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Walter Lewis Johnston 1924–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1924

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 24 January 2006

Death Location: Arden, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Charles Johnston

Mother: B Johnston

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1924, Walter Lewis Johnston entered the world in North Carolina, born to Charles Walter Johnston And B Sletta Johnston. In 1935, Walter Lewis Johnston resided in Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina. In 1940, Walter Lewis Johnston resided in Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United Stat. Walter Lewis Johnston passed away in 2006 in Arden, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Walter Lewis Johnston entered the world in North Carolina, born to Charles Walter Johnston And B Sletta Johnston.
  • In 1935, Walter Lewis Johnston resided in Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Walter Lewis Johnston resided in Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United Stat.
  • Walter Lewis Johnston passed away in 2006 in Arden, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Johnston
1884–1972
Birth Location: North Carolina
CJ
B Johnston
1894–1979
Birth Location: North Carolina
BJ

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Walter Johnston
1924–2006
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Charles Walter Johnston
1884–1972
North Carolina
B (Sletta) Johnston
1894–1979
North Carolina
Grandparents
Charles (W) Johnston
1852–
North Carolina
Martha (or Murthy Aveline) Lance
1852–
North Carolina, USA
Montravilla ("Mont" Montreville Marion) Brittain
1859–1927
Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mamie (B Allen) Brittain
1869–1954
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Leander Brittain
1820–1900
Nancy Brittain
1826–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brittian
1798–1867
Rachel Brittan
1799–1884
Hiram Carland
1801–1884
Martha Carland
1805–1861

Walter Johnston's Timeline

5 Records

1924
18 June 1924
Birth of Walter Lewis Johnston in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 11
Walter Lewis Johnston resided here in Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina
Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 16
Walter Lewis Johnston resided here in Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1950
1950
Age 26
Walter Lewis Johnston resided here in Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
2006
24 January 2006
Age 82
Death of Walter Lewis Johnston in Arden NC
Arden NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1924
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2878; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 11-56
    [2] 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: Avery Creek, Buncomb
    [3] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [4] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2878; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 11-56

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2878; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 11-56

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Avery Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, 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: Avery Creek, Buncomb

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 2006
    Event Place: Arden NC
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arden, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Find a Grave Index
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