Greenbrier County, West Virginia    Biography: J. T. JOHNSON

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Transcribed and submitted by Valerie Crook, <vfcrook @earthlink.net>, 1998.
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J. T. JOHNSON - was born in Buckingham County, Virginia, April 9, 1808, on the farm 
where, on the 12th of June, 1865, General Lee surrendered his troops and the war 
between the States was virtually ended. Richard and Elizabeth (TRIBBLE) JOHNSON, 
the parents of J. T., were Virginians by birth, and died in Amherst County many 
years ago. The first wire of J. T. JOHNSON was Caroline TUCKWILLER, whom he married 
in June, 1834, and who bore him ten children and was his companion for forty years,
dying in November, 1874. Their children were: David A., born in 1836, died in 1874;
William R., born in 1838, lives in Greenbrier County; Nancy Jane, born in 1840, 
died in 1866; Katie S., born in 1843, died in 1881; Mary E., born in 1845, died in
1882; Henry T., born in 1847, lives in Greenbrier County; Elizabeth, 1849, lives
in Frankford; Laura Alice, 1851, lives on Sinking Creek; James Wallace, 1853, 
died July 20, 1883; Linda C., 1857, lives in this county. In New Brunswick, New 
Jersey, March 12, 1877; J. T. JOHNSON and Mary NEWMAN were united in wedlock, 
and to them were born: Josie S., June 2, 1878; John T., March 2, 1883. Little 
Josie died February 11, 1880, after a sickness of 48 hours, while on a visit
with her mother in New Orleans. She was a child of remarkable brilliancy and
intelligence, and her loss will never cease to be felt by her parents. Arthur
NEWMAN, born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1800, married Helen HEWITT, born in
that city in 1815, and their daughter Mary, wife of Mr. JOHNSON, was born in
Cincinnati, Ohio, July 22, 1846. The father died in 1849, the mother in 1864,
and Mary, the daughter, was raised in New Orleans. J. T. JOHNSON settled on his 
present farm in 1843, and his homestead, beautifully located and improved, is 
valued at over $8,000. His post office address is Lewisburg, Greenbrier County,
West Virginia.

Source:  Hardesty, Henry H.  Hardesty's Historical and Geographical
Encyclopedia.  New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884.
Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia.  Ed. Jim Comstock.
Richwood: Comstock, 1974.