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Ralph Johnston 1901–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1901

Birth Location: Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 5 May 1983

Death Location: Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: William Johnston

Mother: Clara Helmer

Spouse(s): Esther Kerns

Children(s): Ralph Johnston, Kathleen Johnston, Shirley Hill

Ralph Johnston was born in 1901 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, the child of William Henry Johnston And Clara Eleanor Helmer. In 1911, Ralph Johnston resided in , Stormont, Ontario. Ralph Johnston married Esther Mae Kerns, and had children including Connie M Johnston, Kathleen M Johnston, Ralph Donald Johnston, Shirley Claire Hill. Ralph Johnston passed away in 1983 in Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ralph Johnston was born in 1901 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, the child of William Henry Johnston And Clara Eleanor Helmer.
  • In 1911, Ralph Johnston resided in , Stormont, Ontario.
  • Ralph Johnston married Esther Mae Kerns, and had children including Connie M Johnston, Kathleen M Johnston, Ralph Donald Johnston, Shirley Claire Hill.
  • Ralph Johnston passed away in 1983 in Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnston
1861–1929
Birth Location: Ontario
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Clara Helmer
1870–1960
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Esther Kerns
1907–1995
Birth Location: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
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Children(s)

Ralph Johnston
1930–2009
Birth Location: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
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Kathleen Johnston
1932–2021
Birth Location: Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
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Shirley Hill
1934–2022
Birth Location: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
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Ralph Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Johnston
1901–1983
Birth Place: Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Parents
William Henry Johnston
1861–1929
Ontario
Clara (Eleanor) Helmer
1870–1960
Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John Helmer
1828–1912
Monkland, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Sarah (Ann) Kinnear
1842–1884
Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Helmer
1803–1884
Margaret
1799–1870
Moses KINNEARD
1793–1875
Sarah Parkinson
1804–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes HELMER
1751–1848
Christian Galliger
1755–1791

Ralph Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Ralph Johnston (21 Aug 1901–5 May 1983) m. Esther (Mae) Kerns (18 May 1907–6 September 1995)
  1. 1. Ralph (Donald) Johnston 1930–2009
  2. 2. Kathleen (M.) Johnston 1932–2021
  3. 3. Shirley (Claire) Hill 1934–2022

Ralph Johnston's Timeline

9 Records

1901
21 Aug 1901
Birth of Ralph Johnston in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 10
Ralph Johnston resided here in , Stormont, Ontario
, Stormont, Ontario
1929
16 Nov 1929
Age 28
Ralph Johnston was married in Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
1930
1930
Age 29
Ralph Johnston resided here in Plevna, Plevna, Klamath, Oregon, USA
Plevna, Plevna, Klamath, Oregon, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Ralph Johnston resided here in Plevna, Klamath, Oregon
Plevna, Klamath, Oregon
1936
8 Sep 1936
Age 35
Ralph Johnston - Naturalization in Klamath, Oregon, USA
Klamath, Oregon, USA
1940
1940
Age 39
Ralph Johnston resided here in Plevna E P, Plevna, Klamath, Oregon, USA
Plevna E P, Plevna, Klamath, Oregon, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Ralph Johnston resided here in Klamath, Oregon, USA
Klamath, Oregon, USA
1983
5 May 1983
Age 82
Death of Ralph Johnston in Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Alien Arrivals At Blaine, Washington, 1924-1956; NAI: 2675039; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Numb
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plevna, Klamath, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03366; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 18-64
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Plevna, Klamath, Oregon; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 2341679
    [4] Ontario, Canada Births, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 155; Record Group: Rg 80-2
    [5] 1911 Census of Canada
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Oregon, U.S., County Court Naturalization Records, 1840-1982, Oregon State Archive; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1982
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Klamath, Oregon; Roll: 1199; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 18-89

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1929
    Event Place: Eugene, Oregon
    Record Source: Oregon, U.S., County Court Naturalization Records, 1840-1982, Oregon State Archive; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: , Stormont, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1923
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Plevna, Klamath, Oregon; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 2341679

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 May 1929
    Event Place: Blaine, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Alien Arrivals At Blaine, Washington, 1924-1956; NAI: 2675039; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Numb
    [2] Oregon, U.S., County Court Naturalization Records, 1840-1982, Oregon State Archive; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1982

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Plevna, Plevna, Klamath, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Plevna, Klamath, Oregon; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 2341679

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Plevna, Klamath, Oregon
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plevna, Klamath, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03366; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 18-64

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Klamath, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Oregon, U.S., County Court Naturalization Records, 1840-1982, Oregon State Archive; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1982

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Plevna E P, Plevna, Klamath, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plevna, Klamath, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03366; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 18-64

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Klamath, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Klamath, Oregon; Roll: 1199; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 18-89

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Vancouver, Canada
    Record Source: Oregon, U.S., County Court Naturalization Records, 1840-1982, Oregon State Archive; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1840-1982

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kalamath Falls USA
    Record Source: U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Alien Arrivals At Blaine, Washington, 1924-1956; NAI: 2675039; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Numb

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1983
    Event Place: Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keno, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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