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D. W. Johnston
D. W. Johnston, foreman paintahop of Gaar, Scott & Co., is a native of Chautauqua County, N. Y., born in 1837. He learned the painter's trade in Albany, N. Y., and in 1863 came to Richmond, Ind., and has since then been employed in his present position. He was married to E. J. Bates, of St. Johnsville, N. Y. They have seven children. Mr. Johnston has been a member of the Masonic fraternity since 1865, and now belongs to Webb Lodge, No. 24; King Solomon's Chapter, No. —; Richmond Commandery, No. 8. He is also a member of Indiana Consistory, S. P. R. S., and Whitewater Lodge, No. 24, I. O. O. F.
Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884. Volume 2