In desperate need of help on this family. I'm having trouble finding dates on some of these folks. It really confuses me when they keep switching from Johnston to Johnson. Any help or information will be appreciated. Thanks Debbie Generation No. 1 1. Mortimer2 Johnston (John1)1,2,3 was born 1817, and died 1885. He married Caroline Pennington4,5 June 23, 1848 in Pendleton County, WV, daughter of Sampson Pennington and Mary Montoney. Children of Mortimer Johnston and Caroline Pennington are: + 2 i. Markwood Stickly3 Johnston, born 1848. 3 ii. Eliza Catherine Johnston. 4 iii. Mary Ellen Johnston. 5 iv. Almira Arbelia Johnston. 6 v. Martha Johnston. 7 vi. Charity Elizaebeth Johnston. 8 vii. Solomon Yancy Johnston. 9 viii. Lucy L. Johnston. 10 ix. Alice Caroline Johnston. She married Solomon Bennett. 11 x. Delila Johnston6, died September 19, 1860. + 12 xi. Samspon Rueben Johnston. 13 xii. James William Johnston. 14 xiii. Washington Milton Johnston. 15 xiv. Norval Luther Johnston. 16 xv. John Henry Johnston. 17 xvi. Cecil Johnston. Generation No. 2 2. Markwood Stickly3 Johnston (Mortimer2, John1)7,8 was born 1848. He married (1) Sarah E. Bennett9 1870, daughter of Henry Bennett. He married (2) Jennette Bennett10,11 March 03, 1887 in Randolph County, WV, daughter of Henry Bennett. Children of Markwood Johnston and Sarah Bennett are: 18 i. William F.4 Johnston. 19 ii. Rosetta Johnston. 20 iii. Florence Johnston. 21 iv. Washington M. Johnston, born May 1880. Children of Markwood Johnston and Jennette Bennett are: 22 i. Henry4 Johnston. 23 ii. Maudie Johnston. 24 iii. Edward Johnston. 25 iv. Mortimer Johnston. 26 v. Floyd Johnston. 27 vi. Rosetta Johnston. 28 vii. Florence Johnston. 29 viii. Milton Johnston. 30 ix. Ervin Johnston. 31 x. Vancey Johnston. 32 xi. Flossie May Johnston. 12. Samspon Rueben3 Johnston (Mortimer2, John1). He married Ellen Thompson, daughter of William Thompson and Martha Mallow. Children of Samspon Johnston and Ellen Thompson are: + 33 i. Mortimer4 Johnston, born September 14, 1886; died May 1978. 34 ii. Robert Johnston. 35 iii. Zadie Alice Johnston. 36 iv. Claude Johnston. 37 v. Harrison Johnston. 38 vi. Olie Johnston. Generation No. 3 33. Mortimer4 Johnston (Samspon Rueben3, Mortimer2, John1)12,13 was born September 14, 1886, and died May 1978. He married Artie Thompson14. Children of Mortimer Johnston and Artie Thompson are: + 39 i. Charles Everett5 Johnston, born September 10, 1923. 40 ii. Willard Johnston. Generation No. 4 39. Charles Everett5 Johnston (Mortimer4, Samspon Rueben3, Mortimer2, John1) was born September 10, 1923. He married Beatrice Marie Pennington June 26, 1945 in Garrett County, Md., daughter of Gordon Pennington and Clemence Roy. Children of Charles Johnston and Beatrice Pennington are: + 41 i. Reva Jean6 Johnston, born May 28, 1946. 42 ii. Bernadette Louise Johnston, born July 01, 1951. + 43 iii. Faith Elizabeth Johnston, born February 25, 1955. Generation No. 5 41. Reva Jean6 Johnston (Charles Everett5, Mortimer4, Samspon Rueben3, Mortimer2, John1) was born May 28, 1946. She married Harry Joseph Harman. Children of Reva Johnston and Harry Harman are: 44 i. Chad Wesley7 Harman, born May 06, 1972. 45 ii. Heather Jo Harman, born February 05, 1977. 43. Faith Elizabeth6 Johnston (Charles Everett5, Mortimer4, Samspon Rueben3, Mortimer2, John1) was born February 25, 1955. She married John David Minniger. Children of Faith Johnston and John Minniger are: 46 i. Lynn Michelle7 Minniger, born April 23, 1981. 47 ii. Aaron David Minniger, born March 15, 1984. Endnotes 1. History of Randolph County by Hu Maxwell, 416, Mortimer Johnston born near Doe Hill, Va son of John and Mary (Wilfong) Johnston. Born abt. 1845, married Caroline daughter of Sampson Pennington of Pendleton County, WV. 2. 1850 Pendelton County CensusMortimer Johnston age 33 Blacksmith, Caroline age 21, Sampson R. age 7m, James W. age 10, Washington M. age 7, Norval L. age 4, Markwood S. age 1. 3. 1880 Census of W. Va. Vol. 2 compiled by William A. Marsh, 199, Johnston, Mortimere T. age 63 blacksmith; Caroline age 51 wife; Eliza C. age 28 dau.; Solomon Y. age 18 son; Laura C. age 12 dau.; Lucy age 9 dau.; Lora L. age 7 g-dau.; Caddie age 4 m g-dau. (Jan 1880) May B. age 4 g-dau.; Lannon, Mary E (w) 27 dau.; Thompson, Charity E. (m) 19 dau.; Thompson, Jacob W. age 1 g-son. 4. History of Pendleton County WVa by Morton, 235, Mortimer Johnston second wife was Caroline Pennington. Children: Markwood (Sarah E. Bennett, Janet Bennett)--born 1848, Samspson R. (Ellen Thomson), S. Yancy, Catherine E., Mary E., Alice C. (Solomon Bennett), Lucy L., and Charity C. 5. Marriages of Pendleton County Virginia 1788-1853 revised by Jackie Puffenberger 1992-1993, 32, Mortimer Johnson and Caroline Pennington June 23, 1848. 6. Grave Register II Pendleton County WV 1980, 46, Delila Johnson died Sept. 19, 1860 Parents: Mort. and Caroline Johnson Person giving information: Mortimer Johnson, Father. 7. History of Randolph County by Hu Maxwell, 416-417, Markwood S. Johnson born 1848 son of Mortimere Johnston. In 1870, he married Sarah E., daughter of Henry Bennett, and she dying married her sister Jennette in 1886. Children: Henry, Maudie, Edward, Mortimere, Floyd, Rosetta, Florence, Milton, Ervin, Vancey, Elizabeth, and Flossie May. 8. 1880 Census of W. Va. Vol. 2 compiled by William A. Marsh, 199, Johnston, Markwood S. age 31 blacksmith; Sarah E. age 33 wife; William F. son; Rosetta age 3 dau.; Florence O. age 1 dau.; Washington M. age 6 m. (May 1880); Bennett, Noami age 68 MIL. 9. Randolph County West Virginia Cemetery Headstone Readings Vol 1, 47, Sarah E. Johnson born Nov. 27, 1846 and died Sept. 18, 1886 w/o M. S. Johnson. 10. Randolph County WV Marriages 1787-1923, 126, M. S. Johnson age 38 and Jenette Bennett age 38 March 3, 1887. 11. Randolph County West Virginia Cemetery Headstone Readings Vol 1, 46, Jenetta May Johnson born Jan. 23, 1848 died Dec. 13, 1905 w/o M. S. "Johnston" DOB May 23, 1848--Dec. 2. 12. They Rest Quietly Cemetery Records of Tucker County W. Va. by Odie Velta Nestor Chapman, 55, Martimer Johnson b. Sept. 14, 1886 d. 19---. 13. Ancestry.com, MORTIMER JOHNSTON 14 Sep 1886 May 1978 26260 Davis, Tucker, WV. 14. They Rest Quietly Cemetery Records of Tucker County W. Va. by Odie Velta Nestor Chapman, 54, Artie T. Johnson b. Apr. 28, 1890 d. Oct. 7, 1974.