James
Steptoe
Johnston
Born in Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
in Church Hill, Jefferson,Mississippi, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jul 2014
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Biography
James Steptoe was born in 1808. He was the son of Charles Johnston. Sometimes spelled Johnson.
1850 census has him living in Jefferson with wife Ruth and 4 children[1]
1860 census he is still in Jefferson with wife, 6 children and 4 others[2]
He was in the Confederate Army during the Mississippi Civil War 1861-65[3]
He passed away in 1895. [4] [5]
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LZ-RKN : 12 April 2016), James S Johnston, Jefferson county, part of, Jefferson, Mississippi, United States; citing family 83, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GN-FK7 : 14 December 2017), James S Johnson, 1860.
- ↑ "Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFG7-GTL : 4 December 2014), James S Johnston, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Eleventh Infantry, J-L, NARA microfilm publication M269 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 195.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-DTCQ : 13 December 2015), James Steptoe Johnston, 1895; Burial, Church Hill, Jefferson, Mississippi, United States of America, Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery; citing record ID 13941655, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Marie Mills, Friday, July 4, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Helen (Youngblood) Holshouser 
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Phyllis (Bowers) Workman :
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