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Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of John Johnston and Elizabeth Johnston. Married to Peranna "Penny" A. Johnston. Father of Lula F. Johnston and Benjamin R. Johnston. Resident in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Muhlenberg County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, District 1, p. 209B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, District 1, p. 569.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, Precinct 3, p. 493A.

Citation

Johnston, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205914 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Dixon Browning et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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