BR Johnson Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Benjamin R. Johnson

~1842 - November 20, 1861

Born in NC around 1842.
Resided in Bryant's Station, Milam County, TX in 1860.

Mustered in with company A of Terry's Rangers on September 25, 1861 in Houston, TX.

Died from measles near Nashville, TN on November 20, 1861.
Buried on Nov. 26, 1861 in the Old Nashville Cemetery.
Moved to Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN in 1869.

Also Identified As:
	Bery R. Johnson, Ben
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Joseph Johnson b. ~1820 in Martin County, NC m. Martha Bryant ~1841 in Martin County, NC. Martha Bryant Daughter of James Bryant and Mary Polly Price. b.~1820 in Wilkes County, GA. m. Joseph Johnson ~1841 in Martin County, NC.
Siblings:
	Redding Johnson b. ~1843 Evaline Johnson b. ~1845 Archie Johnson b. ~1847 Bettie Johnson b. ~1849 Mary Johnson b. ~1851 McGillis Johnson b. ~1853
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Old Nashville Cemetery. Moved to Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN in 1869.

1850 Census - NC, Martin County, Page 427, Dwelling 671, Family 510, (85/118)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Joseph Johnson	30	M		Illegible	$800	NC
	Martha Johnson	25	F
	Richard R. Alllen	70?	M
	Benjamin R. Johnson	8	M
	Evaline Johnson	4	F

1860 Census - TX, Milam County, Bryant's Station, Page 56B, Dwelling 449, Family 449, (65/91)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Joseph Johnson	40	M			$1,000		NC		N
	Martha Johnson	36	F					NC		N
	Benj. Johnson	18	M					NC	Y
	Redding Johnson	17	M		L			NC
	Evaline Johnson	15	F					NC
	Archie Johnson	13	M					NC	Y
	Betti Johnson	11	F					NC
	Mary Johnson	9	F					NC
	McGillis Johnson	7	M					NC

Related Links:
	EH Ross Letter - Dec. 7, 1861 Terry Rangers Buried in Confederate Circle, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN (offsite) Jesse Macon Lawrence's Copeland,Harris,Lawrence,Neville, ... Gedcom
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) Ralph Roberts' Relatives of Ralph and Pat Roberts Gedcom (offsite) Laura Buckmaster's Buckmaster, Holmes, Lanier & Thurber Gedcom (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Johnson) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Johnson) (offsite) NCGenWeb Project (Martin County, NC) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Martin County, NC) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Martin County, NC) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Milam County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Milam County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Milam County, TX)

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