This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: JOHNSTON PENNINGTON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hYl.2ACIB/2919.1 Message Board Post: I wondered if you have found more on SAMUEL JOHNSTON, SR. My daughter in law descends from DR. SAMUEL JOHNSTON, JR. & RACHEL PENNINGTON. SAMUEL SR., is living with them in the 1850 census. SAMUEL & RACHEL are her 4th great grandparents. I have only just recently started researching this line. 850 US CENSUS Name: Samuel Johnston Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1810 Birth place: Not Stated Gender: Male Kentucky, Owsley, Kentucky Page: 280 Roll: M432_216 HOUSEHOLD: JOHNSTON, SAMUEL age 40 occ: Farmer b. unk v-$1400 JOHNSTON, RACHEL age 32 b. KY JOHNSTON, GEORGE age 17 occ: Farmer b. KY JOHNSTON, ANDERSON age 18 occ: Farmer b. KY JOHNSTON, HENDERSON age 16 b. KY JOHNSTON, LEVI age 12 b. KY JOHNSTON, HIJAH age 8 b. KY JOHNSTON, ELIZABETH age 5 b. KY JOHNSTON, NANCY age 1 b. KY JOHNSTON, JANE age 17 b. KY JOHNSTON, SAMUEL SR. age 69 occ: Farmer b. NC (b. abt. 1781) ==================== 1860 US CENSUS Name: Samuel Johnston Age: 51 Birthplace: Virginia Not Stated, Owsley, Kentucky Gender: Male Post Office: Booneville Roll: M653_391 Page: 0 Head of Household: Samuel Johnston HOUSEHOLD: JOHNSTON, SAMUEL age 51 occ: Physician b. VA JOHNSTON, RACHEL age b. KY (rest of fam. b. KY) JOHNSTON, HENDERSON age 26 occ: Farmer JOHNSTON, ABIJAH age 18 occ: Farmer JOHNSTON, NANCY age 12 JOHNSTON, JAMES age 7 JOHNSTON, LUCINDA age 4 ========================= 1870 US CENSUS Name: Samuel Johnson Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809 Age: 61 Birthplace: Virginia Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Gray Hawk Roll: M593_471 Page: 222 Image: 445 HOUSEHOLD: (prev. household listing here as may be son) JOHNSON, ABIJAH (head) age 28 occ: Farmer b. KY v-$600/200 (all in fam. b. KY) JOHNSON, LUCY age 30 JOHNSON, ANDREW age 10 JOHNSON, DAVID age 8 JOHNSON, RACHEL age 5 JOHNSON, JASPER age 3 JOHNSON, SAMUEL age 3 mos. next household: JOHNSON, SAMUEL (head) age 61 occ: Physician b. VA v-$1800/700 JOHNSON, RACHAEL age 52 b. KY JOHNSON, JAMES age 15 b. KY JOHNSON, LUCINDA age 12 b. KY ALLEN, (JOHN & CYRENA) male farm labor & female housekeeper b. TN ADAMS, ARCHEDIUS age 17 b. KY occ: Farm labor (next household: JOHNSON, HENDERSON age 32 occ: Farmer b. KY v-$400 JOHNSON, CYRENA age 22 b. KY JOHNSON, HIRAM age 1 b. KY ============================= 1880 US CENSUS Samuel JOHNSTON Male Other Information: Birth Year <1809> Birthplace VA Age 71 Occupation Practing Physician Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White> Head of Household Samuel JOHNSTON Relation Self Father's Birthplace NC Mother's Birthplace NC Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Samuel JOHNSTON Self M Male W 71 VA Practing Physician NC NC Rachel JOHNSTON Wife M Female W 62 KY Keeping House KY VA Source Information: Census Place E.D. 50, Pond Creek And River, Jackson, Kentucky Family History Library Film 1254421 NA Film Number T9-0421 Page Number 520D ============================= 1900 US CENSUS Name: Samuel Johnston Age: 91 Estimated birth year: 1809 Birthplace: Virginia Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Census Place: Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: T623 527; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 58. HOUSEHOLD: JOHNSTON, SAMUEL head b. Oct 1808 age 91 marr 12 yrs. b. VA parents b. NC occ: Farmer JOHNSTON, MARY wife b. March 1869 age 31 b. KY both parents b. KY 2/2 JOHNSTON, JOHN H. son b. Nov 1889 age 10 b. KY occ: Farm Labor JOHNSTON, JOSEPH son b. May 1892 age 8 b. KY ===============