Brief Life History of Herbert Arthur
When Herbert Arthur Johnston was born on 8 June 1875, in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States, his father, James Arthur Johnston, was 31 and his mother, Jeannette Cass, was 25. He married Grace Lulu Munn on 14 June 1900, in Flowerfield, Flowerfield Township, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ludlow, Windsor, Vermont, United States in 1880 and Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in 1915. He died on 22 March 1925, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
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- Herbert Johnston, "United States Census, 1920"
- Herbert A. Johnston, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Herbert Arthur Johnston, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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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