Edward Talbert St. John, Founder & Settler of St. John, Washington

1812 - 1894  (82 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has 1869 ancestors and 36 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Edward Talbert St. John
  Suffix	Founder & Settler of St. John, Washington
  Birth	abt. 1812	Cazenovia, , Madison, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1840-1847	Marshall, Indiana, USA
  	married to Persis and had three children before abandoning her. She remarried in 1855. She was apparently granted a divorce in 1848.
  Residence	1847-1855	Fulton, Georgia, USA
  	conceived son Pierce with Jennie White in Fulton, Georgia, USA
  Census	1870	Stevens, Washington, USA
  	Name: Edward S Johns Age in 1870: 61 Birth Date: abt 1809 Birthplace: New York Dwelling Number: 14 Home in 1870: Union Flat Precinct, Stevens, Washington Territory Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Fort Colville Occupation: Farmer Cannot Write: Yes Male Citizen Over 21: Yes Personal Estate Value: 500 Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Union Flat Precinct, Stevens, Washington Territory; Roll: M593_1683; Page: 215A
  Census	May 1871	Stevens, Washington, USA
  	Name: Edward T S Johns Gender: Male Race: White Residence Age: 63 Birth Date: abt 1808 Birth Place: New York Residence Date: May 1871 Residence Place: Fort Colville, Stevens, Washington, USA Relation to Head: Head Family Number: 36 Line: 33 Page: 7 Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892
  Census	1880	St. John, Whitman, Washington, USA
  	Name: Edward T St John Enumeration Date: 9 Jun 1880 Place: Enumeration District 3, Whitman, Washington, USA Schedule Type: Agriculture OS Page: 3 Line Number: 10 Source Citation Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Enumeration District 3, Whitman, Washington; Archive Collection Number: A1154; Roll: 6; Page: 3; Line: 10; Schedule Type: Agriculture
  Census	1887
  	Name: E T St. John Race: White Birth Date: abt 1814 Birth Place: Missouri [note he was not born in MS. He was born in NY. In another record he says Virginia. He abandoned his wife and probably other women. He seemed to have been sketchy - Suzanne St. John 15 Apr 2022] Residence Date: 1887 Residence Place: Whitman, Washington, USA Enumerator: Sam D Woodward Enumeration Date: 4 Apr 1887 Line Number: 38 Page number: 89 Volume Number: 2 URL: https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/1CAA2390E715759D4E8344060E037E1F Source Citation Washington State Archives; Cheney, Washington; Census Records; Census Year: 1887
  Census	abt. 1890
  	Name: E T St. John Gender: Male Race: White Birth Place: Virginia Residence Place: Whitman, Washington, USA Male Citizens over 21: X Cannot Write: X Enumerator: W.C. Brattain Line Number: 1 Family Number: 1 Page number: 10 URL: https://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/EF618A29C54A5EB6B904575987C85C8E Source Citation Washington State Archives; Cheney, Washington; Census Records
  Death	11 Apr 1894	St. John, Whitman, Washington, USA
  	Notes (Log in)
  Age at Death	82 years
  Person ID	I11259	St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database | St. John Generation One - Raoul de Sancto Johanne
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Perez "Pierce" St. John, OSA4096 John,   b. 1783, Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 Aug 1832, Wayne, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Talbot,   b. 1797, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 1855 (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	3 Oct 1803	Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 20 years and 10 months - She : ~ 6 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F3557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Persis "Delia" Samson,   b. 1825, Canada d. 29 Mar 1906, Noxville, Texas, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1840	Marshall, Indiana, USA
  	Notes (Log in)
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 28 years and 2 months - She : ~ 15 years and 2 months.
  Divorce	1848
  Children	1. Margaret Maggie St. John, McCarty,   b. abt. 1842, Marshall, Indiana, USA d. bef. 1885, St. John, Whitman, Washington, USA (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Willard St. John,   b. 7 May 1843, Indiana, USA  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Edward L St. John,   b. 12 Jan 1844, Marshall, Indiana, USA d. 27 Feb 1923, Lander, Fremont, Wyoming, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F4972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Jennie White, (Black or Indian Woman, son Mullato),   b. 1815, Fulton, Georgia, USA d. aft. 1870, Fulton, Georgia, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	abt. 1847	Fulton, Georgia, USA
  	Notes (Log in)
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 35 years - She : ~ 32 years.
  Children	+ 1. Pierce "Sha pah na she" St. John, Alleged son; Mullato (Indian?) Full blood Osage Native American,   b. abt. 1852, Virginia, USA d. 29 Mar 1908, Copan, Washington, Oklahoma, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F400868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Edward Talbert St. John, Founder & Settler of St. John, Washington(1812 – 1894) 2Perez "Pierce" St. John, OSA4096 John(1783 – 1832) 4Thaddeus St. John(1747 – 1825) 8Mark St. John(1715 – 1770) 9Anne Gay(1729 – 1823) 5Mary Colt(1750 – 1816) 10 11 3Mary Talbot(1797 – 1855) 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

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• Reference

  Suzanne St. John. "Edward Talbert St. John, Founder & Settler of St. John, Washington". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://www.stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I11259&tree=OSA0001 (accessed May 14, 2025).