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Charles Wesley Johnston

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• • Great-grandfather of Peggy Whitson — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 14 
  • Father:
  • John Wesley Johnston 
  • Mother:
  • Lavina Luther Beightol   
  • Birth Date:
  • 20 May 1874 
  • Birth Location:
  • Ellston, Ringgold, Iowa 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 31 Mar 1931 
  • Death Location:
  • Ellston, Ringgold, Iowa 
  • Burial Date:
  • 2 Apr 1931 
  • Burial Location:
  • Ellston Cemetery, Union Township, Ringgold, Iowa 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Mabel Anna Garland
  • Marriage Date:
  • 29 Jan 1902 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Ringgold County, Iowa 
  • Child:

  Wanda Pauline Johnston (Ahnentafel No:7 )

  • Notes: 

  • Charles Johnston's given name is also seen as Charley.

• Sources for Charles Wesley Johnston

  • ¹ Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company (1887), 341.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/31/2023).
  • ³ Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, Birth record for daughter Wanda P Johnston.
  • ⁴ Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972, Death certificate for Charles Wesley Johnston.
  • ⁵ Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972, Death record for daughter Wanda Pauline Walters.
  • ⁶ Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, Marriage record for Chas W Johnston and Mabel Ann Garland.

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