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William R Johnston
WILLIAM R. JOHNSTON, of Sagamore, Pa., farmer and justice of the peace, was
born in Plum Creek township, Armstrong county, Dec. 1, 1848, son of Andrew and
Rebecca (Mahon) Johnston.John Johnston, his grandfather, a native of Ireland, became one of the
pioneers of Plum Creek township, where he bought about 150 acres of land which
he cleared and improved, living upon it until his death. His wife was Jane
McCreight and their children were: William; James; John; Andrew; Jane, who
married Sharp McCreight; Sarah, who married James Mitchell; and Nancy, who
married Hugh Sharp.The maternal grandfather of William R. Johnston was William Mahon, of
County Antrim,, Ireland, who became a pioneer of Plum Creek township. There
he, too, passed away, after clearing and improving a farm.Andrew Johnston, son of John Johnston and father of William R. Johnston,
was born on the old homestead which he assisted his father in clearing, and
there his death occurred. His wife was a native of County Antrim, Ireland, and
she bore him the following children: John; William R.; Jane E., who married
Marshall Lytle; Sarah B., who married Washington McLaughlin; Andrew A.; and
Margaret, who married Fred Wegley.William R. Johnston was brought up on the family farm and sent to the local
public schools. He has always been a farmer, and since 1876 has resided upon
his present farm of 102 acres in Cowanshannock township.On June 25, 1876, Mr. Johnston married Emma North, daughter of Daniel and
Catherine (Bell) North, of Jefferson county, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston have
had three children: Daniel O., who died at the age of twenty years; Angus, who
married Mary Stewart and has a daughter, Grace; and Myrtle, who married G. C.
Whitacre and died Aug. 30, 1912, aged thirty-two years, leaving five children,
Roxie, John, Marie, Clark and William. Both Mr. Johnston and his wife belong
to the Presbyterian Church. He has served as a justice of the peace of
Cowanshannock township since 1907, having been elected on the Republican
ticket. He is an excellent farmer, good business man and efficient official,
and stands high in the estimation of his associates.Source: Page 810, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed October 1998 by James R Hindman for the Armstrong County Beers
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