They were the Johnston brothers of Manhattan.

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John Johnston died May 17, 1887 seven years after brother Charles and 17 years before other brother Robert. John Johnston led the J & C Johnston Company and the J & C Johnston department store at Broadway and Twenty Second St. It was a popular source for dress silks and other fabrics. The store was among the most successful of its time, prospering during an era when similar companies frequently went bankrupt. However, the fortunes of J & C Johnston took a drastic turn for the worse after John's passing. Responsibility for the company was passed to brother Robert A. Johnston whose helm at the business failed. He lost everything a few years later. He retired to his palatial home at Mt. St. Vincent, on the Hudson. Later the place was sold at foreclosure and the house burned. The owner having a narrow escape. Since then he had lived alone in a barn on the property, refusing charity. He was found sick with pneumonia and insane. The dismal circumstances of Robert's death did not cost him a space in the family mausoleum which houses 30 vaults built into the marble walls. However, there are only 6 interments - the 3 Johnston brothers and perhaps their wives. The final cost of the Johnston Mausoleum which started construction in 1880 was $100,000.00 upon its completion a few years later.

Hello, I am from Ireland.My brother,sister and i are descendants of these Johnston's who worked in America.Our mother Mary Johnston is also still alive.Our now deceased father is the descendant of this family here in Fermanagh.We are now researching the family history again in the hope this time to find more links to our ancestors.I would be grateful of your help.Please reply to me when you can Mary