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Polly A. (Varner)
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Research by Lori Waters, 2006-2007
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1850 Census, Polly with parents,
Freeport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, 21 August 1850, John (52)
Potter, Mary (48), Jacob (25) Carpenter, Wm (19) Stone Mason, Henry (17)
Teamster, John (16) Potter, Susan (21), Polly A. (15), Lafayett (11),
Anna J. (8), David H. (5), Johnston C. (1), all born in Pennsylvania. |
Reul P. Johnston(e)
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1850 Census, Steubenville City, Jefferson County, Ohio, 22 July
1850, Reul's mother Mary A. "Johnson" (43), Reul P. (22) Spinner, Edward
D. (21) Wool "Assorter" , Jonathan (19) Blacksmith, William (13), Mary
A. (10), Ross (9), George (1 or 7), Rachel (23), all born in Ohio. |
Reul and
Polly Johnston(e) family
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1860
Census, Borough of Freeport, Armstrong County, 5 June 1860, Reuel
"Johnston" (26)
Wool Spinner, Mary (22), George (2), and Josephine (6 mos.) |
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1870
Census, City of Steubenville, 2nd Ward, Jefferson County, Ohio, 24 June
1870, Ruel P. "Johnston," Mary (28), Charles (12), Josephine (11), Mary (8), Ross
(7), William (2) occupation carder. |
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1880
Census, Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio, 13 June 1880, Ruel "Johnson"
(51), Mary (40), Charles (21), Josephine (20), Mollie [Mary] (19), Ross
(18), William (12). All the boys except William "Work in woolen
factory"
What happened to Mollie/Mary
after 1880? In 1900 she would be about 39. |
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1890
Census, burned |
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1890
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Directory pages, "R. P. Johnstone, Location 17 Balkam, A, occupation woolen manufacturer.
Mary A. Johnstone, 17 Balkham, A., bk keeper" |
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1890's views of Allegheny City and 1900 Pittsburgh |
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1897 County Death Register, Polly A. "Johnston" appears in the "Registration of DEATHS
in the City of Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania, A.D. 189__, in
Accordance with an Act supplementary to an Act to establish a Board of
Health. Act approved April 16, 1870." Date of death 2
October 1897, Age 57, buried 4
October 1897, parents "John Barnes and Mary Barnes" Cause of death Diabetis Mellitis, occupation House Work, born Freeport, Pa., residence
26 Barkam Street, 1st Ward, length of residence 6 years, previous
residence "City", Undertaker "R. Shannon, 207 Sarock St, 1st Ward,
buried 4 October 1897" |
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1897
Cemetery Record, Union Dale Cemetery, 2200 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh,
Pa. Record stated: Polly N. "Johnston," died October 2, 1897,
Age 57 years, Born Freeport, Pa., Last address 20 Balkam Street. |
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1900
Census, Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pa., 9 June 1900, "Rowell P.
Johnstone", with daughter Josephine, single, age 38. Household
contains two boarders and Bessie J. Hudson, age 10, born
September 1889. Bessie was granddaughter of Jane (Varner) Hudson
through her son, Thomas J. Hudson. Reuel's relation to Bessie: husband of Bessie's great-grandaunt, Polly. Bessie was
Josephine's first cousin twice removed. Rowell, "Manger of Carding
Dept Woolen Mill" |
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1900 Map of Allegheny City. R. P. Johnston Woolens, 102 Balkam. |
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Today's map of Balkam |
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19 April 1903, "Allegheny County
Estate Records, Johnston or Johnstone, R.P. or Reul P., Allegheny,
Charles E. Johnstone Administrator. No will for Reul. |
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Buried Union Dale
Cemetery--records state Ruel's residence at time of death was Worthington
Borough--did not state the county. It is possible he was
living with his brother, Ross P., at the time of his death.
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Charles E. and Ida (Seligman)
Johnston family, son of Reul and Polly
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1900 Census, Allegheny City, Allegheny County,
Pa., 8 & 9 June 1900, Charles "Johnston" and family. Charles
(40), Ida D. (26), Richard S. (6), Reuel V. (2), occupation, _____
engineer. |
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1910 Census, Shaler Township, Allegheny County,
Pa., 28 April 1910, Charles "Johnston" and family, and sister Josephine,
single. Charles (50), Ida (36), Richard (16), Reuel (13?),
Josephine (40). Charles' occupation Artist ____ Phot. Co. |
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1917 and 1942, World War I and World War II Registration records for Richard Seligman Johnstone |
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1920 Census, Pittsburgh (City),
Allegheny County, Pa., January 1920, Ruel V. (22) and Lilian A. (21),
Repairman Tabulating ___. Charles's son, Ruel Varner and wife.
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1920 Census, Shaler Township, Precinct #5,
Allegheny County, Pa., 10 January 1920, Charles E. "Johnstone" and family, and
sister Josephine, single. Charles (61), Ida (45), Richard S. (25),
Janet, daughter-in-law (25), Josephine (57). Occupations:
Charles, artist. Richard, draftsman ____ Co., Janet, operator
telephone. |
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1930 Census, Shaler Township, Allegheny County,
Pa., 9 April 1930, son Charles E. "Johnstone" and family, and sister
Josephine, single. Charles (70), Ida (56), Reuel (32), Lillian,
daughter-in-law (31), Dorothy, granddaughter (9), Elmer, grandson (7),
Gladys, granddaughter (5), Josephine (68). Occupations:
Charles, Artist Photo Engraving, Reuel, repairman tabulating machine. |
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Cemetery photographs, and map, for Charles and Ida Johnstone. Also includes a photograph of sister, Josephine's headstone. Charles died 1942, Ida died 1948. Josephine died 1938. |
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Cemetery photographs of the headstones of Richard and Janet Johnstone. Richard, son of Charles. Richard died 1970, Janet died 1962. |
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Cemetery photographs and map for Ruel Varner and Lillian Johnstone, and Elmer, son of Ruel Varner, grandson of Charles. Also included a photograph of headstone of
daughter Jayne Howe who died 28 December 1980. Ruel Varner died 11 January 1973. Lillian died 21 May 1975. Elmer Johnstone died 8 June 1999. |
Ida (Seligman) as a child, wife of
Charles E.
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1880 Census, Worthington (West
Franklin Township), Armstrong County, Pa., 21 June 1880, C. Seligman
(37) tailor, Nancy (36), John (10), Mary (8), Ida (6), William (4),
nephew Martin Harest___ (15) tailor. |
Thomas and Mary A. (Adams) Johnston
family, parents of Reul Johnston
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1820 Census, Cross Creek,
Jefferson County, Ohio, Thomas Johnston (bottom half of image).
Per Death Register entry of Ross P. Johnston, his father's name was
Thomas Johnston. |
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1820 Census, Cross
Creek, Jefferson County, Ohio, William Adams (bottom half of image, 4
lines down from Thomas Johnston). Per Mary (Adams) Johnston's
Death Register entry, her father was William Adams.
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1820-1827 Thomas Johnston and Mary Adams were married
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1830 Census, Richmond,
Jefferson County, Ohio (bottom part of image). Reul's record at
Union Dale Cemetery stated he was born in Richmond, Ohio. Three
additional adult males and a male between 15-20 living in the Thomas
Johnston household--Lori believes it likely Thomas' brothers were living
with the family. One adult female, and two female children.
[There is also an older
Thomas Johnston in the Town of Annapolis, same census page.]
The record of Reul at Union Dale Cemetery stated that he was born in Richmond, Ohio.
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1840 Census, Island Creek,
Jefferson County, Ohio, Thomas Johnston family. |
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1850 Census, Steubenville City, Jefferson County, Ohio, 22 July
1850, Reul's mother Mary A. "Johnson" (43), Reul P. (22) Spinner, Edward
D. (21) Wool "Assorter," Jonathan (19) Blacksmith, William (13), Mary
A. (10), Ross (9), George (1), Rachel (23), all born in Ohio. |
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1860 Census, 3 Ward,
Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, Reuel's mother and siblings with
the Filson family: John D. Filson (60) Family Grocer, Rachel P.
(32), Mary A. (7), Edward (1), Mary A. Johnston (55), Wm S. (21)
Laborer, Ross P. (19) Laborer, Geo W. (16) Laborer.
Not found: Edward D. (abt
age 31), Jonathan (abt age 29), Mary A. (abt age 20)
Is Rachel P. Filson the same
Rachel in the 1850 census (age 23) with the "Johnson" family?
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1870 Census--Not found |
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1880 Census--Not found |
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1890 Census--Burned |
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1900 Census--Not found |
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1902
Cemetery Record, Mary A. "Johnston," Died 28 November 1902, Age 102 years,
5 months,
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1902 County Death Register, Mary
Adams Johnston [bottom half of page] appears in the "Registration of DEATHS in the City of
Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania, A.D. 189__, in Accordance with an Act
supplementary to an Act to establish a Board of Health. Act
approved April 16, 1870." Born Maryland, Last address 1354 High
Street, Charles E. Johnston was the person submitting this information.
Father "William Adams, mother _____ Adams" born in Maryland, last
residence "1954 North Highland, 19th Ward."
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Ross P. Johnston, brother of Reul
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1860 Census--See Mary above |
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1870 Census--Not found |
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1880 Census, Allegheny City, Allegheny County,
Pa., 2 June 1880, boarder, occupation carder, age 38 |
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8 December 1891, Ross applied
for Civil War Pension [G 2 _ E 18th Ohio Inf.] |
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1900 Census--see George W. below
for details, 2 June 1900. Ross also in a second place in the
1900 census, see directly below.
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1900 Census--Worthington, West Franklin Township,
Armstrong County, Pa., "Ross P. Johnson" 14 June 1900, boarder,
occupation Card Boss Woolen Mill(?), age 59 |
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1904 County Death Register, Ross
"Johnston" appears in the "Registration of DEATHS in the City of
Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania, A.D. 189__, in Accordance with an Act
supplementary to an Act to establish a Board of Health. Act
approved April 16, 1870." Cause of death, Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
Father "Thomas Johnson," mother "Mary Johnson."
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July 25, 1904, Ross died, buried Union Dale
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. |
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Estate record. No will for
Ross P. Johnston. |
George W. Johnston family, brother of Reul
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1870 Census--Not found |
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1880 Census--Not found |
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1900 Census, Allegheny City,
Allegheny County, Pa., 2 June 1900, George W. (56) Cook Steam Boat, Ada
M. (39) 2nd wife, Ross P. (59) "Manfr Wool Goods" |
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1910 Census, City Part of
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., 26 April 1910, George W. (67) Steward
River Boat, Ada M. (48) 2nd marriage |
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1920 Census--Not found |
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1930 Census--Not found |
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