Hello, My Johnson line starts with Jessie Johnson, born around 1855 probably in Texas. His parents are unknown except that his father was an Irish slave owner and his mother was a slave. He did have one older brother that we know of. The 1870 census lists his parents as being born in Georgia. He married Mary Jane Massie in Frelsberg, Colorado, Texas on 25 Dec, 1873. Their son was Van Lawrence Johnson born 1 Jan 1901 in Lagrange, Fayette, Texas and married Maudrie Kinney in Fort Worth, Texas on 7 July, 1920. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Sharon James jamar@airmail.net