Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr.

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.

For other people named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation).
Sam E. Johnson Sr.
Born
Samuel Ealy Johnson

(1838-11-12)November 12, 1838
Wedowee, Alabama, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 1915(1915-02-25) (aged 76)
Gillespie County, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeJohnson Family Cemetery, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
30°14′22.98″N 98°36′36.5″W
Occupations
  • Politician
  • businessman
  • farmer
  • rancher
Political partyPopulist
Spouse
Eliza Bunton
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(m. 1867)​
Children9, including Sam E. Johnson Jr.
RelativesJohnson family
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States
BranchConfederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankPrivate
UnitCompany B, 26th Texas Cavalry Regiment
Battles

Early life
The Johnson Family in front of their home near Stonewall, Texas (birthplace of LBJ). Sam Ealy Johnson Sr. (center) with other family members. On his right is Eliza.

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]

Notes
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References
  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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