This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: JOHNSON BLACK VERDELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QhB.2ACI/1544 Message Board Post: My gggf was Elisha Travis Johnson (b. 1844 d. 1917), his wife was Mary Elizabeth Johnson (b. 1845). They were married in Hardin County in 1868 and moved up to Weakley County before 1880, in the McKenzie area. Eli was a private in Co. B 34th Conf Inf and Mary's brother (William) was a corporal in the same company. I have Eli and Mary's pension applications and will send them to the website. Their children are Author (Arthur?)(b. 1868), Marcus (b. 1870), Willie (b. 1873), Wilkens (b. 1875), Lula (b. 1879), Albert Sidney (b. 1883), and Eva (b. 1886). Author married Louisa (last name unknown); Albert married Erma Black; Marcus married Eulalie Verdell and moved up to Paris. Author and Albert stayed near McKenzie and one of them opened a grocery store. It also appears they worked for the railroad. Be glad to share any information. Would love to see any pictures. Richard