Pearl Washington Johnson

   Another name for Pearl was John Johnston.

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Research of James W. Straw

www.familysearch.com John Johnston Gender: Male Event: Birth Event Date: 11 Sep 1883 Event Place: Stanford, Clay, Illinois Birth Date: Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: George Robert Johnston Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Mary Catharine Hosselton Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C73058-1 </search/records/index> System Origin: Illinois-ODM Source Film Number: 1008787

1900 Stanford, Clay County, Illinois George R. Johnson b. Aug 1851 IL father b. KY mother b. PA Mary C. b. Nov 1851 IL; father b. OH; mother b. PA; married 25 yrs [c1875]; ch:6/6 Lillie b. Feb 1877 IL William b. Aug 1881 IL Pearl [son] b. Sept 1883 IL Maud M. b. Jan 1885 IL Zella b. Feb 1889 IL [My notes: in 1910 Mary is widowed and HOH; living in Stanford, IL with daus Clara L. 1882 IL; Maud 1885 and married dau Zella 1889 Il and Zella's husband Gilbert Dreppard 1887 IL]

1910 Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Pearl and Edith are living with her parents: Mahlon H. Parks age 48 b. c1862 IN and his wife Leah age 48 b. c1862 IL.also Edith's sibs: Raymond [19]; Roscoe [17]; Zoa [15]; Russell [13]; Clifford [11] and Pearl [6] Pearl Johnson says his father b. KY

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1912 Arrested and tried for violating the Kansas Medical Practice Act, 1910. Trial was successful in proving that chiropractic is both theoretically and technically distinct from osteopathy. Acquittal was returned in less than 30 minutes after demonstrations of osteopathy and chiropractic techniques were given in court. One of the 8 Kansas doctors and Dr. B. J. Palmer who founded the KCA on January 28, 1911. Served as KCA's first Second Vice President, 1911-1914. Served as KCA's first Board of Directors Chairman, 1911.


www.ancestry.com WWI Draft records - 12 Sept 1918 Pearl Washington Johnson 118 Ave A Hutchinson, Reno, KS age 35y b. 11 Sept 1883 Occ: chiropractor - self employed wife Edyth J. Parks Johnson med ht and wt with blue eyes and brown hair

1920 Hutchison, Reno County, Kansas Pearl W. Johnson age 36 IL parents b. IL Edyth Johnson age 32 IL

1930 Hutchison, Reno County, Kansas Pearl W. Johnson age 46 born c1884 IL (HOH) parents b. IL Edith P Johnson age 43 c1887 IL P W Johnson age 8 KS Beverly J Johnson age 7 KS Bernard P. Johnson age 4 KS

Pearl married Edith J. Parks, daughter of Mahlon Hugh Parks and Leah C. Travis. (Edith J. Parks was born on 21 Jan 1887 in Clay County, Illinois, died on 25 Nov 1952 and was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Montezuma, Gray County, Kansas.)