James Prince Johnston (1912 - 1978)

Born 28 May 1912 in Red Bay, Franklin, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Gaston Katy (Cauldwell) Johnston — married 16 Oct 1945 in De Soto, Clarke County, Mississippi, United States

Died 19 Jan 1978 at age 65 in Alabama, United States

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Biography

James Prince Johnston, son of William Alexander Johnston and Iva Leo Tharp

Middle Name: Prince, per gravestone inscription, and WWII draft card

BIRTH AND DEATH:

Birth Date: 28 May 1912, per SS record, gravestone, and draft card

Birth Place: Red Bay, Franklin, Alabama, per draft card

Death Date: 19 Jan 1978, per gravestone

Death Place: assume Alabama, based on last SS residence, and burial

EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:

James has childhood census with his parents & siblings

James draft registration names his father as "Willie A. Johnson"

James & wife are buried in the same cemetery as James' parents

Father's death record name is "William Alexander Johnston"

Mother's death record name is "Iva Leo Johnston" daughter of "James H Tharp"

Mother's gravestone is inscribed with name "I. Leo Johnston"

Sources

SS DEATH INDEX:

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: James Johnston

SSN: 422-14-3591

Last Residence: 35582 Red Bay, Franklin, Alabama, USA

BORN: 28 May 1912

Last Benefit: 35582, Red Bay, Franklin, Alabama, United States of America

Died: Jan 1978

State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

BURIAL:

Find A Grave Memorial# 40771255 (gravestone pictured)

Inscription: James Prince Johnston

Birth: May 28, 1912

Death: Jan. 19, 1978

Burial: Red Bay Cemetery, Red Bay, Franklin County, Alabama, USA

Created by: Wilton Golson

Record added: Aug 17, 2009

DRAFT REGISTRATION:

Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Name: James Prince Johnston

Birth Date: 28 May 1912

Birth Place: Red Bay, Alabama ... [Franklin County]

Residence: Elaine, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

Contact: Mr. Willie A. Johnson, father, in Elaine Arkansas

Description: 5'7", 130 lbs, brown eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion

Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940

VETERAN:

Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

Name: James Johnston

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 28 May 1912

Death Date: 19 Jan 1978

SSN: 422143591

Branch 1: ARMY

Enlistment Date 1: 4 Aug 1942

Release Date 1: 2 Oct 1945

MARRIAGE:

Groom: James Prince Johnston, son of William A Johnston and Ivy Leora Tharp

Bride: Gaston Katy Cauldwell, daughter of John T Cauldwell and Ida R Carr

Marriage Date: sometime between 1930 & 1940 census

Note: Katy's death record names husband as "James P Johnson"

CENSUS:

1930 census: Beat 1, Itawamba, Mississippi

William A Johnson .... 42 ... AL,AL,AL

Iva L Johnson ............ 41 ... MS,AL,AL

Darvin V Johnson ..... 22 ... MS,AL,MS

Klice R Johnson ........ 20 ... MS,AL,MS

James P Johnson ...... 17 ... MS,AL,MS <--------

Wilbert A Johnson .... 15 ... MS,AL,MS

Willie M Johnson ...... 13 ... MS,AL,MS

James R Johnson ...... 10 ... MS,AL,MS

John R Johnson ........ 10 ... MS,AL,MS

Zenabia E Johnson .. 23 ... MS,AL,MS ... son, married

Ethel M Johnson ...... 17 ... AL,AL,MS ... daughter-in-law

Duane R Johnson ...... 0 ... MS,MS,MS ... grandson

Martha M Falkner ... 69 ... MS,AL,AL ... aunt

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4SB-Y2V : 2 February 2021), James Prince Johnson in entry for Ferdinando F Tharp, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM1W-XC6 : accessed 24 July 2021), James P Johnson in household of William A Johnson, Beat 1, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 6A, line 42, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1150; FHL microfilm 2,340,885.

• "Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXWY-66T : 2 March 2020), James Prince Johnston, from 1940 to 1945; citingDraft Registration; citing , NARA Record Group 147 (Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas: National Archives and Records Administration, 2013).

• "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8TPX-76MM : 23 August 2020), James P Johnston, 16 Oct 1945; citing Marriage, De Soto, Clarke, Mississippi, United States, 01119, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/40771255/james-prince-johnston : accessed 24 July 2021), memorial page for James Prince Johnston (28 May 1912–19 Jan 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40771255, citing Red Bay Cemetery, Red Bay, Franklin County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by litekeeper (contributor 48405777) .