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Subject: Oh where can they be???
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 15:21:29 -0500

Johnston (Johnson)**Wilkinson Co., GA to Plaquemines Parish, LA

Hoffmann (Huffmann)**Donberg Germany to Hoppen, Germany, to Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, to Orleans Parish, Louisiana and
Some to Merced Co., California, and Los Angeles, California

Weisheimer**Hesse Dermstadt, Germany, to Orleans Parish, Louisiana
and some to Merced Co., California and Los Angeles, California

Keisel **Orleans Parish, Louisiana (one of my largest brick walls)

Hörner (Hoerner)**Kuhardt, Germany to Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Zweifel **Switzerland to Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Doclar (Doclaur)**Orleans Parish, Louisiana (another brick wall of mine)

Usner **Germany to Orleans Parish, Louisiana

McDermott **Ireland to Orleans Parish, Louisiana


BACKGROUND:
David Johnston was born between 1788 & 1790 in Georgia (Wilkinson Co. according to his will). David moved to Plaquemines Parish, LA by 1840. In 1840, David married Hannah Frederika Hoffmann and in 1841, Alexander, their son was born. In 1852, David died in Plaquemines Parish, LA. Hannah & her son, Alexander, disappear until 1862, when Alexander enrolled for the Confederate Army in Orleans Parish.

In 1863, Alexander married Magdalena Sherwood Keisel, and they had 3 children: Walter Jarvis died at age 4, Hannah, and David McCoy. In 1880, Hannah (wife to David) is found living with Magdalena and her children under the name Hana Weisheimer.

In 1884, David McCoy Johnston married Mary Hoerner in Orleans Parish. They had 5 sons: Alexander Henry, Edward, Milton, Herbert, & David Valentine (not in that order).

In 1911, Alexander Henry Johnston married “Josephine” Lavine Doclar (Doclaur). They had 4 children: Alexander, Lavine, Mary, and Edward.

***YES, this is confusing enough with the same names repeating. Hope I didn’t give anyone a headache, keeping track!!***

If anyone is researching any of these names or lines, please e-mail me privately at

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Thanks a bunch,
Tami Johnston-Parise
New Orleans, LA

Researching: JOHNSTON/HOFFMANN/STEINDBINDER/WEISHEIMER/SPROUL/
KEISEL/SHERWOOD/HOERNER/ZWEIFEL/DOCLAR/USNER/
FERNANDEZ/MCDERMOTT

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