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Willie Jay Johnston 1880–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1880

Birth Location: Benton, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1960

Death Location: West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA

Father: Henry Johnston

Mother: Nancy Fulton

Spouse(s): Bertha Johnston

Children(s): Nettie Johnston

Willie Jay Johnston was born in 1880 in Benton, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA, the child of Henry Sidney Johnston And Nancy Jane Josephine Nanny Fulton. Willie Jay Johnston married Bertha Lafenia Martin Johnston, and had children including Nettie Laphenia Johnston. Willie Jay Johnston passed away in 1960 in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Jay Johnston was born in 1880 in Benton, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA, the child of Henry Sidney Johnston And Nancy Jane Josephine Nanny Fulton.
  • Willie Jay Johnston married Bertha Lafenia Martin Johnston, and had children including Nettie Laphenia Johnston.
  • Willie Jay Johnston passed away in 1960 in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Johnston
1846–1923
Birth Location: Decatur, Newton Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Nancy Fulton
1854–1929
Birth Location: Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Bertha Johnston
1883–1965
Birth Location: Vienna, Lincoln, Louisiana USA
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Children(s)

Nettie Johnston
1905–1994
Birth Location: Sikes, Winn, Louisiana
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Willie Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Willie Johnston
1880–1960
Birth Place: Benton, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Henry Sidney Johnston
1846–1923
Decatur, Newton Parish, Louisiana, United States
Nancy (Jane (Josephine?) (Nanny)) Fulton
1854–1929
Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Willie (Jay) Johnston (2 Feb 1880–3 Jan 1960) m. Bertha (Lafenia Martin) Johnston (18 Jun 1883–18 Feb 1965)
  1. 1. Nettie (Laphenia) Johnston 1905–1994 m. Ira (Andrew) Campbell 1900–1965
    1. 1. Andrew (Eldridge) Campbell 1922–2005 m. Marion (Estelle) Alvis 1924–2003
      1. 1. Gary (Gene) Campbell 1951–1983
    2. 2. Elner Campbell 1926–2019
    3. 3. Ira (Edwin) Campbell 1926–1981
    4. 4. Willie (Ellis "Jim") Campbell 1924–1988
    5. 5. Farrell (Henry) Campbell 1930–2010
    6. 6. Barrett (Kennedy) Campbell 1934–1985
    7. 7. Ara (Natalie Campbell) Rachal 1928–2008

Willie Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1880
2 Feb 1880
Birth of Willie Jay Johnston in Benton, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Benton, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
1960
3 Jan 1960
Age 80
Death of Willie Jay Johnston in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA
West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Benton, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1960
    Event Place: West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA
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