Roy Leslie Johnston (1889 - 1954)

Born 6 Apr 1889 in Ida Grove, Ida, Iowa, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ellen (Landaker) Johnston — married 31 Jan 1917 in Miles City, Custer, Montana, USA

Died 14 Jan 1954 at age 64 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Roy was born in 1889. He was the son of Sylvanus Johnston and Mary Lewis. He passed away in 1954. ^[1]

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Sources

Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950

Name: Johnson

Gender: Male

Christening Date:

Christening Place: Ida, Iowa

Birth Date: 06 Apr 1889

Birthplace: Ida Grove

Death Date:

Name Note:

Race: White

Father's Name: Wayne Johnson

Father's Birthplace:

Father's Age: 44y

Mother's Name: Mary M. Lewis

Mother's Birthplace:

Mother's Age: 36y

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C75174-8

System Origin: Iowa-VR

GS Film number: 1035285

Reference ID: 1591

Citing this Record: "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV2G-ST5 : accessed 17 May 2016), Johnson, ; citing Ida Grove; FHL microfilm 1,035,285.

Iowa, State Census, 1895

Name Roy Johnston

Age 6

Race White

Birthplace Ida Co IA

Residence Galva, Ida

1900 United States Federal Census

Name Roy L Johnston

Age 11

Birth Date Apr 1889

Birthplace Iowa

Home in 1900 Richland, Sac, Iowa

Race White

Gender Male

Relation to Head of House Son

Marital Status Single

Father's Name Sylvanis Johnston

Father's Birthplace Ohio

Mother's Name Mary M Johnston

Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania

Household Members Name Age

Sylvanis Johnston 54

Mary M Johnston 67

Bresy Johnston 20

Ida Johnston 17

Hazle Johnston 14

Roy L Johnston 11

1910 United States Federal Census

Name Roy L Johnston

Age in 1910 21

Birth Year abt 1889

Birthplace Iowa

Home in 1910 Geddes Ward 1, Charles Mix, South Dakota

Street Virginia Ave

Race White

Gender Male

Relation to Head of House Son

Marital Status Single

Father's Birthplace Ohio

Mother's Name Margeret Johnston

Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania

Native Tongue English

Occupation Foreman

Industry Rail Road Section

Employer, Employee or Other Wage Earner

Home Owned or Rented Own

Home Free or Mortgaged Mortgaged

Farm or House House

Able to read Yes

Able to Write Yes

Years Married 40

Out of Work N

Number of Weeks Out of Work 0

Household Members Name Age

Margeret Johnston 56

Buryl Johnston 30

Hazel Johnston 24

Roy L Johnston 21

Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950

Name Ray Leslie Johnston

Gender Male

Race White

Marital Status Single

Age 27

Birth Date 1890

Birth Place Ida Grove, Iowa

Marriage Date 31 Jan 1917

Marriage Place Miles City, Custer, Montana

FHL Film Number 1940867

Household Members Name Age

Wyane Johnston

Margaret Lewis

Ray Leslie Johnston

Hanna Craig

William Landaker

May Crose

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name Roy Leslie Johnston

County Bowman

State North Dakota

Birthplace Iowa

Birth Date 6 Apr 1889

1920 United States Federal Census

Name Roy Johnston

Age 31

Birth Year abt 1889

Birthplace Iowa

Home in 1920 Scranton, Bowman, North Dakota

Street Main St

House Number X

Race White

Gender Male

Relation to Head of House Head

Marital Status Married

Spouse's Name May Johnston

Father's Birthplace Iowa

Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania

Able to Speak English Yes

Occupation Printer

Industry Seranton Braguette

Employment Field Own Account

Home Owned or Rented Own

Home Free or Mortgaged Free

Able to read Yes

Able to Write Yes

Household Members Name Age

Roy Johnston 31

May Johnston 36

1930 United States Federal Census

Name Roy Johnston

Age in 1930 39

Birth Year abt 1891

Gender Male

Race White

Birthplace Iowa

Marital Status Married

Relation to Head of House Head

Home in 1930 Edmonds, Snohomish, Washington

Street Address Bell Street

House Number in Cities or Towns 49

Dwelling Number 217

Family Number 225

Home Owned or Rented Rented

Home Value 17

Radio Set No

Lives on Farm No

Age at First Marriage 25

Attended School No

Able to Read and Write Yes

Father's Birthplace United States

Mother's Birthplace United States

Occupation Pirdter

Industry Pool Hall

Class of Worker Employer

Employment Yes

Household Members Name Age

Roy Johnston 39

May Johnston 32

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

Name Roy L Johnston

Gender Male

Residence Year 1933

Street Address 503 S 11th

Residence Place Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Occupation Molder

Publication Title Hamilton, Ohio, City Directory, 1933

Household Members Name Age

Roy L Johnston

Anna May Johnston

1940 United States Federal Census

Name Roy Johnston

Age 48

Estimated Birth Year abt 1892

Gender Male

Race White

Birthplace Iowa

Marital Status Married

Relation to Head of House Head

Home in 1940 Jerome, Jerome, Idaho

Street Ave F Lincoln

Farm No

Inferred Residence in 1935 Seattle, Washington

Residence in 1935 Seattle Washington

Resident on farm in 1935 No

Sheet Number 61B

Number of Household in Order of Visitation 179

Occupation Attendant

House Owned or Rented Rented

Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented 16

Attended School or College No

Highest Grade Completed High School, 1st year

Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 65

Class of Worker Working on own account

Weeks Worked in 1939 20

Income Other Sources Yes

Household Members Name Age

Roy Johnston 48

May Johnston 39

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

Name Roy Johnston

Birth Date 6 Apr 1889

Birth Place Ida Grove

Residence Seattle, Washington, USA

Race White

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name Roy Leslie Johnston

Gender Male

Race White

Birth Date 6 Apr 1889

Birth Place Ida Grove ID, Iowa

Type of Claim Original SSN.

Notes Mar 1943: Name listed as ROY LESLIE JOHNSTON

Household Members Name Age

Wayne Johnston

Mary M Lewis

Roy Leslie Johnston

California Death Index, 1940-1997

Name: Roy Leslie Johnston

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 14 Jan 1954

Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States

Birth Date: 06 Apr 1889

Birthplace: Iowa

Gender: Male

Father's Name: Johnston

Mother's Name: Lewis

Citing this Record: "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPZM-WVS : accessed 17 May 2016), Johnston in entry for Roy Leslie Johnston, 14 Jan 1954; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Seán Sloane Johnson, Saturday, November 16, 2013.

Acknowledgments

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