William Canadian JOHNSTON
SOURCES: 1. Family Records 2. Eva B. Johnston letter of 28 Sep 1977 3. State of Iowa Certificate of Death 4. 1900 Census Randolph,Fremont,Iowa, ED 61, pg 262-B (FHL#1240433) 5. 1880 Census Monroe Twp.,Fremont,Iowa, ED 64, pg 25 (FHL#1254340) 6. 1895 Census Randolph Fremont,Iowa, pg 416 (FHL#1020353) 7. Fremont County,Iowa Cemetery Records,Randolph Cemetery, pgs 136, 139, 140, & 141 (FHL#977.777 V3f) NOTES: William was only 3 years old when he moved to Mercer County,Illinois with his family.
NAME: Joseph T./J. JOHNSTON
SOURCES: 1. Family records
NAME: Edith aka Edo
He married Ruth Ida Hasbrook 14 Jan 1875 at Aledo, Mercer, Illinois . Ruth Ida Hasbrook was born at Preemption, Mercer, Illinois 3 Dec 1856 daughter of Thomas A. Hasbrook and Louisa Ainsworth Wood .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Joseph T. Johnston
born 6 Jan 1876.
William T. Johnston
born 19 Aug 1877.
Leonard Owen Johnston
born 9 Mar 1880.
Jennie Isabel Johnston
born 1 Dec 1885.
Gertrude Ruth Johnston
born 4 Apr 1888.
Edith May Johnston
born 11 Jun 1891.
Eva Blanche Johnston
born 20 Jun 1893.
Ida J. Johnston
born 24 Aug 1898.
William Canadian Johnston died 15 Jan 1923 at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa .
Ruth Ida Hasbrook died 12 Jun 1915 at Omaha, Douglas, New Brunswick .