Tom Johnson
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Thomas Johnson (1812 - 1906)

LTC Thomas (Tom) Johnson
Born in Montgomery, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of , , and
Died at age 93 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Tom Johnson is Notable.
Lieutenant Colonel Tom Johnson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. F and S, 2nd Battalion Kentucky Mounted Rifles.

Tom was born 4 Jul 1812 in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States to Jacob and Ann (Masterson) Johnson [1]

He married Lizzie Peters in 1871.[2]

Tom was a prominent Kentucky politician and soldier. He was a delegates from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62. After the war he served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1876 to 1877 and in the Kentucky State Senate from 1878 to 1882.[1][3]

Home in 1880 Aarons Run, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Relationship to Head of Household: Son Age 7. [4]

Home in 1900 Magisterial District 1 Mount Sterling city Ward 1-2, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Relationship to Head of Household: Son Age 28. [5]

Tom passes away 7 Apr 1906 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States. [1]

He was laid to rest in Machpelah Cemetery in Mount Sterling, Kentucky: PLOT: North Side - Section 7 [1][6]

Thomas mentioned in other records:

23 December 1907 Thomas Johnson in entry for John Foster Speer and Mary Hunter Johnson, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940" [7]

15 November 1957 Thomas Johnson in entry for Anne Johnson Goodpaster, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965" [8]

13 October 1962 Thomas Johnson in entry for Sousette Johnson, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965" [9]

Slaves

1850 US Census (Slave Schedule) Thomas Johnson Owner

  • Unknown Female aged 45
  • Unknown Male aged 23
  • Unknown Male aged 25
  • Unknown Male aged 20
  • Unknown Male aged 10
  • Unknown Male aged 8

1860 US Census (Slave Schedule) Thos. Johnson Owner

  • Unknown Female Black aged 55
  • Unknown Female Black aged 22
  • Unknown Female Black aged 48
  • Unknown Male Mulatto aged 29
  • Unknown Male Black aged 28
  • Unknown Male Black aged 27
  • Unknown Female Mulatto aged 9
  • Unknown Male Black aged 7
  • Unknown Male Black aged 5
  • Unknown Female Black aged 4
  • Unknown Female Black aged 3/12

3 slave houses



Research Notes

  • Thomas did not marry until 1871.
  • Only one Thomas Johnson in Montgomery County, in 1850 and 1860. Also in the Slave Schedule census.[10][11]


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Obituary_of_LTC_Thomas_Johnson_(1812_-_1906) Obituary accessed 23 Dec 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DD-G23S : 22 July 2021), Gene Thos Johnson and Lizzie Peters, 26 Oct 1871; citing Marriage, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,929,392.
  3. ↑ bio accessed 23 Dec 2021
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZJ-NX5 : 12 August 2017),
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HS-95K : accessed 5 June 2019)
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84920849/thomas-johnson : accessed 23 December 2021), memorial page for COL Thomas Johnson (4 Jul 1812–7 Apr 1906), Find A Grave: Memorial #84920849, citing Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Gracie Katherine (contributor 47758127)
  7. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24HB-HJB : 10 February 2018)
  8. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-278Z : 9 January 2019)
  9. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HD-X2X1 : 9 January 2019)
  10. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR72-B53Z : 14 March 2022), Thomas Johnson in entry for MM9.1.1/MVZQ-2XX:, 1850.
  11. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKKB-XS6Z : 16 October 2019), Thos Johnson, 1860.




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Durbin-702 Natalie (Durbin) Trott
Corrected the unit= parameter of the template, which should be an existing Civil War category, the unit in which he served. :-)

Thanks, Natalie, Categorization

posted by Natalie (Durbin) Trott

Rejected matches › Thomas Johnson (abt.1812-) › Thomas Allen Johnson (1813-)

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