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John Wesley Johnston

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Peggy Whitson — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 28 
  • Father:
  • Anthony Y. Johnston 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Elderkin   
  • Birth Date:
  • 9 Feb 1834 
  • Birth Location:
  • Venango County, Pennsylvania 
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  • Death Date:
  • 30 Mar 1917 
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  • Burial Location:
  • Ellston Cemetery, Union Township, Ringgold, Iowa 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Lavina Luther Beightol
  • Marriage Date:
  • 14 Oct 1858 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Venango County, Pennsylvania 
  • Child:

  Charles Wesley Johnston (Ahnentafel No:14 )

• Sources for John Wesley Johnston

  • ¹ Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company (1887), 341.
  • ² Federal Census, PA, Venango County, 1850, Canal, Image 11 of 15.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/31/2023).
  • ⁴ Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972, Death certificate for son Charles Wesley Johnston.
  • ⁵ Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, Marriage record for son Chas W Johnston and Mabel Ann Garland.

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