Brief Life History of Afton Donald
When Afton Donald Johnston was born on 27 May 1919, in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, his father, Ralph Waldo Johnston, was 24 and his mother, Velma Althea Kidd, was 18. He married LaVerne Ruth Foster in December 1939. He lived in Anaheim, Orange, California, United States in 1930. He died on 4 June 1958, in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Afton J Johnston in household of Elmer C Posey, "United States Census, 1930"
- Don Johnston, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Afton Don Johnston, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1919–1958 Male
1922–2017 Female
Parents and Siblings
1895–1957 Male
1901–1954 Female
Siblings (1)
1919–1958 Male
World Events (8)
1920
Age 1
1920
Age 1
1931
Age 12
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name, deriving in most cases from the place so called in Annandale, in Dumfriesshire. This is derived from the genitive case of the personal name John + + Middle English ton ‘town, village, settlement’ (Old English tūn). There are other places in Scotland so called, including the city of Perth, which used to be known as Saint John's Toun, and some of these may also be sources of the surname.
English: habitational name from Johnson Hall (Staffordshire), recorded as Johannestonc. 1233 and Joneston in 1314. The placename means ‘John's settlement’, from the genitive case of the Middle English personal name Johan, Jon (see John ) + Middle English ton ‘town, village, settlement’.
History: As far as can be ascertained, most Scottish bearers of this surname are descendants of John, probably a Norman baron from England, who held lands at Johnstone in Annandale from the Bruce family in the late 12th century. His son Gilbert was the first to take the surname Johnstone and their descendants later held the earldom of Annandale.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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