Eliza Griffin Johnston
Born: December 26, 1821
Birthplace: Fincastle, Virginia
Father: John Caswell Griffin 1775 – 1826
Mother: Mary Hancock 1783 – 1826
Grandmother: Margaret Strother Hancock
Uncle: Colonel George Hancock
Husband: General Albert Sidney Johnston 1803 – 1862
(Buried: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas)
Married: October 3, 1843
Children:
Albert Sidney Johnston Jr. 1845 – 1863
(Buried: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)
Hancock McClung Johnston 1847 – 1904
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)
Margaret Strother Johnston Pritchard 1851 – 1922
(Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California)
Griffin “Griff” Johnston 1857 – 1895
(Buried: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)
Alberta Johnston Denis 1861 – 1947
(Buried: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California)
Education:
Completed her education in Philadelphia at a Prestigious school
Occupation before War:
Artist and Accomplished Musician
Known to have been familiar with several different languages
She was able to speak and read French very well
1843: Married her Cousin Albert Sidney Johnston
1843 – 1862: Wife of General Albert Sidney Johnston
Painter of Plants and Flowers in Texas
Helped her husband receive command of 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment
1855 – 1856: Known to have kept a diary during Fall and Winter
She Traveled with her husband more than 700 miles
1860 – 1862: Lived in San Francisco, California
Civil War Role:
1862 – 1896: Lived in Los Angeles, California, raising her children
1862 – 1896: Widow of General Albert Sidney Johnston
Life after the Civil War:
1894: Eliza donated relics of her husband to Daughters of Republic of Texas
Died: September 25, 1896
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
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