Descendants of James JOHNSTON Sen.
Fifth Generation
73. Alexander Henderson JOHNSON ( , Alexander JOHNSON , James JOHNSON , James )
He had the following children:
107 F i Elizabeth JOHNSON Elizabeth married LEWIS.
88. Leslie E SIMMONS (Della Gertrude JOHNSON , Joseph Alexander JOHNSON , William James JOHNSON , James ) was born 31 Aug 1897 in Van Buren Co., IA. He died 29 Sep 1971 in Keosauqua, IA and was buried in Burge Cem., New London, Henry Co., IA.
They had the following children:
108 M i Robert A SIMMONS 109 M ii Frances SIMMONS Frances married APPEL.
90. Florence Gertrude JOHNSON (Leslie Benton JOHNSON , Joseph Alexander JOHNSON , William James JOHNSON , James ) was born 30 May 1904 in Custer Co., NB. She died 11 Jul 1991 and was buried in Riverview Cem., Portland, OR.
Florence married (1) Clarence G. DARLING.
Florence also married (2) Bert Thomas WALLER.
They had the following children:
Florence also married (3) Vern Stoten NIXON, son of Alonzo NIXON and Alice Adelia KLINE OR KLISE, on 31 Jul 1921 in Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA. The marriage ended in divorce. Vern was born 2 Aug 1899 in Harrisburg Twp., Van Buren Co., IA. He died 12 Jun 1988.
Social Security Death Index states birthdate as Aug. 3, 1899.
Vern Nixon had five other children by wive's other than Florence Johnson who were born from 1940 to 1960 according to the Nixon Family Memorials book by Jean W. Cox.
Vern and Florence had the following children:
92. Leslie Claude JOHNSON (Leslie Benton JOHNSON , Joseph Alexander JOHNSON , William James JOHNSON , James ) was born 10 May 1910 in Lodi, Custer Co., NB. He died 18 Oct 1986 in Petaluma, CA and was buried in Cyprus Memorial Cem., Petaluma, CA.
Leslie married Lucile Ethel PEARSON, daughter of Samuel PEARSON and Rose HAWK, on 27 Nov 1933 in Lincoln Co., NB. Lucile was born 1 Sep 1908 in Fort Laramie, Laramie Co., WY. She died 31 Oct 1978 in Petaluma, CA and was buried in Cyprus Memorial Cem., Petaluma, CA.
They had the following children:
93. Joseph Everett JOHNSON (Leslie Benton JOHNSON , Joseph Alexander JOHNSON , William James JOHNSON , James ) was born 10 Mar 1913 in Kearney, NB. He died 6 Jun 1980 in Donnellson, IA and was buried in Bonaparte Cem., Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA.
Joseph married Verna Mae THERME, daughter of Volney Charles THERME and Goldie Mae RIDER.
They had the following children:
94. Mary Margaret JOHNSON (Leslie Benton JOHNSON , Joseph Alexander JOHNSON , William James JOHNSON , James )
Mary married Percy Earl LOWE, son of Newton Vorice LOWE and Carrie Maude ROCKEFELLOW, on 1 Jul 1937 in Kahoka, Clark Co., MO. Percy was born 2 Nov 1909 in Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA. He died 3 Mar 1998 in Keosauqua, IA and was buried in Bonaparte Cem., Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA.
They had the following children:
95. John Lindsay JOHNSON (Leslie Benton JOHNSON , Joseph Alexander JOHNSON , William James JOHNSON , James )
John married Juanita Lucille THERME, daughter of Volney Charles THERME and Goldie Mae RIDER.
They had the following children:
98. Jack Thomas CHRISTY (Thomas Harley CHRISTY , Sarah Caroline JOHNSON , William James JOHNSON , James ) was born 8 Oct 1918 in Bowling Green, MO. He died 10 Aug 1980 in Bloomfield, IA.
Jack married Ruth E HAMLIN on 6 Aug 1949 in Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., IA. Ruth was born 4 Jun 1918 in Vallisca, IA. She died 24 Apr 1983 in Des Moines, IA.
They had the following children:
124 M i Thomas B CHRISTY
