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William Palmer Johnston 1924 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1924

Birth Location: Laurel, Iowa

Death Date: 14 Feb 2006

Death Location: State Center, Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: John Johnston

Mother: Mabel Kasner

Spouse(s): Mary Bowman

Children(s): William Johnston, Ronald Johnston, Bernard Johnston, Jan None, Trish None, Harold Johnston, Pat Johnston

William Palmer Johnston was born in Laurel, Iowa in 1924, to John William Johnston and Mabel Marguerite Kasner. Later in life, William Palmer Johnston married Mary Elizabeth Bowman; among their children were William Michael Bill Johnston, Ronald Clyde Johnston, Bernard Eugene Johnston, Jan, Trish, Harold Joseph Johnston and Pat Johnston. William Palmer Johnston died in State Center, Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America, 2006.

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Parents

John Johnston
1899 –
Birth Location: –
JJ
Mabel Kasner
1902 – 1988
Birth Location: Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America
MK

Spouses(s)

Mary Bowman
1931 – 2014
Birth Location: Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America
MB

Children(s)

William Johnston
1952 – 1998
Birth Location: Marshalltown, Iowa
WJ
Ronald Johnston
1956 –
Birth Location: Marshalltown
RJ
Bernard Johnston
1961 –
Birth Location: –
BJ
Jan None
Birth Location: –
J
Trish None
Birth Location: –
T
Harold Johnston
Birth Location: –
HJ
Pat Johnston
Birth Location: –
PJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Aug 1924
    Event Place: Laurel, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01182; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 64-29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Timber Creek, Timber Creek, Marshall, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Timber Creek, Marshall, Iowa; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2340404

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Marshall, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01182; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 64-29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01182; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 64-29

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 4 Jun 1949
    Event Place: Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1995
    Event Place: Marshalltown, IA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 2477 Oaks Ave., Marshalltown
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marshall Town, Marshall, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Iowa, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 250

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Indexes complied by the Court Clerks at the U.S. Circuit and District Courts of the the Judicial District of Oregon, 1859-1956; Microfilm Serial: M1242; Microfil

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Feb 2006
    Event Place: State Center, Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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