Husband: John T. Johnston
Also known as: J. T. Johnston 1
Born: Nov- 4-1840 in Frederick Co, VA 2,3,4
Died: Nov-14-1901 1
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 3,6
Father: Addison A. Johnston (1811 - 1855)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Rust (1818 - 1892)
Wife: Mary L. Maulsby
Also known as: Oletha Maulsby 7
Married: Nov-25-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4
Born: Sep-10-1842 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3,4
Died: Nov-28-1928 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 8,1
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10
Resided: in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 9
Resided: 1918 in Belington, Barbour Co, WV 7
Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Lawson Bartlett Maulsby (1806 - 1844)
Mother: Elizabeth Ogden (1809 - 1889)
Notes
F Child 1: Estella A. Johnston Census name: Stella A. Johnston Born: Mar- 5-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,3,11,12 Died: 1942 11 Buried: in Belington Fraternal Cemetery, Belington, Barbour Co, WV 10 Resided: 1928 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 13 Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Henry Martin Haldeman b. Feb- -1865 d. 1931 Married: Dec-28-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
F Child 2: Blanch E. Johnston Also known as: Blanch Johnson 14 Born: ca 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,14 Resided: 1928 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 13 Resided: 1903 in Randolph Co, WV 14 Resided: 1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Homer Virgil Richards b. ca 1866 Married: Mar- 6-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Husband: George Lindsey b. ca 1862 Also known as: George Lindsay 16 Married: Aug- 5-1903 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Mary E. Johnston Born: ca 1869 15 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Emma Johnston
Born: Feb- 3-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
Died: Feb-21-1891 at Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 18
Buried: in Johnston Family Cemetery, Sunnyside, Doddridge Co, WV 19
Cause of death: pulmonary tuberculosis 19
Occupation: school teacher 19
Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Harry A. Johnston Born: ca 1874 15 Died: Jun-24-1918 in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS Buried: in Paola, Miami Co, KS 9 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 6: Charles H. Johnston Census name: Charley H. Johnston Born: Feb- -1876 3,11 Died: Aug- 4-1951 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 11 (see note 1) Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 9,13 Census: 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: Atwell L. Johnston Also known as: Attwell L. Johnston 20 Born: ca 1879 15 Resided: 1954 in Lebanon, Laclede Co, MO 20 Resided: 1928 in Ottawa, Franklin Co, KS 13 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (7) Obituary of son. (8) Obituary, The obituary of Mary L. Maulsby Johnston contains numerous factual errors, including repeatedly spelling her surname Johnson rather than Johnston, stating her birthplace as Harrisville rather than Harrison County, and identifying her father as Lawrence Maulsby rather than Lawson Maulsby. Also, rather than Mary, her first name is given as Aletha, which has not been found elsewhere. Doddridge County Republican, 12/6/1928. (9) Obituary. (10) Findagrave.com. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) Obituary of mother. (14) Randolph County Marriage Records, Elkins, WV. (15) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (16) Obituary of wife's mother. (17) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (18) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There are two entries for this death in the handwritten ledger-style death record, one reported by the attending physician and the other by the undertaker. Both entries identify the deceased as Emma Johnston, single, age 20y 18d, died Feb 21 1891, cause of death pulmonary tuberculosis (consumption). The undertaker's entry states death location as Doddridge County, with burial at Arnolds Creek, while the physician's entry states both death and burial location as "Sunny Side." (Note: Death date on her weathered headstone appears to be Feb 21 1890, but could be 1891, with age at death the same as above. Her middle initial on the headstone appears to be P, but could be R, just as her initial in the 1880 Census appears to be R but could be P. Her age in the 1880 Census was 9.), DR p. 38 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048752&Type=Death. (19) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (20) Obituary of brother. Event Notes Note (1) in the Edwin Shaw Sanitarium