Gen
Robert
Daniel
Johnston
Esq
Born in Mount Welcome, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Johnston
and Nancy Ann (Forney) Johnston
Brother of
James Franklin Johnston, William Henry Johnston, Joseph Forney Johnston and Bartlett Shipp Johnston
Husband of
Elizabeth (Evans) Johnston
— married
about 1873 in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Father of
Gordon Johnston MOH
Died
at age 81
in White Post, Clarke County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jul 2015
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Biography
Gen Robert Johnston Esq served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Apr 21, 1861
Mustered out: Apr 9, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): '23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Commanding
12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Commanding
Enlisted: Apr 21, 1861
Mustered out: Apr 9, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): '23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Commanding
12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Commanding
Gen Robert Johnston Esq was Wounded in Action during the United States Civil War.
Sources
- United States Census, 1850 database with images, FamilySearch, Robert Johnston in household of Wm Johnston, Lincoln county, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing family 443, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- United States Census, 1880 database with images, FamilySearch, Robt D Johnston, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district 105, sheet 279A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0971; FHL microfilm 1,254,971.
- North Carolina Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans Brigadier General Robert Daniel Johnston.
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34X-YG6 : 13 March 2018), Gordon Johnston, 08 Mar 1934; citing certificate number 10953, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,115,987.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #10677 Photo & biography in memorial
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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:
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:
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~1.56%
Andrew (Curlee) Harris
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23andMe, GEDmatch TU7410801 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member andrewgharris1187
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Edward Comer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T743982 [compare], Ancestry member ecomer175
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~0.78%
Meggins (Reinhardt) Tuchmann :
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Paula J
Paula J
Thank you, Eric! What a wonderful profile! You know I love the original document. That injury must have caused a lot of pain over the years.
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Rejected matches › Robert Abell Johnston (abt.1834-abt.1916) › Robert Johnson (abt.1836-) › Robert Johnson (abt.1839-)
Robert is 16 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 26 degrees from Carl Sagan, 20 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 27 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 23 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 17 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 25 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 16 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 17 degrees from Isaac Newton, 21 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 22 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 17 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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