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William was born in on March 2, 1843 in Cooper County, Missouri and a child of William Johnston and Elizabeth Shirley. He passed away on August 26, 1913 and buried in the Montrose Cemetery in Montrose, Henry County, Missouri.[1]
1886 --- Elizabeth Johnston -- George S. Johnston and Amanda C. Johnston, his wife -- William B. Johnston and Mary A. Johnston, his wife -- Mary Jane Wilson and John Wilson, her husband -- Sold To -- Chrisman Hill - Acres: 100 -- SE1/4 SW1/4 and SW Fourth SE1/4 -- Section: 16 -- Township: 40 -- Range: 28 and W1/2 NE Fourth of the SE1/4 -- Section: 17 - Township: 40 -- Range: 28 -- Price: $1,000 - March 10, 1886 - County: Henry -- State: Missouri Deed Record Book: 61 -- Page: 285 -- Signed: Elizabeth (her X mark) A. Johnston - George S. Johnston - Amanda (her X mark) C. Johnston - William B. Johnston -- Mary A. Johnston -- Mary (her X mark) J. Wilson -- John Wilson ----- HENRY COUNTY COURT HOUSE RECORDS, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri.
1860 --- Elizabeth Hill and Chrisman Hill, her husband -- Purchased From -- George S. Johnston -- William Johnston -- Mary J. Wilson -- Indenture made on the 10th day of March 1860 -- Acres: none stated -- SE1/4 SE1/4 of Section: 16 -- NW1/4 NE1/4 and NE1/4 NW1/4 of Section: 21 -- E1/2 NE1/4 SE1/4 Section: 17 -- NW1/4 SW1/4 of Section: 20 -- All in Township: 40 -- Range: 28 -- Price: #1000.00 -- County: Henry -- State: Missouri -- Signed: Elizabeth Hill -- Chrisman Hill --- In Testimony where of, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at my office in Clinton, Missouri, the day and year first above written. My term of office as a Notary Public expires February 16, 1889 -- Signed: Charles A. Calvin, Notary Public --- Deed Record Book: 51 -- Page: 305 ----- Source: HENRY COUNTY COURT HOUSE RECORDS, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri.
1850 --- U. S. Federal Census, District #23, Cooper County, Missouri William Johnston 50 (head) -- Elizabeth 45 (wife) -- Elizabeth 11 (daughter) -- Sarah 9 (daughter) -- William 7 (son) --- Dwelling Number: 1630 - Line: 45 - Page: 182A -- Microfilm Roll: 397. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. --- Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1860 --- U. S. Federal Census, Deepwater Township, Henry County, Missouri -- Dwelling Number: 813 - Line: 40 - Page: 892 - Microfilm Roll: 622 ----- William Johnston 59 (head - farmer) -- Elizabeth 57 (wife) -- William B. 18 (son) --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. --- Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. --- Description: This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.
1870 --- U. S. Federal Census, Deepwater Township, Henry County, Missouri -- Family Number: 269 - Line: 30 - Page: 289A - Microfilm Roll: 778 -----William B. Johnston 26 (head - farmer) -- Mary 21 (wife) -- Albert E. 1/12 (son) --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. --- Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
1880 --- U. S. Federal Census, Deepwater Township, Henry County, Missouri -- Dwelling Number: 101 - Line: 42 - Page: 264D - Microfilm Roll: 689 ----- William B. Johnson 37 (head - farmer) -- Mary 36 (wife) - Ernest E. 8 (son) - Clarence B. 7 (son) - Albert S. 5 (son) - Nettie V. 3 (daughter) - Ora B. 1 (daughter) -- Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. --- Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1900 --- U. S. Federal Census, Deepwater Township, Henry County, Missouri -- Dwelling Number: 296 - Line: 85 - Page: 13 ----- William B. Johnston 57 (head - farmer) - Mary A. 51 (wife) - Nettie V. 23 (daughter) - Ora B. 21 (daughter) - Leroy 17 (son) - Stella 14 (daughter) - Lue 12 (daughter) - William b. 10 (son) -- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. --- Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
1910 --- U. S. Federal Census, Deepwater Township, Henry County, Missouri -- Dwelling Number: 36 - Line: 11 - Page: 3A - Roll: 783 ----- William B. Johnston 67 (head - farmer) - Mary A. 61 (wife) - Bell O. 27 (daughter) -- Estella 22 (daughter) -- William B. 19 (son) --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. --- Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
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