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William Gray Johnston 1905 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1905

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: Mar 1981

Death Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Gordon Johnston

Mother: Anna Gaines

Spouse(s): Eunice Davis

Children(s): William Johnston, Irma Johnston

It was in 1905 that William Gray Johnston was born in Alabama, a child of Gordon Caldwell Johnston and Anna Hestle Gaines. William Gray Johnston went on to marry Eunice Irene Davis and had children such as William Johnston and Irma Lee Johnston. William Gray Johnston was deceased by 1981 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Parents

Gordon Johnston
1873 – 1950
Birth Location: Perry County, Alabama
GJ
Anna Gaines
1872 – 1961
Birth Location: Lower Peach Tree, Russell, Alabama, United States
AG

Spouses(s)

Eunice Davis
1905 –
Birth Location: Troy, Pike, AL
ED

Children(s)

William Johnston
1925 –
Birth Location: Alabama
WJ
Irma Johnston
1928 – 2005
Birth Location: Alabama
IJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Oct 1905
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Social Security Death Index, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1425; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 36-219, Number: 433-03-1234; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 806; Page: 39A; Enumeration District: 0125; Image: 78.0; FHL microfilm: 2340541

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Indianapolis Ward 8, Marion, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 806; Page: 39A; Enumeration District: 0125; Image: 78.0; FHL microfilm: 2340541

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1425; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 36-219

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Bet. 1940–1945
    Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1425; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 36-219

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Mar 1981
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 433-03-1234; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951

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