[p. 804] proprietor, with his brother, Fred C. Johnston, of the Johnston drug store, the leading pharmacy at Ellwood City, was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, January 28, 1877, and is a son of Thomas W. and Ruth E. (Hazen) Johnston. The parents of Mr. Johnston were both born in Beaver County. In 1891 they located among the early settlers at Ellwood City, where they yet survive. They were among the founders of the Baptist Church in this community.
Samuel D. Johnston obtained his education in the schools of Homewood and Ellwood City. When fifteen years of age he entered the mills at the Gasoline Stove Works, at Ellwood City, working there for one year, later spending four years in the tube mills, eight years with the Steel Car Forge Works, and two years with the Glen Manufacturing Company, these names representing some of the largest industrial concerns in Lawrence County. Mr. Johnston then went into partnership in the drug business with his brother, Fred C. Johnston, a practical and experienced pharmacist, and the Johnston drug store was founded at Ellwood City November 21, 1907.
Mr. Johnston married Miss Lavina Salome Boyer, who is a daughter of E. R. R. Boyer, of Harmony, Pa., and they have two sons—Harold Delbert and Raymond Boyer. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston are members of the Baptist Church. In politics he is a Democrat. As successful business men and enterprising and public-spirited citizens, the Johnston brothers have high standing at Ellwood City.
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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