Posted on: Austin County, Tx Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Austin?read=318 Surname: JOHNSTON, COLE, SLAUGHTER, STANFIELD, BUFF, HORN, DENTON ------------------------- Looking for family related members in Colorado County & Austin County. Beginning w/WILLIAM E. JOHNSTON, b. 1833 in Miss. d. January 28, 1884 in Wallis, Texas. Married ELIZABETH SLAUGHTER STANFIELD, January 26, 1880 in Austin County, Tx. They had one son: WILLIAM FRANKLIN "Frank" JOHNSTON, b. 1883, Wallis, Austin Co., Tx. & married MABEL DENTON. Notes for WILLIAM E. JOHNSTON: Probate of his Estate only mentions his wife ELIZABETH & year old son, FRANKLIN. WILLIAM E. JOHNSTON Brother-In-Laws: JAMES COLE & AUSTIN COLE, Married MARGARET & HARRIETT JOHNSTON. Another sister: PENELOPE JOHNSTON. Notes on ELIZABETH SLAUGHTER STANFIELD: b. July 20, 1852 in Texas d. August 18, 1940 in Chesterville, Colorado Co., Texas Father: Thomas Slaughter Mother: Nancy Gilbert Slaughter ELIZABETH SLAUGHTER - 1st Marriage: MARION STANFIELD had one daughter: FRANCES (Fanny) STANFIELD, b. Oct. 08, 1875, Wallis, Texas, d. Oct. 1951, Houston, Harris Co., Texas. FRANCES STANFIELD married BERRY TUBBS (Son of WILLIAM TUBBS & MARGARET CAROLINE BUFF. After WILLIAM E. JOHNSTON's death, ELIZABETH SLAUGHTER/STANFIELD/JOHNSTON married DAMASCUS "MAC" HORN, December 21, 1887 in Austin County, Texas. They had the following children: Marcus Horn, Mary Pearl Horn (married Joseph Rufus Denton), Herbert Horn, & Virgil "Bud" Horn (married Ethel Ingram). Also looking for relatives of WILLIAM FRANKLIN "Frank" JOHNSTON married MABEL DENTON (about 1905) and had the following children: Jay Johnston Melvin Johnston Fern Johnston Charlene Johnston Stanley Johnston Otis Johnston b. about 1906 Ethel Johnston b. about 1908 Would very much like to locate relatives, cousins or anyont with information. Please email me piapril@aol.com Thank you. Patti Bruecher