Thomas Johnson
Born: July 4, 1812
Birthplace: Montgomery County, Kentucky
Father: Jacob Johnson 1784 – 1845
Mother: Elizabeth Anna Masterson 1788 – 1851
Wife: Elizabeth Peters 1845 – 1926
(Buried: Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Kentucky)
Children:
Albert Sidney Johnson 1872 – 1952
Annie Johnson Goodpaster 1874 – 1957
(Buried: Owingsville Cemetery, Owingsville, Kentucky)
Sarah Peters Johnson Hutton 1876 – 1968
(Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio)
Patty Calk Johnson Riley 1878 – 1966
Mary Hunter Johnson Hoffman 1880 – 1962
Susette Johnson Perry 1884 – 1962
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Farmer and Livestock Trader in the Southeastern United States
Served in the Kentucky State militia rising to Major General
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Kentucky Delegate to Confederate Provisional Congress
1861: Took his seat in Congress on December 18th
He only attended Congress for a few days.
Voted in support of giving Central Government manpower resources
1862: Choose not to be run for regular Confederate Congress
1862: Returned to Montgomery County to raise Cavalry regiment.
His Regiment became known as 2nd Kentucky Mounted Rifles.
Colonel of 2nd Kentucky Mounted Rifles Regiment
Served in the Battles of Dalton Georgia and Missionary Ridge
Occupation after War:
Farmer and Livestock trader in Mount Sterling, Kentucky
1876 – 1877: Kentucky State Representative
1878 – 1882: Kentucky State Senator
Died: April 7, 1906
Place of Death: Farm near Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Cause of Death: General Debility
Age at time of Death: 93 years old
Burial Place: Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Kentucky
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