Born in Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Daughter of William Knight
and Margaret (Mitchell) Knight
Sister of
Agnes (Harvey) Sneddon [half], Mary Knight, Robert Johnston Knight and Jane Laidlaw (Knight) Forsyth
Wife of
Samuel Carson Johnston
— married
7 Feb 1902 in Moniaive, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mother of
Margaret Mitchell Johnston
Died
at age 76
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Biography
Mary (Knight) Johnston was born in Scotland.
Mary Elisabeth Knight daughter of William Knight and Margaret Mitchell born on the 17 Oct 1864 at Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.[1]
| 1871 Scotland Census at Glencairn, Dumfriesshire.[2] |
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William Knight | Head | Married | M | 50 | Journeyman / Tailor | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire |
| Margaret Knight (Mitchell) | Wife | Married | F | 40 | Glencairn, Dumfriesshire | |
| Robert Knight | Son | Single | M | 9 | Scholar | Glencairn, Dumfriesshire |
| Mary Knight | Daughter | Single | F | 6 | Glencairn, Dumfriesshire | |
| Jane L Knight | Daughter | Single | F | 1 | Glencairn, Dumfriesshire | |
| Agnes Harvey | Daughter-In-Law | Married | F | 20 | Glencairn, Dumfriesshire |
Mary Elizabeth Knight married Samuel Carson Johnston on the 7 Feb 1902 at Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.[3]
- They had at least 1 child.
- Margaret Mitchell Johnston born on the 19 Sep 1903 at Sutherland Terrace, Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.[4]
| 1920 United States Census at Los Angeles, California.[5] |
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Samuel C Johnston | Head | Married | M | 49 | Scotland | |
| Mary Johnston (Knight) | Wife | Married | F | 54 | Scotland | |
| Margaret M Johnston | Daughter | Single | F | 16 | Scotland |
| 1930 United Stated Census at Hawaii, United States.[6] |
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Franklin L Lichtenfels | Head | Married | M | 27 | Pennsylvania | |
| Margaret M Lichtenfels (Johnston) | Wife | Married | F | 26 | Scotland | |
| Mary E Johnston (Knight) | Mother-In-Law | Widowed | F | 63 | Scotland |
Mary died, aged 76, on the 18 Dec 1940 at Los Angeles, California, burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA.[7][8]
Sources
- ↑ Birth: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch Record: XYR3-7VR 12 Feb 2020, William Knight in entry for Mary Elisabeth Knight, 1864. Accessed 5 Sept 2023.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Parish: Glencairn; ED: 8; Page: 3; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1871_183. Ancestry uk Record 1104 #782192 Accessed 28 Apr 2024.
- ↑ Marriage: "1902 JOHNSTON, SAMUEL CARSON & KNIGHT, MARY ELIZABETH (Statutory Registers Marriages 826 / 3)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 28 Apr 2024.
- ↑ Birth: "1903 JOHNSTON, MARGARET MITCHELL (Statutory registers Births 882/ 137)" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Accessed 28 Apr 2024.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920" FamilySearch Record: MHQD-6TB Mon Mar 11 02:14:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel C Johnston and Mary E Johnston, 1920. Accessed 28 Apr 2024.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930" FamilySearch Record: XH12-KLL Sun Mar 10 10:21:19 UTC 2024, Entry for Franklin L Lichtenfels and Margaret M Lichtenfels, 1930. Accessed 28 Apr 2024.
- ↑ Death Index: "California Death Index, 1940-1997," FamilySearch Record: VP3T-PZT 26 Nov 2014, Mary Elizabeth Johnston, 18 Dec 1940; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. Accessed 28 Apr 2024.
- ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images Find A Grave: Memorial #85436424 accessed 28 April 2024, memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Knight Johnston (17 Oct 1864–18 Dec 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85436424, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).
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