Brazos County - Obit of Mrs. Zelydia [Zelida] Johnston Submitted by: Jeanette Johnston 10 Oct 2001 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** From "The Wolfe City Sun", Wolfe City, Hunt County, Texas, Friday, April 2, 1915. [Information in brackets is mine.] Mrs. Zelydia [Zelida] Johnston Dead Word was received here this week of the death of Mrs. Zelydia Johnston, mother of Tom Johnston of this city and of Dick Johnston of Bryan Texas, with whom she was making her home. Mrs. Johnston was born in Tennessee in 1839, came to Texas when four years of age and with her parents settled in Hopkins County. Later they moved to Hunt county and she was married to Lemuel A. Johnston about 1860. Seven children were born to them, three of whom are living now, Tom Johnston, of this place, Dick Johnston, of Bryan Texas, and Malcolm Johnston of Dimmitt Texas. Mrs. Johnston was one of the old pioneers of this country and has many friends and acquaintances who will regret to learn of her death. She was buried Saturday, 20 of March, at Bryan. [I would like to find out the names of the other four children of Zelida and Lemuel, any further information on Lemuel and Dick - if they are buried in Bryan, etc. Dick's wife's name may have been Ida Drew WARREN (any information on her?). Tom Johnston was my great grandfather. Zelida's maiden name was Wortham, death date Mar 18, 1915.]