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Walter Francis Johnston 1917 – 1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1917

Birth Location: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1990

Death Location: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA

Father: Walter Johnston

Mother: Elizabeth Farrell

Spouse(s): Mary Nestor

Children(s): Walter Johnston, Jerome Johnston, John Johnston, Robert Johnston

1917 marked the beginning of Walter Francis Johnston Sr.'s life in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA, to parents Walter Marine Johnston and Elizabeth M Farrell. Eventually, Walter Francis Johnston Sr. married Mary Jane Nestor, and they welcomed Walter Francis Johnston, Jerome T Johnston, John L. Johnston and Robert Nestor Johnston. Walter Francis Johnston Sr. passed in 1990 at Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA.

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Parents

Walter Johnston
1888 – 1952
Birth Location: Allegany County, MD
WJ
Elizabeth Farrell
1889 – 1970
Birth Location: Mahoning County, OH
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Spouses(s)

Mary Nestor
1916 – 2002
Birth Location: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
MN

Children(s)

Walter Johnston
1938 –
Birth Location: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
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Jerome Johnston
1941 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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John Johnston
1949 – 2002
Birth Location: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio
JJ
Robert Johnston
1952 –
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
RJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Social Security Death Index, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 718, Year: 1940; Census Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03271; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 96-92, Number: 287-01-8107; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: Before 1951, Certificate: 030227; Volume: 28112, Year: 1920; Census Place: Youngstown Ward 6, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: T625_1415; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 208, Year: 1930; Census Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; Page: 46A; Enumeration District: 0070, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Struthers, M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Youngstown Ward 6, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Youngstown Ward 6, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: T625_1415; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 208

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; Page: 46A; Enumeration District: 0070

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03271; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 96-92

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03271; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 96-92

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Struthers, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Struthers, M

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 718

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Certificate: 030227; Volume: 28112

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Apr 1990
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Social Security Death Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Number: 287-01-8107; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: Before 1951, Certificate: 030227; Volume: 28112

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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