James
Houston
Johnston
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Son of [father unknown] and Anne Stewart Houston
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Nancy Catherine (Rankin) Johnston
— married
1823 (to 1879) [location unknown]
Father of
Mary Agnes (Johnston) Houston and James Walker Johnston
Died
at age 82
in McConnellsburg, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jan 2016
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Biography
James Houston Johnston was born in 1796 in Franklin, Pennsylvania. James Houston Johnston married Nancy Catherine Rankin in 1823. In 1823, they left Franklin county and came (to Fulton county, PA), and purchased 240 acres. James once walked from his home in Ayr Township to Leavenworth, Kansas and back, walking 70 miles per day. He left with $40, and returned home with $18. During the Civil War, at age 70, he walked from his home to Bloody Run (now Everett, PA) to notify General Milroy that rebels were approaching the Big Cove. For ten years, James worked as a contractor on the “Tapeworm Railroad,” a mostly failed project to connect rail lines to the B&O Railroad.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #13612661
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