[p. 869] a leading business citizen of Ellwood City and one of the proprietors of the Johnston drug store, was born September 9, 1879, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Thomas W. and Ruth E. (Hazen) Johnston.
The parents of Mr. Johnston were both born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, where the grandparents had settled at a very early day. The Johnston family came originally from Ireland. The children of Thomas W. Johnston and wife were: Mrs. D. A. Brown, who resides on Glen Avenue, Ellwood City; Samuel D., joint proprietor of the Johnston drug store, who married Vina Boyer, of Harmony, Pa.; Clarence T., who is in business on Sixth Street, Ellwood City, and who married Miss Adrian Fulkinson, of New Castle; and Fred C. Fred C. Johnston attended the public schools of Homewood and Ellwood City, after which he turned his attention to the study of pharmacy, and in 1902 he entered the Pittsburg College of Pharmacy, where he was graduated in 1904. On November 21, 1907, Mr. Johnston, with his brother, Samuel D., opened a drug store at No. 523 Lawrence Avenue, and they have developed it into the largest enterprise of its kind in this place. Mr. Johnston had considerable experience in his profession before he came to Ellwood City. After spending a certain time in college, he was given charge of the apothecary room of the Pittsburg Free Dispensary, and he also had charge of the drug room of the Marine Hospital, having previously been employed as a drug clerk at Station Street and Sheridan Avenue. His three years at Pittsburg were thus put to good advantage, and when he left there, in July, 1907, with the intention of subsequently locating at Ellwood City, he was well equipped for the work of his profession.
On March 15, 1906, Mr. Johnston was married at Beaver, Pa., to Miss Lena Flowers, whose father, the late William M. Flowers, a soldier in the Civil War, died afterward at Freedom, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston have had two sons, one of whom, Fred C., survives. He was born May 21, 1907. They are members of the First Baptist Church of Ellwood City. Mr. Johnston is a member of Alma Lodge, No. 420, Knights of Pythias, of Ellwood City, and of Aerie No. 1246, Eagles. He retains his connection with his college fraternity, the Beta Phi Sigma, and is a member of its alumni association.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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