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JOHNSTON FAMILY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA

JOHNSTON, JOHNSON, NOSLER, SURBAUGH

Posted By: Sharilyn (email)
Date: 7/5/2007 at 12:47:49

I am interested in Dr. Samuel P. Johnston (also on census records spelled as Johnson in 1880) and particularly in identifying his wife, Sophie or Sophia C..

I suspect a relationship to George W. Surbaugh who married Irena Nosler.

There is correspondence from Florence Surbaugh, daughter of George W. Surbaugh, speaking of "Uncle Doc" Johnston, and there was enough additional information given about the family that I dentified "Uncle Doc" as Samuel P. Johnston.

I am wondering if Sophie C., his wife, might have been a sister of George W. Surbaugh, but I can't find her identified anywhere. There is some suggestion in family records that the mother of George W. Surbaugh might have been "Suzanna Elizabeth Shober". George W. Surbaugh named a son John Shober Surbaugh. But I have not been able to confirm any of this.

1860 Federal Census
Name: Samuel P Johnston
Age in 1860: 40
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1860: Columbia, Wapello, Iowa
Gender: Male
Post Office: Eddyville

Samuel P Johnston 40
Sophia C Johnston 36
Leonora Johnston 12
Elizabeth Johnston 10
Hellen Johnston 8
Freemont Johnston 4
Zina D Johnston 2
George W Johnston

By 1880 they were in Pleasant, Monroe County, Iowa.

Zina B. Johnson
Home in 1880: Pleasant, Monroe, Iowa
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1858
Birthplace: Iowa
Relation to head-of-household: Son
Father's name: S.P.
Father's birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Sophia C.
Mother's birthplace: Virginia

S.P. Johnson 64
Sophia C. Johnson 55
Lizzie R. Johnson 28
Freemont Johnson 23
Zina B. Johnson 22
Jennie B. Johnson 18

If anyone has information about this family, or can advise me how I might find out more about them, I woul very much appreciate the help!

Sharilyn Whitaker

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