I was wondering if anyone had information for Nathan Johnson ? Nathan Johnson served as a policeman from Oct. 6, 1871 to Nov. 1, 1872 in Limestone County, Texas. (Taken from Handbook of Texas on line) http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/ After the Civil War the majority of whites in Limestone County strongly opposed congressional Reconstruction. Many race-related murders took place in the county during the 1870s. In 1871 a man reportedly made public denouncements of the State Police and the local Republican officials. When officers attempted to arrest him, a riot broke out between the mob protecting him and the police. This incident and others were tentatively resolved, but bad feeling remained. The situation became so strained that the governor declared the county under martial law. Though the election went on as scheduled in the county, the state board rejected the returns because of reported violence. In spite of these incidents, however, the Republican party had gained a small foothold. Ralph Long, a twenty�five�year-old black man from Tennessee, became the boss of that party in Limestone County. Louise guppi@inreach.com