The information contained in this report was compiled by William Wilson and Lillian Wilson Trapp with the assistance of many other relatives.
This report was prepared by
Leota Mac Bennett E-mail address rabit@preferred.com on March 19, 1999,Note from PatMcD: I did not post some of the later generations Leota contributed, due to loading time for the web page. Please contact her if you have a connection.
NOTE: The spelling of the surname for the Johnston family is spelled Johnson. The letter "t" was left out by some branches of the family in later generations. Additions and corrections may be sent to or the e-mail address above.
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Generation No. 1
1. PETER2 JOHNSTON (..JOHNSTON1) was born Abt. 1766, and died Aft. 1860. His father lived in New Jersey. He is thought to have married two times, first to an unknown female, and secondly he married (2) KEZIAH EBLEN February 16, 1817 in Roane County, TN, daughter of JOHN EBLEN and ANNA WHITAKER.
Child of PETER JOHNSTON and unknown. is:
i. CHARITY3 JOHNSTON, m. JOHN A. ROBERTS, December 15, 1823, Roane County, TN.
Children of PETER JOHNSTON and KEZIAH EBLEN are:
2. ii. JAMES3 JOHNSTON, b. December 12, 1819; d. October 20, 1906.
iii. MARTHA "PATSY" JOHNSTON, m. (1) WILLLIAM Y. DRISKELL, January 01, 1836, Roane County, TN; m. (2) WILLIAM CASSADAY, September 09, 1851.
iv. ELIZA JANE JOHNSTON, m. BEN CRENSHAW, September 21, 1852, Roane County, TN.
3. v. ISSAC JOHNSTON, b. March 06, 1823; d. Roane County, TN.
vi. SOPHIE E. JOHNSTON, b. 1826; m. DEFAYETTE LADD, October 09, 1846, Roane County, TN.
Generation No. 2
JAMES3 JOHNSTON (PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born December 12, 1819, and died October 20, 1906. He married JULIA ANN FORRESTER September 07, 1840.2.
Children of JAMES JOHNSTON and JULIA FORRESTER are:
4. i. MARGARET MARTHA KEZIAH4 JOHNSTON, b. January 10, 1843; d. December 01, 1917.
ii. THOMAS JOHNSTON, b. June 17, 1848; m. (1) MARTHA LITTLETON; m. (2) CAROLINE HINDS.
iii. LETISHA JOHNSTON, b. November 17, 1850; m. COLUMBUS ABBOTT.
iv. JULIA ANN "AUNT DUCK" JOHNSTON, b. November 02, 1853; d. March 18, 1937.
v. MARTHA JANE JOHNSTON, b. July 28, 1854; m. ..ABBOTT.
vi. JAMES LEE JOHNSTON, b. August 06, 1856; m. (1) MARTHA CARDEN; m. (2) MAGGIE HARVEY, November 19, 1915.
vii. ELIZABETH JOHNSTON, b. June 09, 1858; m. GEORGE W. SMITH.
viii. MATILDA JOHNSTON, b. November 21, 1860; m. (1) SAM JOHNSON; m. (2) JAMES CURD.
ix. RUFUS JOHNSTON, b. May 06, 1862; m. RHONDA HINDS.
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x. JOHN A. JOHNSTON, b. September 16, 1864; m. LUELLA INGRAM, November 13, 1899.
ISSAC3 JOHNSTON (PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born March 06, 1823, and died in Roane County, TN. He married MARY ANN "MAGGIE" LADD December 28, 1843 in Roane County, TN, daughter of JOHN LADD and MARTHA MOUNTCASTLE.3.
Children of ISSAC JOHNSTON and MARY LADD are:
5. i. MARTHA4 JOHNSTON, b. October 13, 1844.
6. ii. JOHN JOHNSTON, b. February 13, 1849.
7. iii. MARY JANE JOHNSTON, b. May 11, 1851.
8. iv. ISAAC JOHNSON JR, b. April 01, 1853.
9. v. JAMES "JIM" JOHNSON, b. June 25, 1855.
10. vi. SARAH FINE "SALLY" JOHNSTON, b. October 27, 1857; d. October 04, 1942.
11. vii. AMANDA ADALINE "ADDIE" JOHNSTON, b. March 23, 1860; d. December 24, 1924; buried Bethel Cemetery, Church Street, Kingston, Roane Co. TN.
12. viii. ANDREW JACKSON "ANDY" JOHNSTON, b. January 14, 1863.
13. ix. GILLIS T. JOHNSON, b. August 25, 1865.
14. x. SAMUEL JOHNSTON, b. July 22, 1866.
15. xi. MARGARET T. "MEG" "MAGGIE" JOHNSTON, b. March 29, 1869.
Generation No. 3
MARGARET MARTHA KEZIAH4 JOHNSTON (JAMES3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born January 10, 1843, and died December 01, 1917. She married WILLIAM JOSEPH LADD February 18, 1858, son of JOHN LADD and MARTHA MOUNTCASTLE.4.
Children of MARGARET JOHNSTON and WILLIAM LADD are:
i. HESTER ANN5 LADD, b. January 16, 1859; d. March 16, 1951, Jefferson Co. Ala; m. J. A. ROBERTS.
ii. HENRY M. LADD, b. August 30, 1860; d. January 05, 1941; m. PARTHENA WRIGHT.
iii. ROBERT NEWTON LADD, b. September 05, 1862; d. December 12, 1865, KY.
iv. RICHARD LADD, b. August 24, 1864; d. October 20, 1956; m. ROSANNAH ANDREW, July 24, 1888.
v. MARTHA ELIZIBETH LADD, b. February 08, 1867; d. October 30, 1944; m. WILLIAM ANDERSON ANDREW.
vi. CHRISCHAUSIA LADD, b. April 25, 1869; d. March 03, 1945; m. JOHN F. LADD, October 14, 1890.
vii. INFANT SON LADD, b. January 10, 1871; d. January 24, 1871.
viii. MINNIE JANE LADD, b. August 09, 1875; d. April 01, 1922, Scott Co. Tenn; m. JOHN HOUSTON CATES.
ix. JAMES CHRISTIAN LADD, b. September 14, 1875; d. April 01, 1922; m. LAURA BRIGGS.
x. WILLIAM THOMAS LADD, b. June 14, 1878; d. February 29, 1948; m. MARTHA BRIGGS.
xi. MARION COLUMBUS LADD, b. April 03, 1881; d. February 29, 1948.
5. MARTHA4 JOHNSTON (ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born October 13, 1844. She married JOSHUA ISAAC HARVEY.
Children of MARTHA JOHNSTON and JOSHUA HARVEY are:
i. JOHN5 HARVEY.
ii. ISAAC HARVEY.
iii. JOSHUA HARVEY.
iv. FRED HARVEY.
v. CHARLIE HARVEY.
vi. JAMES "JIM" HARVEY.
vii. ALICE HARVEY.
viii. LIZZIE HARVEY.
6. JOHN4 JOHNSTON (ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born February 13, 1849.
Children of JOHN JOHNSTON are:
i. MARGARET5 JOHNSTON.
ii. ALICE JOHNSTON.
iii. FRANCES VERNA JOHNSTON.
7. MARY JANE4 JOHNSTON (ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born May 11, 1851. She married MASON SCARBOROUGH.
Children of MARY JOHNSTON and MASON SCARBOROUGH are:
i. DEILA5 SCARBOROUGH, m. MONROE POLLARD.
ii. GILLIS SCARBOROUGH.
8. ISAAC JOHNSON4 JR (ISSAC3 JOHNSTON, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born April 01, 1853. He married DOVIE INGRAM.
Children of ISAAC JR and DOVIE INGRAM are:
i. FRANK5 JOHNSON.
16. ii. (UNKNOWN MALE) JOHNSON.
9. JAMES "JIM"4 JOHNSON (ISSAC3 JOHNSTON, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born June 25, 1855. He married ELIZA LIZZIE WILSON, daughter of REV. John H. WILSON and LUCINDA BOGART.
Children of JAMES JOHNSON and ELIZA WILSON are:
17. i. LEE5 JOHNSON.
18. ii. BLANCH JOHNSON.
19. iii. CARRIE NAOMI "OMA" "OMIE" JOHNSON.
10. SARAH FINE "SALLY"4 JOHNSTON (ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born October 27, 1857, and died October 04, 1942. She married PHILLIP H. WILSON, JR. July 28, 1877 in Roane County, TN, son of PHILLIP WILSON and MARGARET DAWN.
Children of SARAH JOHNSTON and PHILLIP WILSON are:
i. MCOLIVER5 WILSON, b. February 22, 1879; d. November 30, 1881.
ii. PERRY WILSON, b. February 04, 1883; d. September 04, 1883.
20. iii. CHARLES YOUNG (C.Y.) WILSON, b. July 22, 1881, Kingston, Roane County, TN; d. November 23, 1951, In Harlan KY. Buried in Resthaven Cemetery near Loyal KY in Harlan Co. KY.
iv. JOHANNAH "JOSIE" WILSON, b. June 05, 1884; d. December 16, 1964, Piney Grove Cemetery Roane County, TN; m. WILLIAM MELTON SWICEGOOD.
11. AMANDA ADALINE "ADDIE"4 JOHNSTON (ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born March 23, 1860, and died December 24, 1924 in at home, Kingston, TN ; buried Bethel Cemetery, Church Street, Kingston, Roane Co. TN. She married JOHN HENRY WILSON, SR July 10, 1879, son of the REV. John Henry WILSON and LUCINDA BOGART.
Children of AMANDA JOHNSTON and JOHN WILSON are:
21. i. JAMES POPE5 WILSON, b. 1880.
22. ii. JOHN HENRY WILSON, JR., b. May 13, 1882, at Home on Lawnville Road, Roane County, TN; d. September 04, 1956, at Home Third Street, Kingston, TN, Buried New Greenwood Cemetery, Lawnville Community, Roane Co. TN.
23. iii. MARY ADELINE "Molly" WILSON, b. June 1884.
12. ANDREW JACKSON "ANDY"4 JOHNSTON (ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born January 14, 1863. He married MAUDE MILLS HURST.
Children of ANDREW JOHNSTON and MAUDE HURST are:
24. i. CLAUDE5 JOHNSON.
ii. CHARLES JOHNSTON.
iii. (UNNAMED) JOHNSTON.
13. GILLIS T.4 JOHNSON (ISSAC3 JOHNSTON, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born August 25, 1865. He married MINNIE YOUNG.
Children of GILLIS JOHNSON and MINNIE YOUNG are:
25. i. JOE5 YOUNG/JOHNSON.
26. ii. GRACE YOUNG/JOHNSON.
14. SAMUEL4 JOHNSTON (ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born July 22, 1866. He married ..DAVIS.
Children of SAMUEL JOHNSTON and ..DAVIS are:
i. JOHN5 JOHNSTON.
ii. FELBERT JOHNSTON.
iii. SAMUEL JOHNSTON.
iv. ROSIE JOHNSTON.
v. ISAAC JOHNSTON.
vi. OLIVER JOHNSTON.
15. MARGARET T. "MEG" "MAGGIE"4 JOHNSTON (ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born March 29, 1869. She married OLIVER P. "O.P." NORMAN.
Children of MARGARET JOHNSTON and OLIVER P. NORMAN are:
27. i. ROY5 NORMAN.
28. ii. GARRETT NORMAN.
29. iii. PIERCE NORMAN.
30. iv. CARRIE MAE NORMAN.
v. REESE NORMAN.
Generation No. 4
(UNKNOWN MALE)5 JOHNSON (ISAAC JOHNSON4 JR, ISSAC3 JOHNSTON, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). He married (UNKNOWN) SAWYER.16.
17. LEE5 JOHNSON (JAMES "JIM"4, ISSAC3 JOHNSTON, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). He married BESSIE OR BEA SMITH.
Children of LEE JOHNSON and BESSIE SMITH are:
i. AARON6 JOHNSON.
ii. BOY JOHNSON.
iii. BOY JOHNSON.
18. BLANCH5 JOHNSON (JAMES "JIM"4, ISSAC3 JOHNSTON, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). She married ED HART.
19. CARRIE NAOMI "OMA" "OMIE"5 JOHNSON (JAMES "JIM"4, ISSAC3 JOHNSTON, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). She married ROBERT JOSEPH "BOB" " BROWNIE" LADD January 09, 1904, son of ROBERT LADD and SOPHIE JOHNSTON.
20. CHARLES YOUNG (C.Y.)5 WILSON (SARAH FINE "SALLY"4 JOHNSTON, ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born July 22, 1881 in Kingston, Roane County, TN, and died November 23, 1951 at Harlan KY. Buried in Resthaven Cemetery near Loyal KY in Harlan Co. KY. He married BERTHA ELLEN BUTLER January 06, 1905 in Knoxville, TN, daughter of GEORGE BUTLER and NANCY BORUM.
21. JAMES POPE5 WILSON (AMANDA ADALINE "ADDIE"4 JOHNSTON, ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born 1880. He married LINDA HOSKINS.
Children of JAMES WILSON and LINDA HOSKINS are:
i. AMANDA RUTH6 WILSON, b. 1914, at Kingston, TN; d. August 1995, Kingston, TN ; buried Bethel Cemetery, Church Street, Kingston, Roane Co. TN.
BOY WILSON, b. Abt. 1921, at Home Kentucky Street, Kingston, TN; d. Abt. 1921, at home in the East Flower garden on Kentucky Street, Kingston, TN.
JOHN HENRY5 WILSON, JR. (AMANDA ADALINE "ADDIE"4 JOHNSTON, ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born May 13, 1882 at home on Lawnville Road, Roane County, TN, and died September 04, 1956 at Kingston, TN, Buried at New Greenwood Cemetery, Lawnville Community, Roane Co. TN. He married FLORA ODA Hembree April 10, 1910 in AT the home of P.H. Wilson on Race Street, Kingston, TN, daughter of John Columbus Hembree and Sarah Isabell Amanda Pickel.22.
Children of JOHN WILSON and FLORA WILSON are:
36. i. JOHN RALPH6 WILSON, b. May 16, 1911, Kingston, TN.; d. January 19, 1970, Kingston, TN buried at New Greenwood Cemetery, Lawnville Community, Roane County, TN.
37. ii. LILLIAN LEOTA WILSON, b. January 06, 1917 at Kingston, TN; d. November 19, 1995, Kingston, TN; buried at Poplar Spring Cemetery, Roane County, TN.
23. MARY ADELINE5 WILSON (AMANDA ADALINE "ADDIE"4 JOHNSTON, ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1) was born June 1884. She married ROSCOE DAWN.
24. CLAUDE5 JOHNSON (ANDREW JACKSON "ANDY"4 JOHNSTON, ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). He married MARGARET RUTH WRIGHT, daughter of DAVID WRIGHT and MARGARET HESTER.
25. JOE5 YOUNG/JOHNSON (GILLIS T.4 JOHNSON, ISSAC3 JOHNSTON, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). He married CLYDE HART.
26. GRACE5 YOUNG/JOHNSON (GILLIS T.4 JOHNSON, ISSAC3 JOHNSTON, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). She married .. CATES.
27. ROY5 NORMAN (MARGARET T. "MEG" "MAGGIE"4 JOHNSTON, ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). He married PERAL HEDGCOCK.
28. GARRETT5 NORMAN (MARGARET T. "MEG" "MAGGIE"4 JOHNSTON, ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). He married GRACE MARTIN.
29. PIERCE5 NORMAN (MARGARET T. "MEG" "MAGGIE"4 JOHNSTON, ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). He married BONNIE WHITE.
30. CARRIE MAE5 NORMAN (MARGARET T. "MEG" "MAGGIE"4 JOHNSTON, ISSAC3, PETER2, ..JOHNSTON1). She married EARL TUTTEROW.