Shirley Guy Johnston
(1913-1978)
Evalyn Lois Porter
(1918-2009)
Janet Louise Johnston
(1937-2015)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Stanley James Beecher Sr.

2. James Louis Robinson

Janet Louise Johnston 1 3 4 5

  • Born: 24 Apr 1937, North Bend, Coos, OR 1 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Stanley James Beecher Sr. on 28 Aug 1957 in Reno, Washoe, NV 1 2
  • Marriage (2): James Louis Robinson on 19 Jun 1971 in Reno, Washoe, NV 3
  • Died: 25 Jun 2015, Beavercreek, Clackamas, Oregon, USA at age 78 5
  • Buried: Portland: Willamette National Cemetery, Multnomah, OR 5

   FamilySearch ID: LF2L-TC4

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Oakland, Alameda, CA. 4 The 1940 census recorded at 1624 E. 8th Avenue: Shirley Johnston, maintenance machinist for steam railroad, 27, living with his wife Evelyn, 21; and daughter Janet, 2. Shirley and his daughter were born in Oregon and Evelyn in Idaho. In 1935 Shirley was living in Marshfield, Coos, Oregon, and Evelyn was living in North Bend, Coos, Oregon.

2. She was divorced (Divorce Record) on 14 Nov 1969 in Portland, Multnomah, OR. 2 Stanley J. Beecher born 10/9/1937 in Cornell, Calif.
construction work
15999 Maybert St., San Leandro, CA
Janel L. Johnson born 4/24/1937 in North Bend, OR
secretary at Allsate insurance Co.
1760 SE 101 St, Portland, OR
Married at Reno NV 8/28/1957
Divorce 11/14/1969 Portland, OR.

3. Residence: 1760 SE 101 St, Portland, OR on 14 Nov 1969 in Portland, Multnomah, OR. 2

4. Residence: Her mother's obituary listed survivor Janet Robinson of Beaver Creek. on 10 Sep 2009 in Beaver Creek, Clackamas, OR.


Janet married Stanley James Beecher Sr., son of William Jacob Beecher Jr. and Mary Ella Huckaby, on 28 Aug 1957 in Reno, Washoe, NV.1 2 The marriage ended in divorce on 14 Nov 1969. (Stanley James Beecher Sr. was born on 9 Oct 1937 in Monterey: Monterey Hospital, Monterey, CA,1 6 7 8 died on 22 Apr 2013 in Reno, Washoe, NV 6 7 and was buried in Santa Nella: San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Merced, CA 7.)


Janet next married James Louis Robinson on 19 Jun 1971 in Reno, Washoe, NV.3 (James Louis Robinson was born on 25 Jan 1928,9 died on 14 Nov 2003 9 and was buried in Portland: Willamette National Cemetery, Multnomah, OR 9.)

Sources

1 Beecher, Dianne, Interview with Dianne Beecher, wife of William E. Beecher, son of Arthur L. Beecher. (June 11, 2008).

2 Ancestry.com, "Oregon, U.S., State Divorces, 1925-1971," Stanley J. Beecher b. 9 Oct 1937 Cornell CA m. 28 Aug 1957 Janet L. Johnson divorced 14 Nov 1969 Multnomah OR.

3 Ancestry.com, Nevada, U.S., Marriage Index, 1956-2005 (Clark County, Nevada Marriage Bureau. Clark County, Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-1966. Las Vegas, Nevada: Clark County, Nevada Marriage Bureau.), Janet L. Beecher and James L. Robinson, m. 19 Jun 1971, Reno, NV.

4 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K9ZG-NWD , Shirley Johnston, Councilmanic District 7, Oakland, Brooklyn Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-269, sheet 10A, family 231.

5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156439080.

6 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KLQL-PGK STANLEY J BEECHER, 22 Apr 2013; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

7 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111442758.

8 FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com, California, Birth Index, 1905-1995, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2Q8-PGH Stanley James Beecher, 09 Oct 1937; citing Monterey, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.

9 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36353496.


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