Born in rural Poplar Bluff, MO
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thaddeus Holmes Sparkman
and Nancy Meredith (Wilson) Sparkman
Sister of
Georgia Meredith (Sparkman) Freer, Venable William Sparkman, Sarah Elizabeth Trent (Sparkman) Lindsay, Lee Fanning (Sparkman) Wallis, Robert Holmes Sparkman, Nannie Hettie Lavinia Sparkman Sparkman, Rothwell Mayfield Sparkman, Francis Willis Sparkman Sr., Mildred Lois (Sparkman) Kneeland, Irene Margaret Sparkman [half], Viola B. Sparkman [half], Nina Gertrude (Sparkman) Henry [half], Hall Thaddeus Sparkman [half], Clyde Cleophus Sparkman Sr. [half], Lucy E. (Sparkman) Sheehy [half], William W. Sparkman [half] and Alma Omega (Sparkman) DeVasher [half]
Wife of
James Archibald Johnston
— married
20 Jun 1910 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Died
at age 89
in Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Feb 2014
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Biography
In the 1910 Census, Jennie is 25 years old and living with her married sister, Georgia (Sparkman) Freer in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Later that same year, Jennie marries James A. Johnston on June 20, 1910, which is fairly late in life, for he is at least 39 years old at this point and Jennie is 26. By 1920 James & Jennie are in Modesto, California. They are roomers in a boarding house and they own a flour mill. In 1930 they still own the flour mill. Jennie, who lived to be 89 years old, is buried along side her husband, James, in the Acacia Memorial Park in Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA. I don't think she and James ever had any children.
Sources
- U.S. Census: 1910, 1920, 1930
- "Missouri, Births and Christenings, 1827-1935"
- http://usgwarchives.net/mo/butler/vitals/marriages/butlermarr.htm
- Findagrave.com http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38848073
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jennie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jennie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jennie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jennie:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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