Rites Monday At Whittington For Mrs. Johnston Mrs. Marissa Janie Johnston, 89, of Chicago Heights, IlI., died at 12:35 p.m. Friday at the St. James Hospital in that city. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm. Monday at the Johnston Funeral Home in Whittington. Burial will be in the Franklin Cemetery near Whittington. The body will lie in state at the Johnston Funeral Home in Whittington, where friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Sunday. She was married to George W. Johnston, who preceded her in death. Survivors include four sons, Edgar and Herman, both of Whittington and George and John of Chicago Heights, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Eva M. Fitzgerrells of Glenwood, Ill.; 19 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Mrs. Johnston was a member of the Rescue Free Will Baptist church of Whittington. Mt. Vernon Register- News (Mt. Vernon, Illinois) 29 December 1962 . Page 2 1900 Census has her born abt Aug 1874, Marriage record has her born in abt 1873. I am guessing 1873 is Correct given she was 89 when she passed -----Original Message----- From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Byford Campbell Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 2:39 PM To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Johnstons George Washington Johnston 1872-1932 Marita Jane Winemiller 1879-1962 Byford Campbel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Wisniewski" <michellewisniewski5@gmail.com> To: <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 9:07 AM Subject: [ILJEFFER] Johnstons > Does anyone know who the parents of James Edgar Johnston were? I have some > Johnstons in my line descending from Noah Johnston. > > Thanks, > Michelle > > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:14:07 -0500 > From: "Pat Corona" <corona245@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Obituary for Ewing A. Johnston > To: <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <32F5F6673E4648E0AC9B8D7EE6A14136@DellDesktop> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Larry, > > Thanks for posting this obit. Ewing is a cousin. > > Pat Corona > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lance > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:27 PM > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com ; iljeffer@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILJEFFER] Obituary for Ewing A. Johnston > > The Mt. Vernon Register-News > > June 25, 2014 > > > > Ewing Johnston > > Ewing A. Johnston, 88, of Benton, went to be with the Lord Monday morning, > June 23, 2014, from the Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. > Vernon. > > He was born in Whittington on June 26, 1925, the son of James Edgar and > Amy > Irene (Holman) Johnston. > > He married Majorie A. Ferguson on Jan. 12, 1946, and she preceded him in > death on June 19, 2013. > > He loved and rejoiced in the Lord and shared this with everyone that he > met. > He remained faithful until the end. He attended the First Church of God in > Benton. He was a retired coal miner. He enjoyed farming after retirement, > raising sweet potatoes and especially visiting with the customers that he > met. > > Mr. Johnston is survived by daughter, Karen Wayman and husband John of Mt. > Vernon; four grandchildren, Kelly Oreskovic and husband Bob of Washington, > Mo., Michael Franklin and wife Heather of O'Fallon, Michelle Autry and > husband Dan of O'Fallon, Mo. and Millie Deadmond and husband Adam of Mt. > Vernon; great-grandchildren, Emma Kotowski, Chloe Clark, Kaylee Franklin, > Katie Oreskovic, Drake Autry, Nathan Oreskovic, Jake Franklin, Dakota > Autry > and Kalissa Deadmond; one sister, Irene Cross and husband Charles of > Benton; > and several nieces and nephews. > > Mr. Johnston was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a son, Benjamin > Allen Johnston; a daughter, Patricia Lynn Franklin; two sisters, Mary > Corey > and Alice Barnfield; and two brothers, George and Beverly Johnston. > > Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Morton & Johnston > Funeral Home in Benton with Pastor Randy Hayes officiating. Burial will be > in the Masonic & Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. > > Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message Visit the Jefferson County web site at: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sometime back, Ruth Montgomery told me her name was "Marita"... which would match Byford's info.. anyway, Michelle, I have: G.W. as s/o James William JOHNSTON (1843 Union Co., KY - abt 1899 FCI?) and Mary Ann "Polly" CONNER (1834? IL - ?) James Wm s/o Thomas JOHNSTON (abt 1815 (prob. Shelby? Co.), KY - after 1900 FCI) and Mary Ann THORNBERRY (30 Nov 1825 Union Co., KY - 27 Feb 1858 Union Co., KY) -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Larry Lance > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 4:55 PM > To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com; ilfrankl@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Johnstons (ADDL for Marissa Janie WINEMILLER > JOHNSTON > > Rites Monday At Whittington For > Mrs. Johnston > > Mrs. Marissa Janie Johnston, 89, of Chicago Heights, IlI., died at 12:35 > p.m. Friday at the St. James Hospital in that city. > Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm. Monday at the Johnston Funeral > Home in Whittington. Burial will be in the Franklin Cemetery near > Whittington. > The body will lie in state at the Johnston Funeral Home in Whittington, > where friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Sunday. > She was married to George W. Johnston, who preceded her in death. > Survivors include four sons, Edgar and Herman, both of Whittington and > George and John of Chicago Heights, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Eva M. > Fitzgerrells of Glenwood, Ill.; 19 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and > one great-great grandchild. > Mrs. Johnston was a member of the Rescue Free Will Baptist church of > Whittington. > > Mt. Vernon Register- News > (Mt. Vernon, Illinois) > 29 December 1962 . Page 2 > > 1900 Census has her born abt Aug 1874, Marriage record has her born > in abt 1873. I am guessing 1873 is Correct given she was 89 when she passed > > > -----Original Message----- > From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer- > bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Byford Campbell > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 2:39 PM > To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Johnstons > > George Washington Johnston > 1872-1932 > Marita Jane Winemiller > 1879-1962 > > Byford Campbel > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michelle Wisniewski" <michellewisniewski5@gmail.com> > To: <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 9:07 AM > Subject: [ILJEFFER] Johnstons > > > > Does anyone know who the parents of James Edgar Johnston were? I have > some > > Johnstons in my line descending from Noah Johnston. > > > > Thanks, > > Michelle > > > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:14:07 -0500 > > From: "Pat Corona" <corona245@comcast.net> > > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Obituary for Ewing A. Johnston > > To: <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: <32F5F6673E4648E0AC9B8D7EE6A14136@DellDesktop> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > > reply-type=original > > > > Larry, > > > > Thanks for posting this obit. Ewing is a cousin. > > > > Pat Corona > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry Lance > > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:27 PM > > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com ; iljeffer@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ILJEFFER] Obituary for Ewing A. Johnston > > > > The Mt. Vernon Register-News > > > > June 25, 2014 > > > > > > > > Ewing Johnston > > > > Ewing A. Johnston, 88, of Benton, went to be with the Lord Monday > morning, > > June 23, 2014, from the Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. > > Vernon. > > > > He was born in Whittington on June 26, 1925, the son of James Edgar and > > Amy > > Irene (Holman) Johnston. > > > > He married Majorie A. Ferguson on Jan. 12, 1946, and she preceded him in > > death on June 19, 2013. > > > > He loved and rejoiced in the Lord and shared this with everyone that he > > met. > > He remained faithful until the end. He attended the First Church of God in > > Benton. He was a retired coal miner. He enjoyed farming after retirement, > > raising sweet potatoes and especially visiting with the customers that he > > met. > > > > Mr. Johnston is survived by daughter, Karen Wayman and husband John of > Mt. > > Vernon; four grandchildren, Kelly Oreskovic and husband Bob of > Washington, > > Mo., Michael Franklin and wife Heather of O'Fallon, Michelle Autry and > > husband Dan of O'Fallon, Mo. and Millie Deadmond and husband Adam of > Mt. > > Vernon; great-grandchildren, Emma Kotowski, Chloe Clark, Kaylee Franklin, > > Katie Oreskovic, Drake Autry, Nathan Oreskovic, Jake Franklin, Dakota > > Autry > > and Kalissa Deadmond; one sister, Irene Cross and husband Charles of > > Benton; > > and several nieces and nephews. > > > > Mr. Johnston was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a son, Benjamin > > Allen Johnston; a daughter, Patricia Lynn Franklin; two sisters, Mary > > Corey > > and Alice Barnfield; and two brothers, George and Beverly Johnston. > > > > Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Morton & Johnston > > Funeral Home in Benton with Pastor Randy Hayes officiating. Burial will be > > in the Masonic & Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. > > > > Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. > > > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Yes, Thomas JOHNSTON & Mary Ann THORNBERRY/THORNSBURY are my 2nd. Gr. Grandparents. Their son, James Wm. JOHNSTON is a brother to my Gr. Grandfather, John T. JOHNSTON. Pat Corona -----Original Message----- From: Sheldon Jones Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 2:34 PM To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com ; ilfrankl@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Johnstons (ADDL for Marissa Janie WINEMILLER JOHNSTON Sometime back, Ruth Montgomery told me her name was "Marita"... which would match Byford's info.. anyway, Michelle, I have: G.W. as s/o James William JOHNSTON (1843 Union Co., KY - abt 1899 FCI?) and Mary Ann "Polly" CONNER (1834? IL - ?) James Wm s/o Thomas JOHNSTON (abt 1815 (prob. Shelby? Co.), KY - after 1900 FCI) and Mary Ann THORNBERRY (30 Nov 1825 Union Co., KY - 27 Feb 1858 Union Co., KY) -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Larry Lance > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 4:55 PM > To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com; ilfrankl@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Johnstons (ADDL for Marissa Janie WINEMILLER > JOHNSTON > > Rites Monday At Whittington For > Mrs. Johnston > > Mrs. Marissa Janie Johnston, 89, of Chicago Heights, IlI., died at 12:35 > p.m. Friday at the St. James Hospital in that city. > Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm. Monday at the Johnston Funeral > Home in Whittington. Burial will be in the Franklin Cemetery near > Whittington. > The body will lie in state at the Johnston Funeral Home in Whittington, > where friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Sunday. > She was married to George W. Johnston, who preceded her in death. > Survivors include four sons, Edgar and Herman, both of Whittington and > George and John of Chicago Heights, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Eva M. > Fitzgerrells of Glenwood, Ill.; 19 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and > one great-great grandchild. > Mrs. Johnston was a member of the Rescue Free Will Baptist church of > Whittington. > > Mt. Vernon Register- News > (Mt. Vernon, Illinois) > 29 December 1962 . Page 2 > > 1900 Census has her born abt Aug 1874, Marriage record has her born > in abt 1873. I am guessing 1873 is Correct given she was 89 when she passed > > > -----Original Message----- > From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer- > bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Byford Campbell > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 2:39 PM > To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Johnstons > > George Washington Johnston > 1872-1932 > Marita Jane Winemiller > 1879-1962 > > Byford Campbel > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michelle Wisniewski" <michellewisniewski5@gmail.com> > To: <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 9:07 AM > Subject: [ILJEFFER] Johnstons > > > > Does anyone know who the parents of James Edgar Johnston were? I have > some > > Johnstons in my line descending from Noah Johnston. > > > > Thanks, > > Michelle > > > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:14:07 -0500 > > From: "Pat Corona" <corona245@comcast.net> > > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Obituary for Ewing A. Johnston > > To: <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> > > Message-ID: <32F5F6673E4648E0AC9B8D7EE6A14136@DellDesktop> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > > reply-type=original > > > > Larry, > > > > Thanks for posting this obit. Ewing is a cousin. > > > > Pat Corona > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry Lance > > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:27 PM > > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com ; iljeffer@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ILJEFFER] Obituary for Ewing A. Johnston > > > > The Mt. Vernon Register-News > > > > June 25, 2014 > > > > > > > > Ewing Johnston > > > > Ewing A. Johnston, 88, of Benton, went to be with the Lord Monday > morning, > > June 23, 2014, from the Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. > > Vernon. > > > > He was born in Whittington on June 26, 1925, the son of James Edgar and > > Amy > > Irene (Holman) Johnston. > > > > He married Majorie A. Ferguson on Jan. 12, 1946, and she preceded him in > > death on June 19, 2013. > > > > He loved and rejoiced in the Lord and shared this with everyone that he > > met. > > He remained faithful until the end. He attended the First Church of God in > > Benton. He was a retired coal miner. He enjoyed farming after retirement, > > raising sweet potatoes and especially visiting with the customers that he > > met. > > > > Mr. Johnston is survived by daughter, Karen Wayman and husband John of > Mt. > > Vernon; four grandchildren, Kelly Oreskovic and husband Bob of > Washington, > > Mo., Michael Franklin and wife Heather of O'Fallon, Michelle Autry and > > husband Dan of O'Fallon, Mo. and Millie Deadmond and husband Adam of > Mt. > > Vernon; great-grandchildren, Emma Kotowski, Chloe Clark, Kaylee Franklin, > > Katie Oreskovic, Drake Autry, Nathan Oreskovic, Jake Franklin, Dakota > > Autry > > and Kalissa Deadmond; one sister, Irene Cross and husband Charles of > > Benton; > > and several nieces and nephews. > > > > Mr. Johnston was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a son, Benjamin > > Allen Johnston; a daughter, Patricia Lynn Franklin; two sisters, Mary > > Corey > > and Alice Barnfield; and two brothers, George and Beverly Johnston. > > > > Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Morton & Johnston > > Funeral Home in Benton with Pastor Randy Hayes officiating. Burial will be > > in the Masonic & Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. > > > > Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. > > > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message Visit the Jefferson County web site at: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message