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Charles James "Charlie" Johnson

Jul 1837 – 1918

Birth	Jul 1837
Death	1918
Cemetery	Celeste Cemetery Celeste , Hunt County , Texas , USA
Added by	Jackie M. Isham, Sr. on 09 Sep 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8268573

Bio

Charlie was the son of Jordan Johnson and Mary "Polly" Dowdy/Johnson. He was married to Lavina "Viney" Harris on 11/30/1859 in Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee. This union produced twelve children. To see a list of the children's names, see Viney's page. ----------- Private, Companies A & C, 7th Tennessee Cavalry, enlisted in Lexington, TN on 8/28/1862, furnishing his own horse and equipment and was due a $100 bounty for enlistment. Johnson was one of the 100 or more men who went AWOL from the forts on the Miss/Tenn line in June 1863 and was captured at Jack's Creek, TN on 6/20/1863. He arrived at prison in Richmond, VA on 7/10/1863 but was paroled on 7/14/1863 through City Point, VA. He rejoined the regiment on 10/20/63. He was discharged with the regiment when it disbanded at Nashville, TN on 8/9/1865. In December 1892 he applied for an invalid pension from Texas. His wife, Vina Harris Johnson, applied for a widow's pension in November 1918.

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Family

Parents

• Jeremiah Jordan Johnson 1804–1842 FaG
• Mary "Polly" Dowdy Johnson 1806–1853 FaG

Spouse

• Lavina "Viney" Harris Johnson 1841–1929

Siblings

• Melridge Caroline "Milly" Johnson Collins 1824–1908 FaG
• Sarah Johnson Evans 1830–1905 FaG
• John C. Johnson 1838–1901 FaG

Children

• Phillip F. Green Johnson 1870–1930
• James Meredith "Jim" Johnson 1873–1913
• Martha Abagail Johnson Lovinggood 1874–1962
• Ella B. Johnson Smith 1880–1961

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