Mam-ma's Southern Family

Samuel Johnston headed a household in 1850 Yalobusha County, Mississippi, household consisting of a supposed wife, Elizabeth, and children Isabella, Reuben, Luvina, George W, Madison (Marion), and David N. The children were born in Alabama, and the adults in South Carolina. Samuel had no real estate listed. [1] Samuel appeared in three tax lists. In 1853, he was taxed on only a poll. No livestock, luxury items, or slaves were listed. [2] In 1854, he was tax on 160 acres of land in Section 12, Township 25 of Range 6. [3] In 1857, he was taxed on a clock and a poll. [4] He purchased 160 acres of land from Isaac O. and Sarah Pearson for $200 on 31 March 1856. This land is the same land he was taxed on in 1854. [5] His neighbors can be determined from the 1854 tax list that listed land owners by location. [6] I created a plat map showing the people taxed in 1854. Samuel is in Section 12.   I wanted next to see where this was located on a map. I started with RandyMajors.org ...

The last post in the saga of Johnstons in Texas, found Marion J. Johnston’s death certificate that named his parents Samuel Johnston and Elizabeth McCormick. [1] One note to make as the research travels further back in time. The name Johnston is more often rendered as Johnson in the records, and we’ll see that in this research session. Reuben’s connection with brothers, Marion and David, was in a venture called Johnston Brothers. The agricultural census listed the Johnston Brothers but no specific names. [2] The tax records for Comanche County listed Marion with land and Reuben and David with livestock and no land. [3] The regular census shows the same men in the same order as the agricultural census. [4]   Johnston households in Comanche Co, Texas 1880 Ag Schedule - Johnston Brothers Titus County, Texas The previous census found the Johnstons in Titus County in 1870. I discussed in Timeline for Reuben M. Johnston that Reuben lived with proposed wife, Catharine and son, Samu...

I left off with the timeline for Reuben M. Johnston who lived in Titus and Comanche counties in Texas, from about 1860s to his death in 1924.  From an undated Comanche Chief article in the Wagon Wheels column, clipping sent to me by my mother's cousin . Time now for what I can locate using FamilySearch full-text search function. I searched using “R. M. Johnston,” “Reuben M Johnston,” “Rubin M Johnston” and the same using “Johnson” in Titus and Comanche counties. These are the only records I found. Children’s Vital Records Named Their Parents On 7 February 1904, R. M. and Lee Johnston were named as parents of Loyd S. Johnston was born in Gustine. The physician or midwife was D. M. Smith. [1]       COMMENT: Was Olivia called Lee by family? Or did the doctor or midwife get her name wrong? Ruby Mack Johnston and Olivia Jane Jones were named as parents on the birth record of Woodie Andrew Johnston, born 6 October 1892 in Comanche County, but recorded in O...