Hi All,

Thanks for taking the time to help me out! Yes, I am trying to confirm Ferdinand's wife's name before digging deeper. Here is the things I know. Ferdinand Johnston died in 1944. I have the death record where my great grandmother Margaret Johnson DeHaven (from her on out it seems Johnston was now spelled Johnson, all my family members remember Johnson as the last name, but records show otherwise). So I do know that the Ferdinand Johnston who died in 1944 is the father of my great grandmother. Now, in a news articles from Winchester Evening Star in Aug 3, 1954 it states she is survived by two brothers, Robert Johnson and Frank Johnson and three sisters, Anna Cooke, Viola Hovermale (whose first name is Mary, but went by her middle name Viola) and Bertha Hinds. There is no mention of other children, although they may have passed before Margaret.


Harry,
Are you able to send me a copy of the article you found the from Morgan Messenger from 16 Nov 1944? I would love to read the article and get details from there?

Thanks again!
Christina Romano