This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnston, Sikes, Thompson, Berger, Filer, McMorrough, Travis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1298 Message Board Post: In Reply to the Msg from Wanda Davis I am tracing my lines thru the Johnston, Sikes, and Thompson families of Limestone and Anderson Counties, in the late 1800s and the 1900s. My grandfather, Walter Eugene Johnston, born 27 Jan 1873, ??Anderson County ?? TX, died 14 Feb 1917, in Limestone County and married Mattie Lee Sikes on 25 Dec 1898 or 1899 in Limestone County. Family oral histories placed grandfather Johnston in Tennessee Colony before he arrived in Limestone County. I have located him; his widowed mother, Sarah Elizabeth; his sister, Lillian; and a cousin F.P. Goad in Precinct 2, Anderson County on the 1880 Census. The census document, had Sarah Elizabeth’s birthplace as Tennessee. Further oral histories identified his father, Wheat Johnston, as the grandson of Peter Johnston of Prince Edward County, VA and the nephew of Sen John Warfield Johnston and the brothers Generals Sydney and Joesph Johnston. However, I can find no trace of Wheat Johnston. I noticed you were also working the Johnston’s of Anderson County. I also saw there were more than one or two other Johnston households in Precinct 2 on that 1880 Census. Are you working the same Johnston line and do you know if any of these households may be related? Thanx for your help. Charlotte Berger

Charlotte, My JOHNSTONs are: Samuel Wilburn JOHNSTON (1851 Newton Co. MS - 1911 Houston Co. TX) m. Mary Susan GOBER (1858 MS - 1916 Houston Co. TX) Samuel & Mary married in 1877 in MS. They moved to Texas abt 1885 w/ his sister & husband, Martha Ann (JOHNSTON) GOBER & Charles H. GOBER. Samuel & Martha JOHNSTON are c/o James J. JOHNSTON (1811 MS-1873 MS) & Manica A. (SMITH) JOHNSTON (1823 NC-1895 LA) Both the JOHNSTON/GOBER families above moved 1st to Anderson Co., then Samuel & Mary Susan to Houston Co. Martha & Charles lived 1st in Anderson Co. then in Cherokee Co. TX. Wanda Bowlin Davis - Kerrville TX - [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [[TXANDERS]] RE: [[TXANDERS]] CAMPBELLs/LIVELYs, 01/02/03 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnston, Sikes, Thompson, Berger, Filer, McMorrough, Travis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XiB.2ACI/1298 Message Board Post: In Reply to the Msg from Wanda Davis I am tracing my lines thru the Johnston, Sikes, and Thompson families of Limestone and Anderson Counties, in the late 1800s and the 1900s. My grandfather, Walter Eugene Johnston, born 27 Jan 1873, ??Anderson County ?? TX, died 14 Feb 1917, in Limestone County and married Mattie Lee Sikes on 25 Dec 1898 or 1899 in Limestone County. Family oral histories placed grandfather Johnston in Tennessee Colony before he arrived in Limestone County. I have located him; his widowed mother, Sarah Elizabeth; his sister, Lillian; and a cousin F.P. Goad in Precinct 2, Anderson County on the 1880 Census. The census document, had Sarah Elizabeth's birthplace as Tennessee. Further oral histories identified his father, Wheat Johnston, as the grandson of Peter Johnston of Prince Edward County, VA and the nephew of Sen John Warfield Johnston and the brothers Generals Sydney and Joesph Johnston. However, I can find no trace of Wheat Johnston. I noticed you were also working the Johnston's of Anderson County. I also saw there were more than one or two other Johnston households in Precinct 2 on that 1880 Census. Are you working the same Johnston line and do you know if any of these households may be related? Thanx for your help. Charlotte Berger ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237