George Vance Johnston and Abbey Rankin

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Husband George Vance Johnston ^{1 2}

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           Born: 9 Mar 1835 - Southampton Twp, Franklin Co, PA 1
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         Father: John Johnston (      -Bef 1887) 1 3
         Mother: Mary Vance (1799-1845) 1 3

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Wife Abbey Rankin ¹

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            AKA: Abby Rankin 2
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         Father: Dr. William Rankin (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M William Rankin Johnston ^{1 2}

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           Born: 12 Feb 1872 1 2
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2 M John Vance Johnston ²

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           Born: 3 Oct 1881 2
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General Notes: Husband - George Vance Johnston

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He was educated at the schools of his native county, and at Shippensburg Academy; he was a farmer in early life, but in 1858 went to Shippensburg where he engaged in the hardware business for five years. In 1878 he once more returned to the old place of 160 acres where he then resided.
He and his wife were Presbyterians.
He identified with the Republican party.

1 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 919.

2 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 68.

3 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 67.