Dempsey T Johnson (1835 - 1915)

Born 9 Dec 1835 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy E Finley — married 15 Jan 1859 in Carroll, Georgia

Died 16 Jan 1915 at age 79 in Alabama, United States

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Biography

Biography

Dempsey Johnson served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 1863
Mustered out: May 16 1866
Side: Confederate States of America
Regiment(s): Company I, 10th Georgia Cavalry; Captain B.F. Bell (Bells Battalion)

Battle of Chickamauga

Dempsey T. Johnson was born on December 9, 1835, in Georgia. Dempsey's Parents; Dempsey's father James Johnson and Dempsey's mother Hepsey Sockwell He moved 3 times during his lifetime. He lived in Carroll County, Georgia, in 1850 and moved to Randolph County, Alabama, by 1908. He died on January 16, 1915, in Graham, Alabama, having lived a long life of 79 years, and was buried there.

Residence

1850: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, USA

1863: 10th Georgia Cavalry Confederate States of America

1864: Rome, Georgia Confederate States of America

1864: Newnan, Georgia Confederate States of America

1870: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia

1880: Saxons, Randolph, Alabama

1910: Precinct 1, Randolph, Alabama

1915: Graham, Randolph County, Alabama

Occupation

1860: Farmer

1863: Soldier Confederate States of America

1864: Soldier Confederate States of America

1864: Soldier Confederate States of America

1880: Farming

1910: Faremer, General Farm Owner

Children

1. John Henry Johnson 1859–1947
2. James T. Johnson 1861–1911
3. Mary Frances Johnson 1863–1945
4. William Johnson 1867–1943
5. Joseph E. "Jodie" Johnson 1869–1939
6. Charles M Johnson

Dempsey Johnson in the 1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Dempsey Johnson Age: 14 Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1850: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, USA Gender: Male

Family Number: 56

Household Members:

Name Age

Hepsey Johnson 32

Dempsey Johnson 14

Ann Johnson 12

Jas Johnson 10

Elizabeth Johnson 8

Wm Johnson 6

Benjamin Johnson 4

Jas M Johnson 0

D T Johnson in the 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: D T Johnson [D L Johnson] Age in 1860: 24 Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1860: Tricum District, Carroll, Georgia Gender: Male Post Office: Tricum Value of real estate:

Household Members:

Name Age

D T Johnson 24

Nancy E Johnson 20

John H Johnson 7/12

Richard King 18

Dempsy L Johnson in the 1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Dempsy L Johnson Age in 1870: 35 Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1870: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia Race: White Gender: Male

Post Office: Carrollton Value of Real Estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Dempsy L Johnson 35

Nancy Johnson 33

John H Johnson 10

James T Johnson 8

Mary F Johnson 7

William D Johnson 3

Joseph E Johnson 1

Dempsey Johnson in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Dempsey Johnson Age: 44 Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1880: Saxons, Randolph, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nancy Johnson Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farming View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Dempsey Johnson 44

Nancy Johnson 38

John Johnson 20

James T. Johnson 18

Mary F. Johnson 17

William Johnson 13

Joseph E. Johnson 10

Charles M. Johnson 8

Dempsie T Johnson in the 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Dempsie T Johnson Age in 1910: 74 Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1910: Precinct 1, Randolph, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nancy E Johnson Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Dempsie T Johnson 74

Nancy E Johnson 73

Charles M Johnson 38

Mary Ann Noles 84

Marriage

Nancy E Finley in the Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978

Name: Nancy E Finley

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1859

Marriage Place: Carroll, Georgia, USA

Spouse: D T Johnson

Spouse Gender: Male

Nancy E Finley in the Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978

Name: Nancy E Finley

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1859

Marriage Place: Carroll, Georgia, USA

Spouse: D T Johnson

Spouse Gender: Male

Military

Dempsey T. Johnson served two tours of duty during the Civil War. In August 1863 he enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant in Company I, 10th Georgia Cavalry and served until 28 February 1864 when he was discharged at Rome, Georgia. In August 1864 he enlisted as a private in Georgia 10th Infantry Battalion (Bells Battalion) Company C, in Newnan, Georgia and served until surrender. He was paroled in May 1865 in Atlanta, Georgia.

D.T. Johnson in the U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Name: D.T. Johnson

Side: Confederate

Regiment State/Origin: Georgia

Regiment: 10th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (State Guards)

Company: I

Rank In: Second Lieutenant

Rank Out: Second Lieutenant

Film Number: M226 roll 32

Other Records: Learn More about this Regiment

D T Johnson in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865

Name: D T Johnson

Side: Confederate

Roll: M598_83

Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to :Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865

Dempsey T Johnson in the Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958

Name: Dempsey T Johnson

Application Date: 28 Feb 1908

Application Place: Randolph

Birth Year: abt 1836

Age: 72

Pension File Number: 23630

Application Type: Veteran

Affidavit Dempsey T Johnson Civil War Pension

Dempsy T Johnson in the Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921

Name: Dempsy T Johnson

Residence Year: 1907

Residence Place: Randolph County

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1835

Birth Location: Hutchisons, Coweta, Georgia

Old Shiloh Cemetery, akd Good Hope Baptist CHurch Cemetery & Johnson Cemetery, Randolph, Alabama Johnson, Dempsey T. (CSA] Dec 9, 1835 Jan 16, 1915 Company C, Bell's Battalion Confederate Cavalry CSA Son of John H. Johnson and Hepsy Sockwell]

Dempsey T Johnson in the Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865

Name: Dempsey T Johnson

Enlistment Place: Georgia, USA

Military Branch: Cavalry

Regiment or Unit: Bell's Battalion

Company Unit: C

Enlistment Info: Reenlisted, Newnan, Georgia, 1864/08/00

Remarks: Rank: Private.

Author: Personal Statement Census Tax Assessor, Randolph County, 1907.

Dempsy T Johnson in the Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921

Died

Dempsey T. Johnson in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Dempsey T. Johnson

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1835

Birth Place: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 16 Jan 1915

Death Place: Alabama, USA

Cemetery: Old Shiloh Church Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Graham, Randolph County, Alabama, USA

Has Bio?: Y

Spouse: Nancy E Johnson

Father: James Henry Johnson

Mother: Hepsey D. Johnson

Children: Jim Tom Johnson

URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

Sources

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Year: 1870; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: M593_139; Page: 140B; Image: 412; Family History Library Film: 545638 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7163&h=2770965&ssrc=pt&tid=13356721&pid=13891943793&usePUB=true

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• Source

Created by: Lynette Groves, Record added: Nov 29, 2011, Find A Grave Memorial# 81206371, Dempsey T. Johnson, Added by: J. Michael Green Kevin McCulloch, Added: Oct. 19, 2014 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81206371&ref=acom

Sources

• Source Citation

Year: 1860; Census Place: Tricum District, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: M653_113; Page: 470; Image: 470; Family History Library Film: 803113 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.