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Myrtle “Mertie” Johnston 1880–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1880

Birth Location: Pattonville, Lamar, Texas, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1973

Death Location: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Johnston

Mother: Ellen Crain

Spouse(s): Dr. Sr.

Children(s): Lois Phillips, William Jr.

The story of Myrtle “Mertie” Johnston began in 1880 in Pattonville, Lamar, Texas, USA. Myrtle “Mertie” Johnston married Dr William Robert Phillips Sr, and had children including Dorthea Phillips, Lois Phillips, Louise Francis Phillips, Mildred Marie Phillips, Robbye Phillips, William Robert Phillips Jr. Myrtle “Mertie” Johnston passed away in 1973 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Myrtle “Mertie” Johnston began in 1880 in Pattonville, Lamar, Texas, USA.
  • Myrtle “Mertie” Johnston married Dr William Robert Phillips Sr, and had children including Dorthea Phillips, Lois Phillips, Louise Francis Phillips, Mildred Marie Phillips, Robbye Phillips, William Robert Phillips Jr.
  • Myrtle “Mertie” Johnston passed away in 1973 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Johnston
1850–1918
Birth Location: Walker County, Georgia, USA
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Ellen Crain
1858–1927
Birth Location: Lamar County, Texas
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Spouses(s)

Dr. Sr.
1871–1946
Birth Location: Pattonville, Lamar, Texas, USA
DS

Children(s)

Lois Phillips
1901–1974
Birth Location: Lamar County, Texas, USA
LP
William Jr.
1899–1899
Birth Location: Lamar, Shelby County, Texas, USA
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Myrtle Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Myrtle Johnston
1880–1973
Birth Place: Pattonville, Lamar, Texas, USA
Parents
Thomas Yearwood Johnston
1850–1918
Walker County, Georgia, USA
Ellen (Louise) Crain
1858–1927
Lamar County, Texas
Grandparents
Robert (L) Johnston
1814–1880
Talbot, Georgia, United States
nancy (neely) yearwood
1814–1860
Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Jasper (Newton 'Jap') Crain
1824–1885
Jersey County, Illinois, USA
Mary (Catherine) Scott
1829–1879
Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James1786 Johnston
1786–1849
Mary Walker
1790–1871
William III
1780–1865
Martha Neely
1789–1867
John Sr
1781–1853
Pheraby Crain
1786–1867
Nehemiah Scott
1774–1879
Sally Williams
1809–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Johnson
1758–1806
Leannah Wethers
1757–1805
John Walker
1765–1855
Nelly Johnston
1774–1805
William Yearwood
1750–1822
Elizabeth Redman
1734–1822
John Neely
1755–1827
Nancy Dickson
1767–1845
Silas Crain
1762–1842
Elizabeth Walton
1767–1829
Nehemiah Sr.
1736–1810
Elizabeth Atkinson
1734–
Daniel Jr
1783–1865
Catta Spicer
1790–1859

Myrtle Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Myrtle (“Mertie”) Johnston (19 Oct 1880–10 May 1973) m. Dr. (William Robert Phillips) Sr. (6 Mar 1871–21 Sep 1946)
  1. 1. Lois Phillips 1901–1974
  2. 2. William (Robert Phillips) Jr. 1899–1899

Myrtle Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1880
19 Oct 1880
Birth of Myrtle “Mertie” Johnston in Pattonville, Lamar, Texas, USA
Pattonville, Lamar, Texas, USA
1973
10 May 1973
Age 93
Death of Myrtle “Mertie” Johnston in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1880
    Event Place: Pattonville, Lamar, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1973
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
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