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Captain William Henry Johnston

Male 1830 - 1862  (32 years)


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  • Name William Henry Johnston  [1, 2] 
    Title Captain 
    Born 10 Feb 1830  Howard, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Find-A-Grave 100732227 
    Reference Number 7919 
    _MILT Captain Confederate Army 
    Died 29 May 1862  Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Battle Of Vicksburg (Civil War)
    Buried Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Vicksburg National Cemetery "It is possible he is in one of the Mass Graves in Vicksburg Cemetery"
    Person ID I7919  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Robert T Johnston,   b. 17 Nov 1804, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1832, Boone, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Ann Prewitt,   b. 10 Apr 1808, Jessamine, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1877, Howard, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 28 Aug 1823  Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ann Davis,   b. 30 Nov 1831, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1866, Macon, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1848  Randolph, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Heber Caldwell Johnston,   b. 12 Mar 1859, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1939, Randolph, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
     2. James Morrow Johnston,   b. Feb 1855, Ethel, Macon, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1940, Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)  [natural]
     3. Joseph Byrum Johnston,   b. Feb 1852, Macon, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934, Macon, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)  [natural]
     4. Laura Luella Johnston,   b. 15 Mar 1857, Macon, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1909, Randolph, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)  [natural]
     5. Robert Davis Johnston,   b. 12 Feb 1849, Macon, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1857, Macon, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)  [natural]
     6. Rufus Perry Johnston,   b. 9 Jun 1861, Ethel, Macon, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1924, Pleasantville, Westchester, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  [natural]
     7. William H Johnston  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F1953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Feb 1830 - Howard, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Mar 1848 - Randolph, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 May 1862 - Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S22] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;), Database online.
      Record for Robert T Johnston

    2. [S105] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.