Person:John Holston (1)

Name	John W Holston
Alt Name	_____ Holsten
Gender	Male
Birth^[2]^[3]^[4]	Abt 1832	Delaware, United States
Marriage	20 Dec 1854	Delaware, United Statesto Margaret Ann Cook
Census^[1]	1870	Kent, Delaware, United States
Occupation^[2]	1880	Kent, Delaware, United StatesFarmer
Death^[4]	27 Nov 1896	New Castle, Delaware, United States

References

↑ Kenton Hundred, Kent, Delaware, in United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

John W Holston, age 41, born in Delaware, farm laborer
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Blackistons Cross-Roads, Kent, Delaware, in United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).

John Holston, age 48, born in Delaware, farmer
↑ John W Holston, in United States. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. (Online database: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).

age on 1 Jul 1863: 31
residence: Duck Creek, Kent, Delaware
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 John W Holston, in Delaware, United States. Death Records, 1855-1961: Database with images. (FamilySearch.org, 14 June 2016).

died 27 Nov 1896 in New Castle, Delaware
age 64 next Dec 24th
farmer near Glasgow, Delaware
parents: Thomas Holston and Elizabeth (Nowell) Holston

His widow was living with their son Harry in Pencader, New Castle in the 1900 census, so presumably they moved from Kent County to New Castle County before John died.
Murderkill Hundred, Kent, Delaware, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

in the household of Thomas and Hannah Temple:
John Halsten, age 16, born in Delaware, laborer

This appears to be him.