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Andrew Johnson 1808 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 DEC 1808

Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 31 JUL 1875

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Jacob Johnson

Mother: Mary McDonough

Spouse(s): Eliza McCardle

Children(s): Martha Johnson, Charles Johnson, Mary Johnson, Robert Johnson, Andrew Johnson, Rosa Johnson

Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jacob Johnson and Mary Polly McDonough. In 1830, Andrew Johnson resided in Greene, Tennessee, USA. In 1840, Andrew Johnson resided in Greene, Tennessee, USA. Andrew Johnson married Eliza McCardle, and had children including Martha Johnson, Charles Johnson, Mary Johnson, Robert Johnson, Andrew Franklin Johnson, Rosa L Johnson. Andrew Johnson passed away in 1875 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jacob Johnson and Mary Polly McDonough.
  • In 1830, Andrew Johnson resided in Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1840, Andrew Johnson resided in Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • Andrew Johnson married Eliza McCardle, and had children including Martha Johnson, Charles Johnson, Mary Johnson, Robert Johnson, Andrew Franklin Johnson, Rosa L Johnson.
  • Andrew Johnson passed away in 1875 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Johnson
1778 – 1812
Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
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Mary McDonough
1782 – 1856
Birth Location: Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eliza McCardle
1810 – 1876
Birth Location: Telford, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Johnson
1828 – 1901
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
MJ
Charles Johnson
1830 – 1863
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
CJ
Mary Johnson
1832 – 1883
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
MJ
Robert Johnson
1834 – 1869
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
RJ
Andrew Johnson
1852 – 1879
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Rosa Johnson
1851 – 1931
Birth Location: –
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Andrew Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Andrew Johnson
1808 – 1875
Birth Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jacob Johnson
1778 – 1812
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) McDonough
1782 – 1856
Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jordan Johnson
1735 –
Virginia, USA
Levina Wright
1735 –
North Carolina, USA
Andrew (C) McDonogh
1759 – 1846
Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ruth) Lindley
1764 – 1850
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Johnston
1713 –
Lucy Overton
1714 – 1795
Andrew McDonough
1729 – 1787
James Lindley
1735 – 1779
Mary Cox
1719 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lindley
1705 – 1781
Ruth Hadley
1712 – 1785
Willioam Cox
1692 – 1767
Catherine Kinkey
1696 – 1744

Andrew Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Andrew Johnson (29 DEC 1808 – 31 JUL 1875) m. Eliza McCardle (4 OCT 1810 – 15 JAN 1876)
  1. 1. Martha Johnson (25 OCT 1828 – 10 JUL 1901) m. David (Trotter) Patterson (28 FEB 1818 – 3 NOV 1891)
    1. 1. Mary (Belle) Patterson (11 NOV 1859 – 9 JUL 1891)
    2. 2. Andrew (Johnson) Paterson (25 FEB 1857 – 25 JUN 1932) m. Mattie (Bartley) Patterson (ABT 1865 – )
      1. 1. Margaret (J) Petterson (ABT 1904 – )
  2. 2. Charles Johnson (19 FEB 1830 – 4 APR 1863)
  3. 3. Mary Johnson (8 MAY 1832 – 19 APR 1883) m. Daniel Stover (26 NOV 1826 – 18 DEC 1864) m. William (Ramsay) Brown ( – 19 APR 1883)
    1. 1. Lillie (M) Stover (1855 – 5 NOV 1892)
    2. 2. Eliza (Johnson) Stover (1855 – )
    3. 3. Sarah (Drake) Bachman (27 JUN 1857 – 22 MAR 1886)
  4. 4. Robert Johnson (22 FEB 1834 – 22 APR 1869)
  5. 5. Andrew (Franklin) Johnson (5 AUG 1852 – 12 MAR 1879) m. Kate (May Bessie) Rumbough (1857 – 1930)
  6. 6. Rosa (L) Johnson (2 DEC 1851 – 31 OCT 1931) m. _____ Cowden

Andrew Johnson's Timeline

9 Records

1808
29 DEC 1808
Birth of Andrew Johnson in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
1830
1830
Age 22
Andrew Johnson resided here in Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greene, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 32
Andrew Johnson resided here in Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greene, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
Andrew Johnson resided here in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 52
Andrew Johnson resided here in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1865
15 APR 1865
Age 57
Andrew Johnson was employed in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1870
1870
Age 62
Andrew Johnson resided here in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1875
1875
Age 67
Burial of Andrew Johnson in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1875
31 JUL 1875
Age 67
Death of Andrew Johnson in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 15 APR 1865
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. III

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 DEC 1808
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Civil War General Officers
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 7543.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [6] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 619388
    [7] Greene County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
    [8] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0588
    [9] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. III
    [10] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 22/ Sep/ 2002; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.52055645,0.8271145,0.8301099&xid=2378
    [11] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1531; Page: 277A; Family History Library Film: 553030
    [12] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 10, Greene, Tennessee; Page: 287; Family History Library Film: 805252
    [13] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 143A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Greene County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 22/ Sep/ 2002; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.52055645,0.8271145,0.8301099&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Greene, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 180; Page: 166; Family History Library Film: 0024538
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 22/ Sep/ 2002; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.52055645,0.8271145,0.8301099&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1531; Page: 277A; Family History Library Film: 553030

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 JUL 1875
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] American Civil War General Officers
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [5] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
    [6] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 619388
    [7] Greene County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
    [8] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0588
    [9] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. III
    [10] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 22/ Sep/ 2002; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.52055645,0.8271145,0.8301099&xid=2378

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 525; Page: 35; Family History Library Film: 0024546

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1531; Page: 277A; Family History Library Film: 553030

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 10, Greene, Tennessee; Page: 287; Family History Library Film: 805252

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 143A
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