 Sep 1964 – 21 Jul 1984)
  7. 7. Samuel (Pender) Story (12 Mar 1877 – 14 Mar 1947) m. Gretchen (Martha Margret) Guenther (19 Sep 1884 – 29 May 1956)
    1. 1. George (Pender) Story (25 Mar 1910 – 23 Feb 1939)
    2. 2. Imogene Story (20 Feb 1913 – 21 Jun 1996)
    3. 3. Eugene Story (20 Feb 1913 – 7 Sep 1982)

Margaret Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1838
Sep 1838
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth Johnston in Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Marshall, Kentucky, USA
1927
22 May 1927
Age 89
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Johnston in Marshall, Kentucky, USA
Marshall, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1838
    Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1927
    Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, USA
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