Debbie I have Mortimer Johnstonmarried Artie Thompson 7/2/1920 Mortimer b...9/14/1886 Artie b...4/28/1891 Children Willard Sampson Johnston b..9/21/1921 Charles Everett Johnston b....9/21/1923 John's gr grandfather(as to Mort) Mortimer ....grandfather Samson's Johnston father Mort Johnston Son Do you think this is the same family I have as little more info if you do Joyce(Thompson)Whyde contrail@newwave.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <DBri185263@aol.com> To: <WVPENDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 4:21 AM Subject: Mortimer Johnston Family > 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. > >