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

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James Jefferson Claude Johnson

~1837 - September 9, 1873

Born at GA around 1837.
Married Elizabeth Ann Clark on June 7, 1860 at Lynchburg, Harris County, TX.

Served in Company C.
Member also of Captain Crossons Co. F, Hardiman's Regiment, Texas Cavalry.
Received wound (possibly) in 1863.
Received discharge in 1863 for medical reasons.

Murdered, with his brother Benjamin Franklin Johnson, on the front porch of their home at Robertson County, TX on September 9, 1873.
Buried together at Robertson County, TX.

Elizabeth Ann applied for a pension from San Jacinto County, TX on August 14, 1899, Application No. 03573.

Also Identified As:
	J. C. Johnson, James C. Johnson, James J. Johnson
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:

Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Elizabeth Ann Clark daughter of John A. Clark and Julianna H. (or Julia H.) Whitledge b. May 23, 1843 at Shelby County, KY m. JJC Johnson on June 7, 1860 d. 1903 at TX
Children:
	James Jefferson Johnson b. 1861 d. 1933 Benjamin Franklin Johnson b. 1864 d. 1929 Julia Nancy Johnson b. 1866 m. Mr. Aden d. 1940 Herschell Vespasian Johnson b. 1866 d. 1899 William Johnson b. 1872 Henrietta Susan Johnson b. 1874 m. Mr. Knight d. 1899
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

Related Links:
	(offsite) "Our Loose Ends" Genealogy Column, by L. K. Shuffield - Murder Mystery (offiste) "Our Loose Ends" Genealogy Column, by L. K. Shuffield - Newspaper (offsite) "Our Loose Ends" Genealogy Column, by L. K. Shuffield - Terry's Texas Rangers (offsite) Chatham County Georgia Query by Lynna Kay Shuffield, Johnson (offsite) Elizabeth Wilcox Wallis Ch. 1794 UDC, "Our Ancestors"
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 Unpublished Research.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 Unpublished MA Thesis.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) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Johnson) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Johnson) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Harris County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Harris County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Harris County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (San Jacinto County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (San Jacinto County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (San Jacinto County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Robertson County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Robertson County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Robertson County, TX)

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