Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr.

Sam E. Johnson Sr.
Sam E. Johnson Sr.
Born	Samuel Ealy Johnson; November 12, 1838; Wedowee, Alabama, U.S.
Died	February 25, 1915 (aged 76); Gillespie County, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Johnson Family Cemetery, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park; 30°14′22.98″N 98°36′36.5″W / 30.2397167°N 98.610139°W
Occupations	Politician; businessman; farmer; rancher;
Political party	Populist
Spouse	Eliza Bunton (m. 1867)
Children	9, including Sam E. Johnson Jr.
Relatives	Johnson family
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–1865
Rank	Private
Unit	Company B, 26th Texas Cavalry Regiment
Battles	American Civil War Battle of Galveston Bay; Battle of Mansfield; Battle of Pleasant Hill; ;

Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. (November 12, 1838 – February 25, 1915) was an American politician, businessman, farmer, rancher, and namesake of Johnson City, Texas.^[1]^[2] He was the grandfather of U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson.

Early life

Johnson was born in Wedowee, Alabama, the 10th child of Jesse and Lucy Webb (née Barnett) Johnson. Reared a Baptist, he later became a member of the Christian Church. In his later years, he became a Christadelphian, following his wife and daughter.^[3]

Career

In the late 1850s, Johnson settled with his brother Jesse Thomas Johnson, better known as Tom Johnson, in a one-room log cabin on 320 acres that became headquarters for the largest cattle driving operation in seven counties. Sam enlisted in Company B, 26th Texas Cavalry Regiment on September 18, 1861, and served until the end of the American Civil War on the coast of Texas and in Louisiana. Johnson participated in the Battle of Galveston and the Red River Campaign in Louisiana. After the war, he married Eliza Bunton of Caldwell County on December 11, 1867. In the fall of 1892, Johnson was the Populist nominee for Blanco and Gillespie counties to the Texas House of Representatives.^[4] He died in Texas of pneumonia in early 1915.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Archives and Records Administration.

References

^ "Charters Filed". Austin American. Vol. 39, no. 211. Austin, Texas. July 31, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fredericksburg Man Dies". Austin American. Vol. 2, no. 60. Austin, Texas. March 1, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ William C. Pool, Emmie Craddock, David Eugene Conrad Lyndon Baines Johnson: the formative years 1965 p.19
^ "Populist Nominations". Galveston Daily News. Vol. LI, no. 161. Galveston, Texas. September 1, 1892. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. at Find a Grave
Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. from the Handbook of Texas Online
Sam E. Johnson Sr. Cabin at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Sam E. Johnson Sr. House at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park

[1] "Charters Filed". Austin American. Vol. 39, no. 211. Austin, Texas. July 31, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Fredericksburg Man Dies". Austin American. Vol. 2, no. 60. Austin, Texas. March 1, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] William C. Pool, Emmie Craddock, David Eugene Conrad Lyndon Baines Johnson: the formative years 1965 p.19

[4] "Populist Nominations". Galveston Daily News. Vol. LI, no. 161. Galveston, Texas. September 1, 1892. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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