William M Johnston (abt. 1920)

Born about 1920 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

William was born about 1920. He is the son of William Johnston and Anna Reynolds.

Conflict

Did this family have two children named William? On the 1920 census, a William appears^[1] On the 1930 census, Billy (born in 1920) and William (born in 1930) both appear. ^[2]

However, family members declare there were only 13 siblings. All 13 are accounted for via census, obits, and death records. Two "Williams" would make the count 14, but they do appear on the census together in 1930, so it's not the same person with an erroneous birth year in the census.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF1D-QYC : accessed 30 January 2020), William M Johnston in household of William Johnston, Philadelphia Ward 18, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 378, sheet 7B, line 54, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1624; FHL microfilm 1,821,624..
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH4L-1DT : accessed 30 January 2020), Billie Johnson in household of William Johnson, Philadelphia (Districts 0751-1000), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 824, sheet 11B, line 87, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2142; FHL microfilm 2,341,876.