Franklin County, KY - Bios:  Johnson, T. B.
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T. B. JOHNSON 3183, Franklin Co. 

Surname: Johnson, Baugh, Shields, Ward

Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887, Franklin Co.

T. B. JOHNSON, a native of Franklin County, Ky., was born March 7, 1822. His parents, 
William R. and Susan (Baugh) Johnson, were natives of Virginia. William R. served in the 
war of 1812, and on leaving his native State, moved to Tennessee, thence to Kentucky in 
1819, and settled in Franklin County. William R.'s father, also named William, was a 
soldier in the Revolution, and was called "Independent Johnson" on account of his loyalty 
to his country. He moved from Virginia, and settled in Franklin County, Ky., eight miles 
from the capital [sic] of the State; and also the uncle of William R. Johnson, the great-
grandfather of T. B. Johnson, and the grandfather of Susan Baugh (the wife of William and 
the mother of T. B. Johnson). Our subject was educated in the county schools. He served as 
magistrate of Franklin County from 1863 to 1865, and was considered a very efficient officer. 
April 12, 1842, he married Malinda, daughter of Col. John Shields and Margaret (Ward) Shields, 
both natives of Virginia. To Mrs. and Mrs. Johnson seven children were born: Susan, James, 
John, Mary, Francis, Charles and Anna. Of these James if a practicing physician in 
Hardinsville, Ky. Mr. Johnson owns 100 acres of land, and is a prominent farmer of Shelby 
County. He is a Methodist in religion and a Democrat in politics.