James Washington Johnson (1860 - 1901)

Born 27 May 1860 in Texas, United States

Ancestors

Biography

James Washington Johnson was born May 27, 1860, the eldest son of Thomas Gideon Johnson (1842 - 1905) and Rebecca (Stribling) Johnson (1842 - 1868)

James' father was a Texas Ranger. James's mother and sister, Mary were killed February 5, 1868 by a band of about fifteen Comanche Indians in the Legion Valley Massacre. Eight related women and children had gathered at the home of John S. Friend and Matilda Jane (Jones) Friend, about fifteen miles south of Llano, where the massacre occurred. ^[1]

James married Nancy Ann Rebecca Miller(1863 - 1900) Children of James and Nancy Ann are:

• William Joseph Johnson (1884 - 1971)

• Infant of Johnson (1889 - 1889)

• Infant Son Johnson (1890 - 1890)

• Zada Johnson Brown (1890 - 1938)*

James died January 28, 1901 and is buried in the Cavness Cemetery, in Streeter, Mason County, Texas

Sources

1. ↑ https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/btlkt

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51957716

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Johnson-7879 created through the import of MY_Forry_Johnson_Zeyen Family Tree_.ged on Aug 7, 2011 by Christy Forry