Robert was born about 1843 in Perry County, Kentucky. He is the son of James Johnston and Margaret Gay and the brother of Henry, John, Samuel, Able, Amis, James, Granville, Polly, Veron.
Co. I 14 KY Cavalry
Husband of Hannah Brewer. Father of 14 children: Granville Brewer, Margaret Elizabeth, Mary Polly, Stephen, Matilda, Nancy Jane, Armilda, Marinda, Belle, Elijah, Sarah, Ellen, Carter, Oscar.
Sources
Tombstone inscription.
"United States Census, 1850," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65K-5ZN : accessed 15 June 2015), Robert Johnson in household of James Johnson, Perry county, part of, Perry, Kentucky, United States.
"United States Census, 1860," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBJ-48P : accessed 15 June 2015), Robt Johnson in household of Jas Johnson, 1st Dst, Perry, Kentucky,
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSMB-JQ8 : 20 October 2016), James Johnston in entry for Robert Johnston, 1911; citing Death, Berea, Madison, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,904,673.
Is Robert your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Robert: