Missouri Johnston parents?

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My great grandmother was Missouri Johnston, born in Pennsylvania, July 18, 1899 died 1/1981 in Lackawanna  county Pennsylvania

married to Joseph Rushworth 12/28/1888 -?

she had 5 boys and 3 girls

I was looking for her parents names.

 Thanks Rose
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This Missouri Johnson is in the correct location in the census data.  Maybe you can find more records by tracing the listed parents.   In the 1900 census, if you look at the actual census image,  this Missouri and her parents James JR & Lizzie are living in the same house as another James Johnston  and his family, who by ages listed, may be her grand parents, and another household of John Johnston -? uncle.  

There is a Morgan Johnston, son of James Johnston and Elizabeth Michaels who married a daughter of Sidney Rushworth.   of the correct age to be Missoura's brother however  on his marriage cert he is listed as 'white' while on other records the family is listed as 'black.? 

U S Census, 1900  Winton borough, Lackawanna, PA

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M338-YTX

Head  James Johnston Jr.  M 40 PA

Wife  Liza Johnston  F 27 PA

Dau  Sarah Johnston  F 6 PA

Son  Morgan Johnston  M 4 PA

Dau  Missoura Johnston  F 1 PA  

Census image here:  Shows James Johnston Sr. as well,  in same house.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11108-170713-28?cc=1325221&wc=M94B-JBH:n476420499

U S Census, 1910  Winton Ward 1, Lackawanna, PA

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MG4F-8BM

Head  James F Johnson  M 51 Pennsylvania

Wife  Lizzie Johnson  F 36 Pennsylvania

Dau  Sarah Johnson  F 16 Pennsylvania

Son  Morgan Johnson  M 13 Pennsylvania

Son  Missouri Johnson  M 10 Pennsylvania

Son  James Johnson  M 8 Pennsylvania

Son  Thomas Johnson  M 6 Pennsylvania

Dau  Elizabeth Johnson  F 3 Pennsylvania

 

Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950

Citing this Record: "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF78-VL6

Name: Morgan W. Johnston

Marriage 11 May 1936  Place: Peckville, Lackawanna, PA

Age: 39 Birth (Est): 1897

Father  James Johnston  Birth Moscow, PA

Mother  Elizabeth Michaels

Spouse Alice Michaels

Birth  (Est): 1892

Father  Sidney Rushworth  Birth Eng

Mother Evelyn Walbran Birth Eng

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I was researching today, because I have been told my Great Grandmother was named Missouri Harr, her married name, married to Louis Harr, well from stories I heard growing up and taking a look at people buried near my grandmother Regina Snook (Harr), I started searching on Johnson, Johnston, I believe my Great-Great Grandfather is James W. Johnston, who had a daughter Missouri (Missura, Zoury) in 1873. Looking at the previous answer you received, it leads me to believe that there was a son, hence the Jr. I just need to find a census from the right time period that would show the son. I do know my grandmother would write letters to "The Johnsons (Johnstons) of Philadelphia when I was little, wish I could find those. It is my understanding from family conversation that my Great Grandmother was a Black American. Missouri Harr had a daughter Regina Harr, who married Willard Snook, had my dad Allen Stephen Snook, who had me Jeanette Snook. My dad was born and raised in Jessup, PA, which is Lackawanna County.
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The previous Missouri was b. abt 1899.  A Missouri b. abt 1873 is below.  Father James b. abt 1822 VA, Mother Sarah b. abt 1833 PA.  You might try searching the siblings on familysearch.org to see if you can determine Sarah's maiden name.

U S Census, 1880 Winton, Lackawanna, PA

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWFG-NCS), James Johnston, Winton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 433A, NARA microfilm publication T9.

James Johnston  Self M 58 VA

Sarah Johnston  Wife F 40 PA

William Johnston  Son M 15 PA

Ellen Johnston  Dau F 9 PA

John Johnston  Son M 5 A

Missura Johnston  Dau F 7 PA

 

U S Census, 1900 Winton, Lackawanna, PA

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M338-YTH), Sarah Johnston in household of James Johnston, Winton borough, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241422.

James Johnston  Head M 78 May 1822 VA

Sarah Johnston  Wife F 67 Feb. 1833 PA

Sarah Johnston  Granddau F 12 PA

 

U S Census, 1910 Winton Ward 1, Lackawanna, PA

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MG4F-8YV), James Johnson, Winton Ward 1, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 144, sheet 3A, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375371.

James Johnson  Head M 88 VA

Sarah Johnson  Wife F 77 PA

Bernice Lewis  Granddaughter F 5 PA

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