Andrew Johnson (1808 - 1875)

Born 29 Dec 1808 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (McCardle) Johnson — married 17 May 1827 in Warrensburg, Greene County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1875 at age 66 in Carter's Station, Tennessee, United States

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Preceded by 16th President Abraham Lincoln Preceded by 15th Vice President Hannibal Hamlin Preceded by 14th Governor William B. Campbell 16th Governor Isham G. Harris Preceded by James C. Jones Preceded by William Gannaway Brownlow

Andrew Johnson 17th President of the United States 1865—1869 16th Vice President of the United States 1865 15th Governor of Tennessee 1852—1857 Military Governor of Tennessee 1862—1865 US Senator (Class 1) from Tennessee 1857—1862 US Senator (Class 1) from Tennessee[1] 1875

Succeeded by 18th President Ulysses S. Grant Succeeded by 17th Vice President Schuyler Colfax Succeeded by 16th Governor Isham G. Harris Acting Governor Edward H. East Succeeded by Vacant 1862 – 1866 Secession, Civil War & Reconstruction Succeeded by David M. Key

Biography

Andrew Johnson is Notable.

17th President of The United States, United States Senator, Military Governor of Tennessee. He was the first president to be impeached.

Andrew Johnson was born in a log home, 29 December 1808 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, the son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (McDonough) Johnson. He was the brother of William Johnson and Elizabeth Johnson.

Andrew was born to illiterate parents and received no education. He did not learn to read and write until later in life. ^[2] Johnson grew up in poverty. His widowed mother worked as a washerwoman which was considered an unrespectable trade. She sent both her sons to be tailor's apprentices. This is when Andrew began to learn to read and write. He was bound to stay with the tailor until age 21. Andrew and his brother ran away when Andrew was 15. ^[3]

By the time he was 18, Andrew was in Greeneville County, Tennessee where he met and married 16 year old Eliza McCardle on 17 May 1827 in Warrensburg, Greene County, Tennessee. They had the following children:

1. Martha (Johnson) Patterson,
2. Charles Johnson,
3. Mary Johnson,
4. Robert Johnson and
5. Andrew Johnson Jr.^[4]

Andrew died on 31 July 1875 in Carter's Station, Tennessee, USA. He is buried at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene CountyTennessee, USA^[5]

Writings

Papers of Andrew Johnson 8 vols., ed. by L. P. Graf et al. (1967-90)

Discussions on his relationships with his slaves

While there is no DNA evidence that Andrew Johnson fathered children with his slave, Dolly, there is a lot of circumstantial evidence. Please read the discussions at The White House Historical Association The Formerly Enslaved Households of President Andrew Johnson and Wikipedia. Additional information on his slaves can be found at the National Park Service Website for his Homestead in Tennessee^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Died in office, vacant July 31, 1875 – August 18, 1875 when successor appointed.
2. ↑ Miller Center Presidential Bios
3. ↑ PBS History, Andrew Johnson
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDX-7GL : 23 December 2020), Andrew Johnson, Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/548/andrew-johnson: accessed 14 September 2022), memorial page for Andrew Johnson (29 Dec 1808–31 Jul 1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #548, citing Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave .
6. ↑ National Park Service-Slaves of Andrew Johnson

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
  citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  FamilySearch Record: MCDX-7GL
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6717-NVF Image number 00291
  Andrew Johnson (42) in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States. Born in North Carolina.
• 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules The National Archive in at Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TX-PWF : 18 February 2021), And Johnson, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD9-ZWM : 29 May 2021), Andrew Johnson, 1870.
• Freemasons: "Andrew Johnson 29 December 1808 – 31 July 1875, 15 April 1865 – 04 March 1869. Initiated on 05 May 1851 in Greenville Lodge No. 119, Greenville, Tennessee."

See Also

• Portrait & Bio. Album of Mahaska Co. IA (1887)
• Andrew Johnson at Wikipedia