[Notes from studying Margaret P. Scott and Rachel Wilson, "Edward William Johnston And Roanoke Female Seminary," Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society. Roanoke, Virginia. Volume 5, Number 2 (Winter 1969), pages 15-25. Scott and Wilson, Hollins Class of 1912, were emeritus professors at the time of publication. They worked with Professor Louis Decimus Rubin, Jr. (1923-2013) at Hollins; I worked for him for a couple of years at Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill before becoming a professional librarian, and he often spoke of Hollins-connected writers.]
With the breakup of the Roanoke Female Seminary in the early 1840s, Edward William Johnston resumed his work as a writer and newspaper editor. At some point, he acquired a residence in Washington City.
So it is with some surprise to read that in the 1840s, Edward "spent several years at 'Lauderdale,' the house of his cousin, Judge Edward Johnston. This farm is about twenty miles from Hollins College. We have in the Hollins Archives a letter written by Edward William Johnston from 'Lauderdale' on Feb. 14, 1844, to Dr. John H. Griffin of Salem about the recurring illness of his wife, Estelle . . ." (page 21).
"In 1848, Edward William Johnston was made a corresponding member of the Virginia Historical Society, along with Lt. Matthew Fontaine Maury and other distinguished Virginians. After the death of his first wife, Johnston married a Mrs. Woolley of Louisville, Kentucky, and just before the outbreak of the Civil War went to St. Louis, where he served as librarian of the Mercantile Library . . ." (pages 21-22).
Other Johnston family connections to Hollins down the generations:
Caroline Hughes Neal, Hollins Class of 1953 (Edward William Johnston's great great niece). [Caroline Wright Hughes, b. 1931, may still be alive. She was married to John Jenette Neal, Jr. (1927-2006)]
Alice Johnston Williams, Class of 1892
Virginia Williams Lee, A.B. 1928
Jane Williams, B.M., 1930
Eloise Johnston [(1872-1943)], attended 1888-1890. Sister of the novelist Mary Johnston [(1870-1936)]
Helen Converse Putzel, A.B. 1963, granddaughter of Agnes Hughes Johnston hailing from Abingdon (page 22).
In the Bibliography: "Papers marked 'Literary Remains.' These seem to be class lectures. Some are in Johnston's own handwriting, others were copied for him by a member of his family. The subjects are literary and historical" (page 24). Presumably these are held by Hollins University.
[Edward William Johnston (1799-1867)
Estelle = Marie Antoinette Estelle Costar (De Cressac Villagrand) Johnston (circa 1802-1848).
Estelle's mother = Joséphine Labarrière (1776-1858). Her first husband was Dr. Paul Valentine Costar (d. by 1805); her second, Jerome De Cressac Villagrand (1776-1845). Jerome died on September 2, 1845, in Washington City, undoubtedly while living in the Edward William Johnston household there.
Harvey Mitchell/Michel (1799-1866)
Jane = Jane Mary Wood Johnston Mitchell/Michel (1811-1892)
Judge Edward Johnston (January 10, 1807-May 1, 1853) died of pneumonia. He was married to Emeline Sophia Bowyer (1809-1893).
Dr. John Hook Griffin (1803-1878) was the brother of Elizabeth Hook Griffin (circa 1801-1829), Harvey Mitchell/Michel's first wife and mother of Charlotte Elizabeth Griffin Mitchell (1829-1921)]
[Many thanks to William Myers, Mary Davy, Sally Young and Sue Davis for their ongoing research collaboration.]
With the breakup of the Roanoke Female Seminary in the early 1840s, Edward William Johnston resumed his work as a writer and newspaper editor. At some point, he acquired a residence in Washington City.
So it is with some surprise to read that in the 1840s, Edward "spent several years at 'Lauderdale,' the house of his cousin, Judge Edward Johnston. This farm is about twenty miles from Hollins College. We have in the Hollins Archives a letter written by Edward William Johnston from 'Lauderdale' on Feb. 14, 1844, to Dr. John H. Griffin of Salem about the recurring illness of his wife, Estelle . . ." (page 21).
"In 1848, Edward William Johnston was made a corresponding member of the Virginia Historical Society, along with Lt. Matthew Fontaine Maury and other distinguished Virginians. After the death of his first wife, Johnston married a Mrs. Woolley of Louisville, Kentucky, and just before the outbreak of the Civil War went to St. Louis, where he served as librarian of the Mercantile Library . . ." (pages 21-22).
Other Johnston family connections to Hollins down the generations:
Caroline Hughes Neal, Hollins Class of 1953 (Edward William Johnston's great great niece). [Caroline Wright Hughes, b. 1931, may still be alive. She was married to John Jenette Neal, Jr. (1927-2006)]
Alice Johnston Williams, Class of 1892
Virginia Williams Lee, A.B. 1928
Jane Williams, B.M., 1930
Eloise Johnston [(1872-1943)], attended 1888-1890. Sister of the novelist Mary Johnston [(1870-1936)]
Helen Converse Putzel, A.B. 1963, granddaughter of Agnes Hughes Johnston hailing from Abingdon (page 22).
In the Bibliography: "Papers marked 'Literary Remains.' These seem to be class lectures. Some are in Johnston's own handwriting, others were copied for him by a member of his family. The subjects are literary and historical" (page 24). Presumably these are held by Hollins University.
[Edward William Johnston (1799-1867)
Estelle = Marie Antoinette Estelle Costar (De Cressac Villagrand) Johnston (circa 1802-1848).
Estelle's mother = Joséphine Labarrière (1776-1858). Her first husband was Dr. Paul Valentine Costar (d. by 1805); her second, Jerome De Cressac Villagrand (1776-1845). Jerome died on September 2, 1845, in Washington City, undoubtedly while living in the Edward William Johnston household there.
Harvey Mitchell/Michel (1799-1866)
Jane = Jane Mary Wood Johnston Mitchell/Michel (1811-1892)
Judge Edward Johnston (January 10, 1807-May 1, 1853) died of pneumonia. He was married to Emeline Sophia Bowyer (1809-1893).
Dr. John Hook Griffin (1803-1878) was the brother of Elizabeth Hook Griffin (circa 1801-1829), Harvey Mitchell/Michel's first wife and mother of Charlotte Elizabeth Griffin Mitchell (1829-1921)]
[Many thanks to William Myers, Mary Davy, Sally Young and Sue Davis for their ongoing research collaboration.]
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