Robert Johnston

1777 - 1854  (77 years)

• Name	Robert Johnston  [1, 2]
  Birth	1777	Oak Grove, Lincoln County, North Carolina   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 1854	Gaston County, North Carolina   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I337	Johnstone Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Col. James Johnston,   b. Abt 1742, Tryon County, North Carolina d. 23 Jul 1805, Lincoln County, North Carolina (Age ~ 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Jane Ewart,   b. 27 Oct 1755, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina d. 17 Aug 1795, Lincoln County, North Carolina (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1775	Oak Grove, Lincoln County, North Carolina   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary M. Reid,   b. 1788, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. Abt 1857, Gaston County, North Carolina (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	21 Apr 1807	Lincoln County, North Carolina   [2, 5]
  Children	1. Jane Johnston,   b. 31 Jan 1813, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. Abt 17 Mar 1886, Lincoln County, North Carolina (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sarah A. Johnston,   b. Abt 1808, Lincoln County, North Carolina  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Dr. Sidney X. Johnston,   b. Abt 1811, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. 21 Jul 1885, Gaston County, North Carolina (Age ~ 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John R. Johnston,   b. Abt 1814, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. Aft 1870 (Age ~ 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. James A. Johnston,   b. Abt 1817, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. Aft 1860 (Age ~ 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Col. William Johnston,   b. Abt 1819, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. 1896, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Age ~ 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Rufus M. Johnston,   b. Abt 1826, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. 1869, North Carolina (Age ~ 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Mary E. Johnston,   b. Abt 1831, Lincoln County, North Carolina d. 1896, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Age ~ 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Martha M. Johnston,   b. Abt 1833, Gaston County, North Carolina  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Dr. Thomas Lynn Johnston,   b. Lincoln County, North Carolina  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Harriet Johnston,   b. Lincoln County, North Carolina  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Robert Johnston,   b. Lincoln County, North Carolina  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] 1850 United States Census, Gaston County, North Carolina, National Archives Microfilm M432, Roll 630, 411. [Listed as Robert Johnson on the census at this time.] [S270] Ancestry.com, comp., OneWorldTree (undocumented), MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006, http://www.ancestry.com. [S218] Robin Barger and Terry Waldrop, US Genweb Project,, Gaston County North Carolina Cemeteries, "Johnston Cemetery", http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/gaston/cemeteries/smallcem1.txt. [S244] International Genealogical Index, Film No. 178084, Reference Call No. 20675, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. [S269] Ancestry.com, comp., North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database online], Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000.