He was the son of Joseph Johnston and Mary "Polly" Darden. On August 12, 1835 he married Rebecca Elizabeth Flinn, daughter of Stephen Flinn.
He was president of the Board of Police and served in the State Legislature. Church minutes record that he died from a fall from his horse while being chased by Federal troops when they were sacking and burning the business district of Hernando.
Their children are:
1. James Bailey Johnston (1836 - 1851)
2. Mary Amaranda Johnston (1839 - 1870) sps Washington Lafayette Gray
3. Lovie Elizabeth Johnston (1843 - ?) sps H. A. Stuart
4. Francis Wilson Johnston (1845 - ?)sps John Marion Gray
5. Rebecca F Johnston (1851 - 1876) sps Leonidus "Leon" C Gray
6. Stephen Darden Johnston Jr (1853 - 1899) 1st sps Anna E Nesbit 2nd sps Lillie M Nesbit
7. William Jesse
8. Joseph Samuel Johnston (1858 - 1914) sps Sarah Elizabeth Lauderdale
9. Sarah Conelius Johnston (1862 - ?) sps Henry Banks Wilkinson
Information from Desoto County Mississippi History and Families.
He was president of the Board of Police and served in the State Legislature. Church minutes record that he died from a fall from his horse while being chased by Federal troops when they were sacking and burning the business district of Hernando.
Their children are:
1. James Bailey Johnston (1836 - 1851)
2. Mary Amaranda Johnston (1839 - 1870) sps Washington Lafayette Gray
3. Lovie Elizabeth Johnston (1843 - ?) sps H. A. Stuart
4. Francis Wilson Johnston (1845 - ?)sps John Marion Gray
5. Rebecca F Johnston (1851 - 1876) sps Leonidus "Leon" C Gray
6. Stephen Darden Johnston Jr (1853 - 1899) 1st sps Anna E Nesbit 2nd sps Lillie M Nesbit
7. William Jesse
8. Joseph Samuel Johnston (1858 - 1914) sps Sarah Elizabeth Lauderdale
9. Sarah Conelius Johnston (1862 - ?) sps Henry Banks Wilkinson
Information from Desoto County Mississippi History and Families.
He was the son of Joseph Johnston and Mary "Polly" Darden. On August 12, 1835 he married Rebecca Elizabeth Flinn, daughter of Stephen Flinn.
He was president of the Board of Police and served in the State Legislature. Church minutes record that he died from a fall from his horse while being chased by Federal troops when they were sacking and burning the business district of Hernando.
Their children are:
1. James Bailey Johnston (1836 - 1851)
2. Mary Amaranda Johnston (1839 - 1870) sps Washington Lafayette Gray
3. Lovie Elizabeth Johnston (1843 - ?) sps H. A. Stuart
4. Francis Wilson Johnston (1845 - ?)sps John Marion Gray
5. Rebecca F Johnston (1851 - 1876) sps Leonidus "Leon" C Gray
6. Stephen Darden Johnston Jr (1853 - 1899) 1st sps Anna E Nesbit 2nd sps Lillie M Nesbit
7. William Jesse
8. Joseph Samuel Johnston (1858 - 1914) sps Sarah Elizabeth Lauderdale
9. Sarah Conelius Johnston (1862 - ?) sps Henry Banks Wilkinson
Information from Desoto County Mississippi History and Families.
He was president of the Board of Police and served in the State Legislature. Church minutes record that he died from a fall from his horse while being chased by Federal troops when they were sacking and burning the business district of Hernando.
Their children are:
1. James Bailey Johnston (1836 - 1851)
2. Mary Amaranda Johnston (1839 - 1870) sps Washington Lafayette Gray
3. Lovie Elizabeth Johnston (1843 - ?) sps H. A. Stuart
4. Francis Wilson Johnston (1845 - ?)sps John Marion Gray
5. Rebecca F Johnston (1851 - 1876) sps Leonidus "Leon" C Gray
6. Stephen Darden Johnston Jr (1853 - 1899) 1st sps Anna E Nesbit 2nd sps Lillie M Nesbit
7. William Jesse
8. Joseph Samuel Johnston (1858 - 1914) sps Sarah Elizabeth Lauderdale
9. Sarah Conelius Johnston (1862 - ?) sps Henry Banks Wilkinson
Information from Desoto County Mississippi History and Families.
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