A headstone for Mary Johnston, along with her husband, James Johnston, exists in the south-center portion of Chico Cemetery. She was born February 26, 1842 and died October 23, 1943 at 101 years of age. She has a page on FindaGrave.com
here. She was born Mary Selina Stribling prior to marrying James Johnston.
Some interesting events that occurred in 1842, Mary's birthyear:
Jan 13th - Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for (reputedly) being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad.
Feb 15th - 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC
Feb 21st - 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC
Mar 30th - Ether used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr Crawford Long (Ga)
Nov 26th - The University of Notre Dame is founded.
Dec 19th - US recognizes independence of Hawaii
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Some interesting events that occurred in 1943, the year Mary Johnston died:
Jan 3rd - 1st missing persons telecast (NYC)
Jan 10th - 1st US president to visit a foreign country in wartime-FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco
Jan 13th - Hitler declares "Total War"
Jan 15th - World's largest office building, the Pentagon is completed
Feb 6th - Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"
Feb 11th - US General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe; British General Montgomery not best pleased.
Mar 17th - Physician Willem J Kolff performs the world's first 'hemodialysis' using his artificial kidney machine, however the treatment is unsuccessful and the patient dies, the Netherlands
Mar 26th - Elsie S Ott becomes 1st woman awarded US Air Force Medal
Jul 1st - "Pay-as-you-go" - 1st withholding tax from paychecks
Jul 28th - Italian Facist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns
Sep 8th - Italy surrenders to Allies in WWII
Sep 15th - Benito Mussolini forms a rival fascist government in Italy
Oct 13th - Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany
Nov 22nd - FDR, Churchill & Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan
Dec 1st - FDR, Churchill & Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day)
Dec 24th - FDR appoints Gen Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces