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Johnston line (Jerry's father's side)
John Paul Johnston
Jerry's father. The grandson of the Scottish pioneer James Johnston. He married Fern Blackett in 1940 and registered for the first peacetime draft in American history that same year. Buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery alongside four generations of the family.
At a Glance Documented
- Born
- October 4, 1916, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Died
- June 23, 1987 (age 70)
- Parents
- Clarence Earl Johnston & Tessie Sims Smith
- Spouse
- Fern Blackett (married June 29, 1940, Salt Lake City)
- Children
- Paul, Karen, Rob, Jerry, and Bryan
- Family line
- Johnston line (Jerry's father's side)
- Relation to Jerry
- Jerry's father
How sure are we? Documented.
Read about John in…
The Name You Carry · The Family Tree
Sources for this page
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Salt Lake City Cemetery records
200 North Street, Salt Lake City. Resting place of James Johnston, Bianca Jane Gibson, Clarence Earl Johnston, Tessie Sims Smith, John Paul Johnston, and Fern Blackett Johnston.
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WWII Draft Registration Cards
John Paul Johnston registered Oct 16, 1940; Hugh Scott registered June 30, 1942 at Priest River, Idaho.
Notes from the family
Remember something about John? A story, a photo, a correction, a date?
Even a messy note helps. Just open the plain-text file
research-notes/john-paul-johnston-notes.md and type it in — or tell Scott (or Claude Code)
“add this to John’s page,” and it will be woven in properly,
with the source recorded.