Jeremiah F. Johnson was born 20 Mar 1820 in Tennessee, and died 3 Jan 1899 in Groveton, Texas. He married Harriet Newnam (Nenum, Nunum) 21 Apr 1844 in Perry Co, Alabama. She was born 3 Jun 1823 in Georgia and died 18 August 1909 in Mankin, Henderson Co, Texas. Jeremiah (aka Jerry) and Harriet were the parents of two children: 1) John Newnam Johnson, b. June 1845 St Clair, AL, d 15 May 1923, Tecula, Texas. 2) Abagail Johnson, b. June 1847, mar John W. Mooney, d. 1916, Mankin, Henderson Co, TX. Another child William J. Johnson, b abt 1841 is listed on the 1850 Cherokee Co, AL census with Jeremiah's family, possibly a son born to a wife who died before his marriage to Harriet, who claimed in later years to be the mother of only two, a son and a daughter. Jeremiah was a Baptist preacher who was involved somehow in the organizing of the Southern Baptist Convention. His ministry was spread across at least three statesn - Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas. Jeremiah's son John's first wife was Elizabeth Churchill Crutcher, b 6 May 1848 in Culpeper, VA, daughter of Coleman Crutcher and Penelope Allen. John and "Betsy" married 28 May 1865 at the close of the Civil War in Culpeper, VA, where John had fought with Hood's Texas Brigade. John and Betsy had six children: 1) William Coleman Johnson, b abt 1866 VA 2) Penelope Harriet Johnson, b abt 1867 VA, mar M. J. Barron 3) John Newnam Johnson, Jr., b 1873 VA, mar Emma M. Stanaland, d. 1942 4) Mildred Virginia Johnson, b abt 1875 VA, mar Bill Smith 5) Joseph Sidney Johnson, b abt 1877 VA, 6) Charles Thomas Johnson, b 30 Dec 1879, Fauquier Co, VA, mar Florence Rebecca Wilkins, d. 17 Sept 1942, Palestine, Texas. John's wife Betsy died 17 June 1880 in Culpeper, Fauquier Co, VA and is buried in the Mt. Holly Cemetery, Remington, Fauquier, VA. In less than a year after Betsy's death, John married Annie L--, b 1857, d 1908. With her he had five children: 7) Bessie Lee Johnson, b 1882, mar. Peter Stephen Mannix 8) Lula Y. Johnson, b 1884, mar J. E. Morrow 9) Laura Abagail, b 1889, mar -- Bridges 10) Annie Carrie, b 1892, 11) Jesse E., b 1896 After 2nd wife Annie's death in 1908, John married Martha ---, b abt 1862, Jasper Co, MS. Although John worked as a farmer, a teacher, and a postmaster, in later years, he was granted a soldier's pension in Texas due to indigent circumstances. It is through John's son Charles Thomas Johnson that I descend. His son Joseph Silas Johnson, b 7 August 1908, Crockett, TX, was my father. Everything I know about his Johnson ancestors has been enumerated here. So, please, if you recognize ANY of these names, please contact me. I've got lots of blanks to fill, lots of questions to answer. To view the complete family file go to: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Cathy-Garrett To view pictures of Charles and some of his descendants go to http://www.photopoint.com My online albums may be accessed by designating my email address magarr@bellsouth.net Any good leads appreciated! Cathy Johnson Garrett