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Samuel S. JOHNSTON

Samuel S. JOHNSTON

Male Abt 1821 - Abt 1867  (~ 46 years)

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  • Name Samuel S. JOHNSTON 
    Born Abt 1821  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Cropper - Worked in the wool industry, cutting the cloth surface after it had left the fulling mill 
    Census 1860  Perry, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Historical Notes Cloth-dressers (croppers) were workers in the woolen industry who had the task of cutting the cloth after it had been in the fulling mill. The cropper's skill was to cut the surface of the cloth after it had been raised with shears. These shears weighed 40 lb (18 kg) and were 4 feet (1.2 km) long. Croppers were well paid and resisted attempts by their employers to introduce the shearing frame at the beginning of the 19th century.

    Croppers became part of the Luddite movement that destroyed shearing frames in Yorkshire in 1812. Over 4,000 soldiers were brought in to keep order. After arrests and public hangings, including 17 men in York, the resistance came to an end. By the 1820s few croppers could find work in the woolen industry.
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    Died Abt 1867  Prairie City, McDonough, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5586  Main
    Last Modified 16 Oct 2023 

    Family Paulina SUTTON,   b. 24 Sep 1836, Perry, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1916, Livingston, Park, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married Abt 1854  Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Minerva Mae JOHNSTON,   b. Nov 1856, Flatwoods, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1933, Tumwater, Thurston, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2016 
    Family ID F1341  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Perry, Fayette, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
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Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023