Samuel S. Johnston (1825 - abt. 1886)

Ancestors

Biography

JOHNSTON SAMUEL S. Photographer; Mason st., Polo; born in Springfield Township, Richland Co., Ohio, Dec, 13, 1825; came to Ogle Co., in 1837; engaged in farming, principally, until 22 years of age; from 1845 to 1853 he was in Cincinnati, Ohio; married Sarah J. Norton; they had ten children, seven have died, the living are --- Elva E., now Mrs. Osterhout; Charles N. and Harry; Mr. Johnston was Collector of Byron Township one year.

Sources

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 688.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/80457349/samuel-satterfield-johnston), memorial page for Samuel Satterfield Johnston (1825–1886), Find A Grave: Memorial #80457349, citing Saint Lawrence Cemetery, Saint Lawrence, Hand County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Barb Jones (contributor 47367273) .