Renzi
Melville
Johnston
Born in Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Freeman W. Johnston
and Mary Jane Russell
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Parsons) Johnston
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 76
in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Aug 2013
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| Preceded by Joseph Weldon Bailey |
Rienzi Melville Johnston US Senator (Class 2) from Texas[1]  |
Succeeded by Morris Sheppard |
Biography
Renzi Johnston is Notable.
Renzi M Johnston was enumerated as head of the household at 439 Westmoreland Avenue, Houston Ward 4, Harris County, Texas for the April 18, United States Census, 1910. He was noted as born 1850 in Georgia and had been married thirty-five years. He was an editor (daily paper) and an owner as seen in the image of the original census. Also included in the household are wife Mary Johnston, daughter Hallie Russell, son Harry Johnston, daughter-in-law Beatrice Johnston and servant Matilda Franklin.[2]
R M Johnston is listed as the father of Harry Melville Johnston who died May 25, 1927 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. The mother was listed as Mary E Parsons.[3]
Rienzi Melville Johnston is buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA, Plot: Section H-2, Lot 114, GPS (lat/lon): 29.45839, -95.2319.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Retired when successor elected, vacant January 29, 1913 – February 3, 1913 when elected successor seated.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2MV-WDJ : accessed 22 Nov 2014), Renzi M Johnston, Houston Ward 4, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 73, sheet 4B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1375573.
- ↑ "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K376-JZK : accessed 22 Nov 2014), R M Johnston in entry for Harry Melville Johnston, 25 May 1927; citing certificate number 16633, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2114277.
- ↑ Find A Grave website
- Find A Grave Memorial# 18075
- Rienzi Melville Johnston on Wikipedia
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Jim Parsons
Johnston-9057 and Johnston-3965 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person.
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by Jim Parsons
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