Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Benjamin J. JOHNSTON / Barbara Allen GLOVER (F29893)

m. 5 Sep 1875


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  • Benjamin J. JOHNSTONFather | Male
    Benjamin J. JOHNSTON

    Born  3 Feb 1847  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Mar 1918  Robinson Fork, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  5 Sep 1875  [1, 2]  Marion Co, WV  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John JOHNSTON | F41238 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth YEATER | F41238 Group Sheet 

    Barbara Allen GLOVERMother | Female
    Barbara Allen GLOVER

    Born  18 Sep 1857  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Oct 1926   
    Buried    Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Edward GLOVER | F57475 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Hester SHARP | F57475 Group Sheet 

    Sarah E. JOHNSTONChild 1 | Female
    Sarah E. JOHNSTON

    Born  24 Jun 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Oct 1931   
    Buried    Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mordecai Thomas EDWARDS | F43210 
    Married  14 Sep 1901  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    John Edward JOHNSTONChild 2 | Male
    John Edward JOHNSTON

    Born  Oct 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Oct 1940  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Zion (aka Morgan) Cemetery, head of Franks Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Ann MORGAN | F51936 
    Married  26 Dec 1900  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Luther Henry JOHNSTONChild 3 | Male
    Luther Henry JOHNSTON

    Born  20 Jul 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Jun 1961  Kings Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Tulare Public Cemetery, Tulare, Tulare Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret B. SMITH | F57476 
    Married  26 Nov 1921  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lydia Belle JOHNSONChild 4 | Female
    Lydia Belle JOHNSON

    Born  19 Aug 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Feb 1971   
    Buried    Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  David Allison LAUGHERY | F29894 
    Married  9 May 1901  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Floyd Francis PARKS | F29896 
    Married  4 Feb 1914  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Chapman Johnson FLEMING | F29895 
    Married  4 Jun 1918  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Emma May JOHNSTONChild 5 | Female
    Emma May JOHNSTON

    Born  4 Aug 1886  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Dec 1961  East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  PLOT: I/112-1  Columbiana County Memorial Park, Calcutta, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Nelson HAMMON | F51284 
    Married  29 Mar 1902  Robinson Fork, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Marion Harrison JOHNSONChild 6 | Male
    Marion Harrison JOHNSON

    Born  9 Sep 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Nov 1980   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ida Belle GAIN | F14931 
    Married  24 Jun 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Armeda Bell FORD | F14287 
    Married  19 Apr 1919  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Arthur Clarence JOHNSTONChild 7 | Male
    Arthur Clarence JOHNSTON

    Born  14 Mar 1891  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Aug 1965  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sadie M. HUTSON | F43667 
    Married     
    Spouse  Pearl TRADER | F43664 
    Married  19 Mar 1927  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Addie Blanche JOHNSONChild 8 | Female
    Addie Blanche JOHNSON

    Born  Feb 1895   
    Died  1966   
    Buried    Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Leslie Ernest TALKINGTON | F34054 
    Married  CA 1914   

    Laura Delphia JOHNSTONChild 9 | Female
    Laura Delphia JOHNSTON

    Born  Feb 1898   
    Died  27 May 1970  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Clarence Virgil HALL | F43211 
    Married     

    Lucy Fay JOHNSTONChild 10 | Female
    Lucy Fay JOHNSTON

    Born  1901  Mannington, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1989   
    Buried    Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ola Larick DEMOSS | F57478 
    Married  28 Dec 1927  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 6 1900:
      B. J. Johnson, 53, b. Feb 1847, farmer, married 24 yrs; wife Barbra E, 43, b. Sep 1857, married 24 yrs, mother of 11 children (9 still living); dau Sarah, 23, b. Jun 1876, single; son John E, 22, b. Oct 1877, single; son Luther H, 20, b. Jul 1879, single; dau Lida Belle 15, b. Aug 1884; dau Emma, 13, b. Aug 1886; son Marion H, 11, b. Sep 1888; son Author C, 9, b. Mar 1891; dau Ida Blanche, 5, b. Feb 1895; dau Laura Delpha, 2, b. Feb 1898.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 15 1910:
      Benj. J. Johnson, 63, farmer, married 35 yrs; wife Barbara A, 52, married 35 yrs, mother of 12 children (10 still living); son Arthur C, 18; dau Addie B, 15; dau Laura D, 14; dau Lucy Fay, 9.
      The next enumerated household was that of Benjamin & Barbara's daughter Sarah and her family:
      Thomas Edwards, 34, farmer, married 8 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Sarah, 33, married 8 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 2 children (1 still living); dau Flossy B, 8; nephew James Edwards, 14.

      (NOTE: Although his surname is entered in both of these censuses as Johnson, Benjamin repeatedly appears in other documents with the Johnston surname. The two forms are also found among his children. Barbara Glover Johnston's middle name is reported in daugher Laura's death record as Ellen, but her initial appears variously as both E and A.) [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV.

    2. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    3. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.