Born in Shelby County, Ohio, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Washington Johnston
and Nancy (McCoy) Johnson
Brother of
Louisa McBride (Johnson) McClure, Phoebe Ward (Johnson) Jackson, Mary Margaret (Johnson) Reed, Mary Tabitha (Johnston) Fisher, Eliza Jane (Johnson) Young, Elizabeth (Johnson) Hammon, James J (Johnson) Johnston, William Johnson, Charles Jackson Johnston, Teressa Johnson, Clarrisa Johnson, Fielding Johnson and George Washington (Johnson) Johnston
Husband of
Margaret Ann (Persinger) Johnston
— married
24 May 1845 in Shelby County, Ohio, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 71
in Shelby, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jan 2012
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Biography
He was the son of Charles Johnson and Nancy McCoy. He married Margaret Ann (Persinger) Johnston (1827-1903). Their children include:
- Sarah Ellen "Sallie" (Johnston) Woodmancy (1848-1943)
- Cyrus Elhannan Johnston (1850-1940)
- Benjamin Frank Johnston (1854-1945)
- Laura Bell (Johnston) DeWeese (1857-1946)
- Alice Elizabeth Johnston (1861-1940)
- Emma J (Johnston) Wead (1865-1949)
Sources
- ↑
- Ohio County Marriages: Silas Johnston; date: 24 Apr 1845; place: Shelby County,
- 1850 US Census - Perry, Shelby, Ohio - Silas Johnson (31), Margaret Johnson (23), Sarah (2), Susan (0), John Scott (11)
- 1860 US Census - Green, Shelby, Ohio - Silas Johnston (41), Mary Ann Johnston (35), Sarah Ellen (11), Cyrus E (9), Benjamin F (5), Laura Bell (2)
- 1870 US Census - Green, Shelby, Ohio - Silas Johnston (52), Margaret A (43), Sally (22), Cyrus (19), Benjamin (15), Laura (12), Alice (9), Emma (5)
- 1880 US Census - Greene, Shelby, OH - Silas Johnson (62), Margaret A Johnson (52), Benjamin (25), Laura (22), Alice E (18), Emma J (15)
- Find-A-Grave Memorial# 3012584 - Silas Johnston; dob: 3 Oct 1818 in Montgomery County, Ohio; dod: 11 Jul 1891 in Green Township, Shelby, Ohio; burial: Cedar Point Cemetery, in Pasco, Shelby, Ohio; plot: 36-A
Acknowledgments
- This profile was started by Marie Mills on 15 January 2012.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas 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 Silas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas 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 Silas:
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~3.12%
Yvonne (Johnston) Plummer
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M872783 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member YvonneAPlummer
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~0.78%
Mike (Adam) Major :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A108146 [compare], yourDNAportal LKH2fc48b37, Ancestry member mmajor123
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