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Robert Johnston 1842 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1842

Birth Location: Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 23 Dec 1911

Death Location: Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: James Johnston

Mother: Margaret Gay-Johnston

Spouse(s): Hannah Brewer

Children(s): Armilda Johnson

Robert Johnston was born in 1842 in Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of James B. Johnston and Margaret "Peggy" Gay-Johnston. Robert Johnston later married Hannah Brewer, and together they raised children including Armilda Johnson. In 1911, Robert Johnston passed away in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Parents

James Johnston
1800 – 1889
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Margaret Gay-Johnston
1810 – 1891
Birth Location: Gays Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Brewer
1845 – 1913
Birth Location: Buckhorn, Perry, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Armilda Johnson
1871 – 1930
Birth Location: Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 March 1842
    Event Place: Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
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