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| Mary Elizabeth Hildinger Johnston |
Mary Elizabeth Hildinger was born about 1863, probably Cowanshannock, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania to John A. Hildinger and Mary Jane Cochran Hildinger. She was the fourth child of seven and one of five daughters. On 23 Jul 1886 in Clearfield County, PA she married David C. Johnston, son of Andrew Jackson Johnston and Elizabeth Mariah London Johnston. In 1891, she and David were found selling a property in DuBois along with Eliza M. Johnston - they were listed on a deed in Clearfield County( this information from Kathy Myers). This is the last mention of them I can find until 1910 when they show up in the 1910 census in Allegheny, PA with daughter, Luella. This 19 year span is quite a mystery and one I am determined to solve. Luella was their first and only child and was born 17 years after their marriage which seems unusual. Where did they go for all those years? Were they separated for some reason?
By 1914 they were living in Trenton, New Jersey where David went to work for Mary's brother Charles in the movie theater business as a manager of one of his theaters. In the 1910 census his occupation was listed as Foreman, Dept. Stables.
Their daughter Luella was an accomplished musician and organist and apparently this may have been inherited from her Johnston side. In notes from Mary Aleta Winslow, http://www.pagenweb.org/~elk/winslowgenealogy/mywinslowburkeancestors.htm Eliza Mariah was supposedly from a musically gifted family.
Mary Elizabeth and David Johnston lived in Trenton until at least 1943, but I have been unable to find any record of their deaths despite numerous searches.
By 1914 they were living in Trenton, New Jersey where David went to work for Mary's brother Charles in the movie theater business as a manager of one of his theaters. In the 1910 census his occupation was listed as Foreman, Dept. Stables.
Their daughter Luella was an accomplished musician and organist and apparently this may have been inherited from her Johnston side. In notes from Mary Aleta Winslow, http://www.pagenweb.org/~elk/winslowgenealogy/mywinslowburkeancestors.htm Eliza Mariah was supposedly from a musically gifted family.
Mary Elizabeth and David Johnston lived in Trenton until at least 1943, but I have been unable to find any record of their deaths despite numerous searches.
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