Dr. Charles E. JOHNSTON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Living with parents in Plumcreek, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania
• Fact: 1870, Listed as Charles B, and age 3
• Census: 1880, Living with parents in Plumcreek, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania
• Census: 1900, Living in E. Palestine, Columbiana Co., Ohio
• Occupation: 1900, Physican
• Census: 1910, Living in E. Palestine, Columbiana Co., Ohio
• Occupation: 1910, Physican

Notes:

From the "Reveille Echo" newspaper, Columbiana Co., Ohio: Oct. 17, 1918

Dr. Charles E. Johnston

The circle of the local medical fraternity was broken Sunday evening at 6:30 when Dr. C.E. Johnston, well known physician succumbed after a brief illness with pneumonia.
Deceased was born November 24, 1865, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Early in life he determined on the medical profession and took up his preparatory work in the Baltimore Medical college later finishing same in Johns Hopkins university. He also specialized in work at the West Pen Hospital, Pittsburg, and what is now the Starling Medical University of Columbus.
In the late eighties he was married to Miss Elizabeth V. Carpenter, of Atwood, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania.
To this happy union three children were born: Paul, Normal Training instructor at Tarentum, Pa.; Harry, who holds an important position in the offices of the McGraw Tire & Rubber Co., and Marcus, at home.
Dr. Johnston came to this city about twenty five years ago where his life's work was spent. Twenty-one years of this quarter century were spent an West Main street and only within the past two years had the Doctor finished the construction of a splendid residence on West Main Street in which he was living at the time of his death.
The subject of this sketch was a member of the United Presbyterian church and of the American Medical Association. In his active career here Dr. Johnston had made many friends and his untimely passing will be noted with regret.
Funeral services were held from the home Thursday afternoon at 4:30 in charge of Rev. D.R. Turnbull, of the United Presbyterian Church.

Charles married Elizabeth Virginia CARPENTER before 1890. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel CARPENTER and Margaret Anne SILVIS) was born on 8 May 1868 in Atwood, Indiana Co., Pennyslvania; died on 4 Oct 1947 in Gary, Lake Co., Indiana; was buried on 5 Oct 1947 in East Palastine Cemetery, East Palastine, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Marcus Carpenter JOHNSTON was born on 07 Jun 1898 in Ohio; died on 14 Dec 1961 in Sarasota, Florida.
2. Paul Dewitt JOHNSTON was born on 24 May 1890 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania; died on 5 Jul 1953 in Tarentum, Alleghany Co., Pennsylvania; was buried in Vandergrift Cemetery, Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania.
3. Harry C. JOHNSTON was born in Mar 1891 in Pennsylvania, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Medical Cond'tn: Son, Preston Johnston, was the informate on the death certificate
• Military Service: Was in Company K, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry, for three years
• Birth: Nov 1832, Pennsylvania, USA
• Birth: 24 Nov 1834
• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Washington, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
• Census: 1870, Living in Plumcreek, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania
• Occupation: 1870, Lawyer
• Census: 1880, Living in Plumcreek, Armstrong co
• Occupation: 1880, Farmer
• Census: 1900, Living in Plumcreek, Armstrong co
• Occupation: 1900, Farmer

John married Eleanor Caroline WELLS. Eleanor (daughter of Thomas B. WELLS and Eleanor BRITTAIN) was born in Aug 1845 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 20 Dec 1899 in Plum Creek, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania; was buried in Elderton Cemetery, Elderton, Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Patterson Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania
• Census: 1860, Living with parents in Patterson Twp., Beaver Co., Pennsylvania
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Plumcreek, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Plumcreek, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania
• Census: 1900, Living with husband in Plumcreek, Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania