David Ira JOHNSTON b. 18 Aug 1876 Indiana County, Pennsylvania d. 22 Oct 1958 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1876 - 1958 (82 years)

Name	David Ira JOHNSTON [2, 3]
Name	Born near Shelocta PA Education: Indian Normal School, University of Michigan Law School Obituary, The Okahoman, Oct 23, 1958: D I Johnston, 82, an Oklahoma City attorney since 1903 died Wednesday at his home, 300 NW 17, after an illness of several months. Funeral is to be Friday at 10 am in the First Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member. Interment is to be in Rose Hill Abbey under direction of Street & Draper funeral home. A native of Indiana Co PA, Johnston came to Oklahoma City upon graduation from the University of Michigan with an LLB degree in 1903. He had been a member of the law firm of Keaton, Wells and Johnston since 1906. Active in educational and religious matters, he was president of the Board of Trustees of Henry Kendall College--now the University of Tulsa--from 1913 to 1917, and from 1913 to 1914 was a member of the state board of education. For thirteen years, he was superintendent of his church's Bible school, and he also served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Oklahoma State Sunday School Association. In 1943 he was regional vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers. He was also vice president of The North American Oil Refining Corp and secretary of The Pippin Manufacturing Co. He was also a leader in the YMCA, YWCA, Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce and other civic organizations. Johnston has been listed in "Who's Who" since 1927. A 32nd Degree Mason, Johnston belonged to the Union League of Chicago, the Lawyers Club of the University of Michigan, the Oklahoma Club, the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, and the Men's Dinner Club. He is survived by his wife, Katherine, of the home; two daughters, Mrs Hampton Tucker Jr, 1420 NW 20 and Mrs Donald Gordon Smith of San Antonio TX; a son, David C Johnston, 4915 N Kelley; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Posted on Find A Grave created by: Janet LaMotte, MHR [1]
Birth	18 Aug 1876	Indiana County, Pennsylvania [3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Living with parents in Armstrong, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania [3]
Census	1900	Living with parents in Armstrong, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania [4]
Census	1910	Living in Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma [6]
Census	1920	Living in Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma [7]
Census	1930	Living in Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma [8]
Census	1940	Living in Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma [9]
Death	22 Oct 1958	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma [5]
Burial	Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma [5]
Person ID	I103616	Main Tree
Last Modified	26 Dec 2021

Father	Robert F. JOHNSTON, b. 10 Nov 1843, Indiana County, Pennsylvania d. 13 Apr 1930, Indiana, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania (Age 86 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Lena Ann ADAMS, b. 6 Feb 1852, Indiana County, Pennsylvania d. 2 Sep 1940, Indiana, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania (Age 88 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	1872 [2, 4]
Family ID	F43326	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Winifred COPLEY, b. 1877, Michigan d. 1927 (Age 50 years)

Marriage 18 Jun 1903 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan [10]

Children

	1. Elaine JOHNSTON, b. Abt 1905, Oklahoma [Birth]
	2. David Copley JOHNSTON, b. 31 Jul 1906, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma d. Apr 1969 (Age 62 years) [Birth]
	3. Lois JOHNSTON, b. Abt 1909, Oklahoma [Birth]

Family ID F43363 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Dec 2021

Family 2	Katherine Fay TULLIS, b. 1888, Arkansas d. Jun 1964, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma (Age 76 years)
Family ID	F43364	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	26 Dec 2021

Event Map

	Birth - 18 Aug 1876 - Indiana County, Pennsylvania
	Marriage - 18 Jun 1903 - Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan
	Death - 22 Oct 1958 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma

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Photos

David Ira Johnston
David I. is the son of.. He is the husband of (1) Winifred Copley and (2) Katherine F.

Photo added by: rhale1100
From: The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Pub 1946

Sources

[S12926] Find A Grave: Bio of David Ira Johnston.
[S3128] J.A. Caldwell, Newark, Ohio 1880, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania 1745-1880.
[S12858] 1880 Census Armstrong, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
[S12882] 1900 Census Armstrong, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
[S02329] Find A Grave Website.
[S6202] 1910 Census Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
[S12927] 1920 Census Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
[S8578] 1930 Census Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
[S8579] 1940 Census Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
[S6971] Ancestry.com: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.