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Born 1823, Ross County
From The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882)
EPHRAIM JOHNSTON, farmer, section 24, was born in Ross County, Ohio, on the 7th of May,. 1823, and is the son of George and Nancy Johnston, the former of Rockingham County, Virginia, and his mother a native of Shippingsburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Johnston died in 1843, and his wife in 1855. They were married in 1800, and then settled in Ross County, Ohio, eleven miles south of Chillicothe. Ephraim spent his boyhood days and received a common school education in his native county. He also, attended the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, and in 1845,. returned to the homestead, where he devoted his time to farming. He was married April 9, 1846, to Miss Rebecca Jones, a native of Ross- County, Ohio, born February 13, 1827. She is a daughter of Henry and Rachel (CorkenJ Jones, Her father was a native of New Jersey, born, February 22, 1791, and died March 16, 1871. He was in the war of 1812. Her mother was a native of Redstone, Pennsylvania,.born December 23,. 1796. She is now a resident of Ross County, Ohio. They were married, in 1816, after which they settled in Ross County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston settled in their native county,, and there remained till 1853,. when they moved to Jackson County, Ohio. In 1859, they became residents of Frankfort, Ross County, Ohio, and in 1862, came to Nodaway County, Missouri, locating where they now reside, some five miles southwest of Burlington Junction. They are both members of the M. E. Church. Mr. J. enlisted in 1864, in Company I, Missouri Volunteer Infantry, and did post duty at Columbus, Tennessee, and Camp Douglas, Chicago. He was mustered out at St. Louis, and discharged in. July, 1865. He then returned to his home, and devoted his time to farming. Mr. and Mrs. J. have eight children by this union: Augustus. Adeline, Clara, Rachel, Milton, Howard, Henry W. and Edward. Lost one, Eva, who was born September 17, 1860. She died December 18, 1862.
As printed in The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Burlington Junction
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