He married Amy Cain on 10 Jan 1828.
He married Sally McClendon on 18 Oct 1838.
He married Naomi Smith on 12 Aug 1844.
Research indicates that he served in the Civil War but no sources can be linked yet.
Research
It is unclear how many children he had with each.
I can tie the following children to Naomi based on death certificates...
Hillas Green Johnson
Coleman F. Johnson
Research will continue. Need to find records of children, marriages, and military service.
Sources
CENSUS
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M652-PM4 : 4 April 2020), Francis A Johnston, Russell county, Russell, Kentucky, United States; citing family 329, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
MARRIAGE
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1D-B4XK : 29 November 2018), Francis A Johnson and Sally McClendon, 18 Oct 1838; citing Marriage, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,912,848.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9CP-MR4 : 2 January 2019), Frank Johnson in entry for Hillas Green Johnson, 27 Oct 1941; citing Death, Vinnie, Russell, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,551.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9FP-NPK : 9 January 2019), Francis Johnson in entry for Coleman F. Johnson, 1930; citing Death, Nancy, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,062.
DEATH
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 September 2020), memorial page for Francis Asbury Johnson (6 Sep 1805–8 Sep 1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #83216624, citing Wooldridge Cemetery, Jabez, Russell County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Gladys Turner Dinkeloo (contributor 46891301) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83216624 : accessed 24 July 2020), memorial page for Francis Asbury Johnson (6 Sep 1805–8 Sep 1865), Find a Grave Memorial no. 83216624, citing Wooldridge Cemetery, Jabez, Russell County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Gladys Turner Dinkeloo (contributor 46891301) .
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M652-PM4 : 4 April 2020), Francis A Johnston, Russell county, Russell, Kentucky, United States; citing family 329, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).