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William Benjamin Johnston 1914 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1914

Birth Location: Ripley, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 29 Mar 1998

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Albert Johnston

Mother: Lou Johnson

Spouse(s): Marjorie Anders

Children(s):

Early life: William Benjamin Johnston arrived in Ripley, Tennessee, USA in 1914, born to Albert Sidney Johnston and Lou Ellen Johnson. Over time, William Benjamin Johnston formed a family with Marjorie Anders. William Benjamin Johnston concluded life in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America in 1998.

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Parents

Albert Johnston
1888 – 1956
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
AJ
Lou Johnson
1888 – 1922
Birth Location: Tennessee
LJ

Spouses(s)

Marjorie Anders
1922 –
Birth Location: Alabama
MA

Children(s)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Aug 1914
    Event Place: Ripley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Social Security Death Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012, Year: 1940; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T627_51; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 40-15, Number: 422-28-8734; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ripley, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1751; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 94; Image: 662

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Ripley, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ripley, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1751; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 94; Image: 662

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Norris City, Obion, Lawrence
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T627_51; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 40-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T627_51; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 40-15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Mar 1998
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012, Number: 422-28-8734; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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