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Vivian Valnetta Johnston 1922–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1922

Birth Location: Fillmore, Ventura, California, USA

Death Date: Sep 1994

Death Location: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Father: Arthur Johnston

Mother: Edna Hill

Spouse(s): Robert Wrightson

Children(s):

Vivian Valnetta Johnston was born in 1922 in Fillmore, Ventura, California, USA, the child of Arthur Dabbs Johnston And Edna Nettie Hill. In 1935, Vivian Valnetta Johnston resided in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA. In 1940, Vivian Valnetta Johnston resided in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA. Vivian Valnetta Johnston married Robert Stanley Wrightson. Vivian Valnetta Johnston passed away in 1994 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Vivian Valnetta Johnston was born in 1922 in Fillmore, Ventura, California, USA, the child of Arthur Dabbs Johnston And Edna Nettie Hill.
  • In 1935, Vivian Valnetta Johnston resided in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
  • In 1940, Vivian Valnetta Johnston resided in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
  • Vivian Valnetta Johnston married Robert Stanley Wrightson.
  • Vivian Valnetta Johnston passed away in 1994 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Johnston
1898–1958
Birth Location: Liberal, Barton, Missouri, USA
AJ
Edna Hill
1903–1976
Birth Location: Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Robert Wrightson
1921–1993
Birth Location: Santa Barbara County, California, USA
RW

Children(s)

Vivian Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Vivian Johnston
1922–1994
Birth Place: Fillmore, Ventura, California, USA
Parents
Arthur Dabbs Johnston
1898–1958
Liberal, Barton, Missouri, USA
Edna (Nettie) Hill
1903–1976
Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Simon) Hill
1869–1917
Lester Township, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA
Maud (Wilcox) Sykes
1870–1968
Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Sykes
1839–1905
Julia Wilcox
1847–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sykes
1807–1879
Elizabeth Hay
1810–1880

Vivian Johnston's Timeline

8 Records

1922
16 Jul 1922
Birth of Vivian Valnetta Johnston in Fillmore, Ventura, California, USA
Fillmore, Ventura, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Vivian Valnetta Johnston resided here in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 18
Vivian Valnetta Johnston resided here in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
1943
1943
Age 21
Vivian Valnetta Johnston resided here in Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Barbara, California, USA
1945
1945
Age 23
Vivian Valnetta Johnston resided here in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
1948
1948
Age 26
Vivian Valnetta Johnston resided here in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
1994
14 Sep 1994
Age 72
Death of Vivian Valnetta Johnston in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
1994
Sep 1994
Age 72
Burial of Vivian Valnetta Johnston in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1922
    Event Place: Fillmore, Ventura, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California; Roll: m-t0627-00334; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 42-35
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 560-24-2612; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] California, Death Index, Date: 1994-09-14
    [4] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Birthdate: 16 Jul 1922; Birth County: Ventura
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California; Roll: m-t0627-00334; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 42-35

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California; Roll: m-t0627-00334; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 42-35

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1994
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Vivian Valnetta Wrightson 14 Sep 1994

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1994
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 560-24-2612; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1994-09-14
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1994
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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