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Samuel Pugh “High” Johnston

Birth	:	21 Nov 1854 Carroll County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	1919
Burial	:	Eldora City Cemetery, Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3613014, -93.0876999
Plot	:	BE L35
Description	:	From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, page 984: S. P. Johnston One of the progressive agriculturists and honored citizens of Hardin county is S. P. Johnston, whose fine farm in Clay township ranks with the best in the locality, having been improved by him to its present high state of excellency by years of patient toil and skillful management. His success has been won entirely along lines of old and time-tried maxims, "Honesty is the best policy" and "There is no excellence without labor." He came here during the days of the county's first great... Read More	From the 1911 book Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa, page 984: S. P. Johnston One of the progressive agriculturists and honored citizens of Hardin county is S. P. Johnston, whose fine farm in Clay township ranks with the best in the locality, having been improved by him to its present high state of excellency by years of patient toil and skillful management. His success has been won entirely along lines of old and time-tried maxims, "Honesty is the best policy" and "There is no excellence without labor." He came here during the days of the county's first great advancement, following the pioneer period, and he has performed his part in the drama of modern progress in a manner that has brought good to himself and the community at large, at the same time winning the respect and confidence of all with whom he has come into contact. Mr. Johnston was born in Carroll county, Illinois, November 21, 1855, and he is the son of S. P. and Sarah (Lampner) Johnston. The father and mother were natives of Canada, whose ancestors were from England. He grew to maturity in Canada, was educated and married there and in 1852 brought his attention to. The father of the subject devoted his life to school teaching, carpentering and farming and met with success in whatever he turned his attention to. He was a man of sterling worth and was influential in his community. His death occurred when his son, the subject, was three days old. His family consisted of the following children: Sarah is the oldest; William is now living in California; W. S. is a resident of Eldora, Iowa; Hannah married Henry Sholtz; S. P., of this review; Puella was the wife of John Hacker, but is now deceased. S. P. Johnston, of this review, grew up on the home farm in Illinois and assisted with the general work about the place when a boy, attending the common schools during the winter months, and he took up farming for a life work and in this vocation he has achieved more than ordinary success. He came to Hardin county, Iowa, in 1880 and first bought eighty acres. Prospering by reason of close application and good management, he added to his original purchase until he is now the owner of one of the most productive and and desirable farms in Clay township, consisting of three hundred acres, which he has under a high state of cultivation and improvement and on which stands an excellent set of buildings, and in connection with general farming he always raises a splendid grade of live stock. Mr. Johnston was married on May 15, 1880, to Anna Shaner, daughter of William Shaner and wife, a highly respected family of Jackson township, this county. To Mr. and Mrs. Johnston two children have been born, namely: Ernest, now twenty-eight years old, and Ray, who has reached his twenty-first birthday. Politically, Mr. Johnston is a Republican and he has always been interested in public matters and willingly supports all measures calculated to improve the general good. He has held a number of the township offices, always in a manner that reflected credit upon himself and to the entire satisfaction of the people. In politics he is a Republican, while, fraternally, he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. -------------------------

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Latitude: 42.3613014
Longitude: -93.0876999

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Elizabeth Ann Shaner Johnston

(1857 - 1937)

Siblings

Children

Ernest Byron Johnston

(1881 - 1961)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 42.3626000, -93.0905500

2. Ellsworth Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3651199, -93.0857129

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6. Steamboat Rock Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4055000, -93.0618000

7. Xenia Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3119011, -93.0781021

8. Hardin County Home Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3978004, -93.1524963

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Coordinate: 42.2888985, -93.0456009

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Coordinate: 42.4219017, -93.1572037

11. Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3156013, -93.1883011

12. Rough Woods Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3582993, -93.2091980

13. New Providence Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2877998, -93.1671982

14. Sheppard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.0843964

15. Melrose Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3255997, -92.9558029

16. Kidwiler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4571991, -93.1492004

17. Hadley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.1544037

18. Sheller Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3678017, -92.9439011

19. Point Pleasant Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3422012, -93.2311020

20. Oakwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4500008, -93.1731033

21. Hauser Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2528000, -93.0302963

22. Hazel Green Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4780998, -93.0905991

23. First Christian Reformed Cemetery
Wellsburg, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4338989, -92.9633026

24. Highland Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2783012, -93.2117004