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Descendants of Ezekiel JOHNSTON


Generation No. 1

1.  EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON died 1781 in Battle of Guilford Court House, Guilford, North Carolina.  He married EVE.  She died 1808 in Botetourt Co., Va..
	
Children of EZEKIEL JOHNSTON and EVE are:
	i.	JACOB2 JOHNSON, d. Unknown.
	ii.	JOHN JOHNSON, d. Unknown.
2.	iii.	MARGARET JOHNSON, d. Unknown.
	iv.	RACHEL JOHNSON, d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN LINKHORN; d. Unknown.
	v.	SARAH JOHNSON, d. Unknown; m. SAMUEL PORTER, 02 April 1788, Botetourt Co., Va.; d. Unknown.
	vi.	ANDREW JOHNSON, b. 1771; d. Unknown.
3.	vii.	WILLIAM JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1777, Botetourt Co., Va.; d. November 1851, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..


Generation No. 2

2.  MARGARET2 JOHNSON (EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) died Unknown.  She married UNKNOWN SMITH 19 January 1798 in Botetourt Co., Va..  He died Unknown.
	
Child of MARGARET JOHNSON and UNKNOWN SMITH is:
	i.	REBECCA3 SMITH, b. Bef. 1809; d. Unknown.

3.  WILLIAM2 JOHNSON (EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) was born Abt. 1777 in Botetourt Co., Va., and died November 1851 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..  He married SUSAN (SUSANNAH) HARRRISON 02 May 1799 in Botetourt Co., Va..  She died Unknown.
	
Children of WILLIAM JOHNSON and SUSAN HARRRISON are:
	i.	ROBERT3 JOHNSON, d. Unknown; m. NANCY M GAY, 01 August 1833, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown.
4.	ii.	BERNARD JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1802, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..
5.	iii.	MARY ANN (POLLY) JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1805, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..
	iv.	ELIZABETH JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1807, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown; m. ALEXANDER RAYHILL, 01 January 1827, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; b. 1797, Greenbrier Co., Va. (now WVa.); d. Unknown.
6.	v.	JABEZ JOHNSON, b. 01 February 1813, Greenbrier Co., Va. (now W.Va.); d. 20 October 1879, Greenbrier Co., Va..
7.	vi.	SARAH JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1814, Potts Creek, Alleghany Co, Va.; d. Abt. 1846, Potts Creek, Alleghany Co, Va..


Generation No. 3

4.  BERNARD3 JOHNSON (WILLIAM2, EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) was born Abt. 1802 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va., and died Unknown in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..  He married ANNA CRIST 27 September 1828 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..  She died Unknown.
	
Children of BERNARD JOHNSON and ANNA CRIST are:
	i.	ALLEN4 JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1831; d. Unknown.
8.	ii.	PHILLIP JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1833; d. Unknown.
	iii.	MILES JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1835; d. Unknown.
	iv.	HENRY JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1841; d. Unknown.
	v.	BERNARD JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1844; d. Unknown.
	vi.	JOHN JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1849; d. Unknown.
9.	vii.	MATILDA JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1852, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. 1934, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..

5.  MARY ANN (POLLY)3 JOHNSON (WILLIAM2, EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) was born Abt. 1805 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va., and died Unknown in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..  She married PETER HELMINTOLLER 23 June 1825 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va., son of UNKNOWN HELMINTOLLER.  He died Unknown.
	
Children of MARY JOHNSON and PETER HELMINTOLLER are:
10.	i.	DELILAH4 HELMINTOLLER, b. 08 June 1832, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. 09 March 1904, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..
	ii.	NANCY ELIZABETH HELMINTOLLER, b. Abt. 1842, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown, Putman Co. WVa.; m. THADEUS KIMBERLIN; b. Abt. 1842, Smith, Tennesssee; d. Unknown, Putman Co. WVa..

6.  JABEZ3 JOHNSON (WILLIAM2, EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) was born 01 February 1813 in Greenbrier Co., Va. (now W.Va.), and died 20 October 1879 in Greenbrier Co., Va..  He married MARIAH (MARIA )W. PERSINGER 18 May 1837 in Covington, Va., daughter of MOSES PERSINGER and CHARLOTTE RAYHILL.  She was born 1812 in Greenbrier Co., Va. (now WVa.), and died 1881 in Greenbrier Co., Va. (now WVa.).
	
Children of JABEZ JOHNSON and MARIAH PERSINGER are:
	i.	LEWIS4 JOHNSON, b. 1838, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown; m. MALISSA ROSE, 22 May 1861, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown.
	ii.	ELIZABETH JOHNSON, b. 23 September 1839, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. 05 March 1916; m. JOHN N. LEMON, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; b. 13 January 1835, Botetourt Co., Va.; d. 14 April 1909.
	iii.	CATHERINE JOHNSON, b. 1841, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown.
	iv.	SAMUEL JOHNSON, b. 1842, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown.
	v.	CHARLOTTE JOHNSON, b. 1844, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown; m. GEORGE LEE WRIGHT, 30 September 1865, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; b. Abt. 1843, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown.
	vi.	LEE JOHNSON, b. 1846, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown.
11.	vii.	JABEZ JOHNSON, b. 1848, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. 1916, Shrewsbury, Kanawha Co., W.Va..
	viii.	ANDREW JOHNSON, b. 1849, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown.

7.  SARAH3 JOHNSON (WILLIAM2, EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) was born Abt. 1814 in Potts Creek, Alleghany Co, Va., and died Abt. 1846 in Potts Creek, Alleghany Co, Va..  She married JOHN HEPLER III 17 July 1834 in Covington, Va., son of JOHN HEPLER and REBECCA MAGGARD.  He was born 09 November 1812 in Monroe Co, Va., and died 04 September 1900 in Jordan Mines, Alleghany Co, VA.
	
Children of SARAH JOHNSON and JOHN HEPLER are:
	i.	JABEZ M4 HEPLER, b. 1835, Boiling Spring, Alleghany Co, Va.; d. Unknown; m. REBECCA SIVELY; d. Unknown.
	ii.	HARRIETT SUSAN HEPLER, b. 1836, Potts Creek, Alleghany Co, Va.; d. Unknown; m. JOSEPH P TERRY, 19 June 1856; d. Unknown.
	iii.	JULIAN R HEPLER, b. 1837, Potts Creek, Alleghany Co, Va.; d. Unknown; m. ALCHANY W BUSH, 30 April 1857; d. Unknown.
	iv.	ROBERT HEPLER, b. 1837, Boiling Spring, Alleghany Co, Va.; d. Bet. 1870 - 1880; m. MARY JANE HEPLER, 01 March 1861; d. Unknown.
	v.	ELIAS HEPLER, b. 1839, Potts Creek, Alleghany Co, Va.; d. Bef. 1876; m. MATILDA JOHNSON, 25 September 1865; b. Abt. 1852, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. 1934, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..
	vi.	LEWIS HEPLER, b. 1841, Potts Creek, Alleghany Co, Va.; d. 1869.
	vii.	WILLIAM HEPLER, b. 11 March 1844, Potts Creek, Alleghany Co, Va.; d. Unknown.
	viii.	AMANDA AMARILLA ELIZABETH HEPLER, b. 1846; d. Bef. 1879; m. BENTON BOWYER, 10 October 1868; d. Unknown.


Generation No. 4

8.  PHILLIP4 JOHNSON (BERNARD3, WILLIAM2, EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) was born Abt. 1833, and died Unknown.  He married CATHERINE RAYHILL.  She died Unknown.
	
Child of PHILLIP JOHNSON and CATHERINE RAYHILL is:
	i.	CYRUS W.5 JOHNSON, b. July 1863, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown; m. SARAH E.M. BUSH, 05 June 1882; d. Unknown.

9.  MATILDA4 JOHNSON (BERNARD3, WILLIAM2, EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) was born Abt. 1852 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va., and died 1934 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..  She married (1) ELIAS HEPLER 25 September 1865, son of JOHN HEPLER and SARAH JOHNSON.  He was born 1839 in Potts Creek, Alleghany Co, Va., and died Bef. 1876.  She married (2) JAMES MADISON ROSE 1876 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..  He was born Abt. 1854 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va, and died 1926 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.
	
Children of MATILDA JOHNSON and JAMES ROSE are:
	i.	JEROME HOBBS5 ROSE, b. Abt. 1878; d. Unknown.
	ii.	CORA MYRTLE ROSE, b. 11 June 1879; d. Unknown.
	iii.	MATTIE E. ROSE, b. January 1883; d. Unknown.
	iv.	JOSEPH R. ROSE, b. 25 April 1885; d. Unknown.
	v.	DAUGHTER ROSE, b. 05 August 1887; d. Unknown.
	vi.	CARRY C. ROSE, b. October 1889; d. Unknown.
	vii.	RICHARD LANE ROSE, b. April 1891; d. Unknown.
	viii.	JAMES H.M. ROSE, b. 23 May 1893; d. Unknown.
	ix.	NORAH M. ROSE, b. June 1894; d. Unknown.

10.  DELILAH4 HELMINTOLLER (MARY ANN (POLLY)3 JOHNSON, WILLIAM2, EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) was born 08 June 1832 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va., and died 09 March 1904 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..  She married LEE PERSINGER 27 August 1865 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va., son of MOSES PERSINGER and CHARLOTTE RAYHILL.  He was born 26 December 1810 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va., and died 24 March 1881 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..
	
Children of DELILAH HELMINTOLLER and LEE PERSINGER are:
	i.	MOSES T.5 PERSINGER, b. 13 August 1867; d. Unknown; m. MINNIE POWERS; d. Unknown.
	ii.	ALLEN RYDER PERSINGER, b. 1868, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. 1940, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; m. SARAH E. STULL, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown.
	iii.	ROBERT LEE PERSINGER, b. 17 May 1870, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. 08 May 1873, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va..
	iv.	CLARISSA SUSAN PERSINGER, b. 14 March 1872, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. 14 July 1937, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; m. BENJAMIN LEWIS CARTER; d. Unknown.
	v.	HARVEY ALFORD PERSINGER, b. 23 March 1874, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. 07 July 1944, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; m. AMMA BELL HUMPHRIES, 02 September 1894, Covington, Alleghany Co., Va.; d. Unknown.

11.  JABEZ4 JOHNSON (JABEZ3, WILLIAM2, EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) was born 1848 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va., and died 1916 in Shrewsbury, Kanawha Co., W.Va..  He married NANCY JEAN LEMON 01 September 1870 in Covington, Alleghany Co., Va., daughter of JAMES LEMON and MARGARET KESSLER.  She was born 23 March 1852 in Botetourt Co., Va., and died 19 February 1938 in Shrewsbury, Kanawha Co., W.Va..
	
Child of JABEZ JOHNSON and NANCY LEMON is:
12.	i.	JAMES OBED5 JOHNSON, b. 07 November 1891, Greenbrier Co., Va. (now W.Va.); d. 04 January 1971, Shrewsbury, Kanawha Co., WVa..


Generation No. 5

12.  JAMES OBED5 JOHNSON (JABEZ4, JABEZ3, WILLIAM2, EZEKIEL1 JOHNSTON) was born 07 November 1891 in Greenbrier Co., Va. (now W.Va.), and died 04 January 1971 in Shrewsbury, Kanawha Co., WVa..  He married (1) MINERVA JOHNSON.  She was born in Kanawha Co., WVa., and died 1917 in Shrewsbury, Kanawha Co., WVa..  He married (2) LOLA MAY WHITTINGTON Abt. 1923, daughter of RICHARD WHITTINGTON and CORA WATERS.  She was born 31 December 1896 in WVa, and died 28 December 1944 in Shrewsbury, Kanawha Co., WVa..
	
Child of JAMES JOHNSON and MINERVA JOHNSON is:
	i.	JAMES ALEXANDER6 JOHNSON, b. 02 October 1914, Kanawah County, WVa; d. 21 October 1972, Kanawha County, WVa; m. EDITH ESTER MOMORAN, Private; b. Private.
	
Children of JAMES JOHNSON and LOLA WHITTINGTON are:
	ii.	ROBERT GORDON6 JOHNSON, b. Private; m. ELBERTA BABAETTE HAYNES, Private; b. Private.
	iii.	JOSEPH LEE JOHNSON, b. 22 February 1926, Kanawha Co., WVa.; d. Abt. 1960, Franklin, Pa.; m. JEAN LOUISE KINSER, Private; b. Private.
	iv.	DOROTHY JEAN JOHNSON, b. 13 June 1927, Kanawha Co., WVa.; d. 09 September 1994, Kanawha Co., WVa.; m. JACK MOORE, January 1952, Kanawha Co., WVa.; b. Abt. 1927, Kanawha Co., WVa.; d. Abt. 1965, Kanawha Co., WVa..
	v.	WILLIAM EDWARD JOHNSON, b. 06 January 1929, Kanawha Co., WVa.; d. November 1984, Kanawha Co., WVa.; m. BARABARA ANNE BOYD, Private; b. Private.