Joseph Clinton Johnston (1881-1956)

Joseph Clinton Johnston

Son of Joseph Finis Johnston & Elizabeth Jane Boggess 

 

Joseph Clinton Johnston was born on February 9, 1881 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was the fourth of five children known to be born to Joseph Finis Johnston and Elizabeth Jane Boggess.  Joe was raised on the family farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County. 

In 1910, Joe married Josephine Neal in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was 28 years old, and she was 18 years.  Josie was born on July 24, 1891 in Kentucky.  After their marriage, Joe and Josie settled down on a farm on Main Cross St. in Greenville, Muhlenberg County.  They had three children, as follows:

            Reginald Terry             born 1912

            Elizabeth Christine      born March 9, 1916

            Anna Helen                  born 1918

Joe enlisted for service during World War I on September 12, 1918.  He described himself as medium height and build, with grey eyes and light hair.  Joe was not a veteran of World War I.

Joseph Clinton Johnston died on November 10, 1956 in the city of Fulton, Fulton County, Kentucky.  He was 75 years old at his death.  Josephine went on to live another three decades after the death of her husband.  She died on February 7, 1986 in Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, at the age of 94.

Notes for Joseph Clinton Johnston

Birth, Occupation, Military, Residence in 1918, Physical Description:  Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.

Marriage:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 771; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 965.0.

Death:  Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Notes for Josephine Neal

Birth and Death:  Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.  Number: 404-03-1187; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951. And:  Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line].  Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

Notes for Elizabeth Christine Johnston

Birth:  Kentucky Birth Collection, 1852-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.

Charles Henry Johnston (1879-1937)

Charles Henry Johnston

Son of Joseph Finis Johnston & Elizabeth Jane Boggess 

Charles Henry Johnston was born on February 2, 1879 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was the third of five children known to be born to Joseph Finis Johnston and Elizabeth Jane Boggess.  Charlie was raised on the family farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County. 

On October 27, 1901, Charlie married Mittie Estelle Boggess in Muhlenberg County.  He was 23 years old and she was 22 years.  Mittie was also born in 1879 in Kentucky, the daughter of George F. Boggess and Margaret Elizabeth Greenwood.  Charlie and Mittie had at least two children: 

                        Haylle             born 1905

                        Lawrence      born 1908

Charlie enlisted for service in World War I, on September 12, 1918.  He was of medium height and stout build, with grey eyes and dark brown hair.  At that time, he and his family were living on a farm on Route 3 in Greenville. 

Charles Henry Johnston died on January 30, 1937 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was just three days shy of his 58^th birthday.  Mittie went on to live another 30 years after the death of her husband.  Mittie E. Johnston died at the age of 91, on August 10, 1970 in the same county.   

 

Notes for Charles Henry Johnston

Birth, Occupation, Military, Residence in 1918, Physical Description:  Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.

Marriage:  "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," index and images, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V65W-RHC : accessed 8 February 2015), Charley Johnston and Mattie Boggess, 27 Oct 1901; citing p. 559, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 557,329.
Occupation, and Residence in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: West Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496; Page: 7B; Enumeration  District: 85; Image: 985.

Death:  Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Notes for Mittie E. (maiden name unknown)

Birth:  Year: 1910; Census Place: West Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 985.

Death:  Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

Jacob Aspasia Johnston (1877-1960)

Jacob Aspasia Johnston

Son of Joseph Finis Johnston & Elizabeth Jane Boggess 

Jacob Aspasia Johnston was born November 10, 1877 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was the second of five children known to be born to Joseph Finis Johnston and Elizabeth Jane Boggess.  It would seem he was named after his mother’s uncle, Aspasia William Earle.  Jacob was raised on the family farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County. 

Jacob married Bertha Bivins in May 1900 in Court House, Muhlenberg County.  He was 22 years old and she was 15 years.  Bertha was born September 14, 1884 in Kentucky, the daughter of Andrew F. Bivins and Martha Ann Johnston.  

Jacob and Bertha had one child, Edith Larine Johnston, who was born April 9, 1905.

After their marriage, Jacob and Bertha established their home on a farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County.  Jacob labored as a farmer until 1930, when he was employed as an Auto Salesman. 

Edith Larine Johnston died of pneumonia on June 3, 1933 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  She was buried in Cherry Grove Cemetery in Weir, Muhlenberg County.  She was 28 years old at her death.

Jacob Aspasia Johnston died on December 6, 1960 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was 83 years old at his death. 

Bertha Bivins Johnston died twelve years later on January 14, 1973, also in Muhlenberg.  She was 87 years old.  Jacob and Bertha were buried in Cherry Grove Cemetery in Weir, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Notes for Jacob Aspasia Johnston

Birth and Marriage to Bertha:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg,    Kentucky;  Roll: T623 545; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 67.

Death:  Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Notes for Bertha Bivins

Birth:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky;  Roll: T623 545; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 67.

Death:  Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Notes for Edith L. Johnston

Birth:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_497; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 25.
Death:  Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.