2nd Sergeant, Company F, 10th Regiment, Texas Cavalry, CSA
Member Truitt Lodge No. 149, Truitt Store, Shelby County
Peter L. Johnson married Mrs. Caroline E. Murray on November 11, 1852. Their children are George P., Sarah E. (married Charles Owens), William W., Laura S. (married G. Bowers), Henry Parker, Lenora E. (married J. W. Gomillion), Samuel Pugh.
The Johnsons came to Texas in October 1854. Peter organized the first Sunday School in Woods, Panola County, in 1855 and helped organize the Independence Baptist Church in 1856.
Peter L. Johnson, age 33, enlisted as 2nd Sergeant in Capt. William D. L. F. Craig's Company, Texas Volunteers, on September 16, 1861, at Camp Flournoy, Wood County, for 12 months. His horse was valued at $150; gun, $25; pistol, $10; knife, $2.50. This company subsequently became Company F, 10th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. Pvt. Peter L. Johnson was discharged for disability on April 15, 1863.
Peter's brother, George N. Johnson, died at Rockland, a prisoner of war.
Peter taught school and farmed after the Civil War, and also served as county commissioner. By 1900 the widowed Peter L. Johnson, 72, was living with his oldest son, George P. Johnson, 46, and family.
His granddaughter, Mrs. Cora Johnson Burford of Overton, Texas, applied for his military veteran headstone in 1964. The contractor was Bruce Marble and Granite Company, Fort Scott, Kansas.
Listed in Panola County, Texas, in the 1880 federal census:
Peter L. Johnson, 52, born in Alabama, father born in Ireland, mother born in Alabama, farmer
Caroline E. Johnson, 52, wife, born in Alabama, both parents born in Georgia, keeping house
George P. Johnson, 25, son, born in Alabama, at home
Sarah E. Johnson, 23, daughter, born in Texas, at home
William W. Johnson, 22, son, born in Texas, at home
Laura S. Johnson, 20, daughter, born in Texas, at home
Henry P. Johnson, 18, son, born in Texas, at home, cannot read and write
Lenora E. Johnson, 12, daughter, born in Texas, at home, attended school
Samuel P. Johnson, 9, son, born in Texas, attended school
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage.
Sources:
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 federal censuses, Panola County, Texas.
Truitt Lodge No. 149, Truitt Store, Shelby County, Texas, 1854-1869.
Peter L Johnson, Texas Muster Roll Index Card.
Peter L. Johnson, Woods, Panola County, Texas, letter to niece, Sallie J. Chunn, New Orleans, LA, June 20, 1904.
Obituary, Panola Watchman, November 1904.
Member Truitt Lodge No. 149, Truitt Store, Shelby County
Peter L. Johnson married Mrs. Caroline E. Murray on November 11, 1852. Their children are George P., Sarah E. (married Charles Owens), William W., Laura S. (married G. Bowers), Henry Parker, Lenora E. (married J. W. Gomillion), Samuel Pugh.
The Johnsons came to Texas in October 1854. Peter organized the first Sunday School in Woods, Panola County, in 1855 and helped organize the Independence Baptist Church in 1856.
Peter L. Johnson, age 33, enlisted as 2nd Sergeant in Capt. William D. L. F. Craig's Company, Texas Volunteers, on September 16, 1861, at Camp Flournoy, Wood County, for 12 months. His horse was valued at $150; gun, $25; pistol, $10; knife, $2.50. This company subsequently became Company F, 10th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. Pvt. Peter L. Johnson was discharged for disability on April 15, 1863.
Peter's brother, George N. Johnson, died at Rockland, a prisoner of war.
Peter taught school and farmed after the Civil War, and also served as county commissioner. By 1900 the widowed Peter L. Johnson, 72, was living with his oldest son, George P. Johnson, 46, and family.
His granddaughter, Mrs. Cora Johnson Burford of Overton, Texas, applied for his military veteran headstone in 1964. The contractor was Bruce Marble and Granite Company, Fort Scott, Kansas.
Listed in Panola County, Texas, in the 1880 federal census:
Peter L. Johnson, 52, born in Alabama, father born in Ireland, mother born in Alabama, farmer
Caroline E. Johnson, 52, wife, born in Alabama, both parents born in Georgia, keeping house
George P. Johnson, 25, son, born in Alabama, at home
Sarah E. Johnson, 23, daughter, born in Texas, at home
William W. Johnson, 22, son, born in Texas, at home
Laura S. Johnson, 20, daughter, born in Texas, at home
Henry P. Johnson, 18, son, born in Texas, at home, cannot read and write
Lenora E. Johnson, 12, daughter, born in Texas, at home, attended school
Samuel P. Johnson, 9, son, born in Texas, attended school
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage.
Sources:
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 federal censuses, Panola County, Texas.
Truitt Lodge No. 149, Truitt Store, Shelby County, Texas, 1854-1869.
Peter L Johnson, Texas Muster Roll Index Card.
Peter L. Johnson, Woods, Panola County, Texas, letter to niece, Sallie J. Chunn, New Orleans, LA, June 20, 1904.
Obituary, Panola Watchman, November 1904.
2nd Sergeant, Company F, 10th Regiment, Texas Cavalry, CSA
Member Truitt Lodge No. 149, Truitt Store, Shelby County
Peter L. Johnson married Mrs. Caroline E. Murray on November 11, 1852. Their children are George P., Sarah E. (married Charles Owens), William W., Laura S. (married G. Bowers), Henry Parker, Lenora E. (married J. W. Gomillion), Samuel Pugh.
The Johnsons came to Texas in October 1854. Peter organized the first Sunday School in Woods, Panola County, in 1855 and helped organize the Independence Baptist Church in 1856.
Peter L. Johnson, age 33, enlisted as 2nd Sergeant in Capt. William D. L. F. Craig's Company, Texas Volunteers, on September 16, 1861, at Camp Flournoy, Wood County, for 12 months. His horse was valued at $150; gun, $25; pistol, $10; knife, $2.50. This company subsequently became Company F, 10th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. Pvt. Peter L. Johnson was discharged for disability on April 15, 1863.
Peter's brother, George N. Johnson, died at Rockland, a prisoner of war.
Peter taught school and farmed after the Civil War, and also served as county commissioner. By 1900 the widowed Peter L. Johnson, 72, was living with his oldest son, George P. Johnson, 46, and family.
His granddaughter, Mrs. Cora Johnson Burford of Overton, Texas, applied for his military veteran headstone in 1964. The contractor was Bruce Marble and Granite Company, Fort Scott, Kansas.
Listed in Panola County, Texas, in the 1880 federal census:
Peter L. Johnson, 52, born in Alabama, father born in Ireland, mother born in Alabama, farmer
Caroline E. Johnson, 52, wife, born in Alabama, both parents born in Georgia, keeping house
George P. Johnson, 25, son, born in Alabama, at home
Sarah E. Johnson, 23, daughter, born in Texas, at home
William W. Johnson, 22, son, born in Texas, at home
Laura S. Johnson, 20, daughter, born in Texas, at home
Henry P. Johnson, 18, son, born in Texas, at home, cannot read and write
Lenora E. Johnson, 12, daughter, born in Texas, at home, attended school
Samuel P. Johnson, 9, son, born in Texas, attended school
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage.
Sources:
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 federal censuses, Panola County, Texas.
Truitt Lodge No. 149, Truitt Store, Shelby County, Texas, 1854-1869.
Peter L Johnson, Texas Muster Roll Index Card.
Peter L. Johnson, Woods, Panola County, Texas, letter to niece, Sallie J. Chunn, New Orleans, LA, June 20, 1904.
Obituary, Panola Watchman, November 1904.
Member Truitt Lodge No. 149, Truitt Store, Shelby County
Peter L. Johnson married Mrs. Caroline E. Murray on November 11, 1852. Their children are George P., Sarah E. (married Charles Owens), William W., Laura S. (married G. Bowers), Henry Parker, Lenora E. (married J. W. Gomillion), Samuel Pugh.
The Johnsons came to Texas in October 1854. Peter organized the first Sunday School in Woods, Panola County, in 1855 and helped organize the Independence Baptist Church in 1856.
Peter L. Johnson, age 33, enlisted as 2nd Sergeant in Capt. William D. L. F. Craig's Company, Texas Volunteers, on September 16, 1861, at Camp Flournoy, Wood County, for 12 months. His horse was valued at $150; gun, $25; pistol, $10; knife, $2.50. This company subsequently became Company F, 10th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. Pvt. Peter L. Johnson was discharged for disability on April 15, 1863.
Peter's brother, George N. Johnson, died at Rockland, a prisoner of war.
Peter taught school and farmed after the Civil War, and also served as county commissioner. By 1900 the widowed Peter L. Johnson, 72, was living with his oldest son, George P. Johnson, 46, and family.
His granddaughter, Mrs. Cora Johnson Burford of Overton, Texas, applied for his military veteran headstone in 1964. The contractor was Bruce Marble and Granite Company, Fort Scott, Kansas.
Listed in Panola County, Texas, in the 1880 federal census:
Peter L. Johnson, 52, born in Alabama, father born in Ireland, mother born in Alabama, farmer
Caroline E. Johnson, 52, wife, born in Alabama, both parents born in Georgia, keeping house
George P. Johnson, 25, son, born in Alabama, at home
Sarah E. Johnson, 23, daughter, born in Texas, at home
William W. Johnson, 22, son, born in Texas, at home
Laura S. Johnson, 20, daughter, born in Texas, at home
Henry P. Johnson, 18, son, born in Texas, at home, cannot read and write
Lenora E. Johnson, 12, daughter, born in Texas, at home, attended school
Samuel P. Johnson, 9, son, born in Texas, attended school
Biography compiled by Sheron Smith-Savage.
Sources:
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 federal censuses, Panola County, Texas.
Truitt Lodge No. 149, Truitt Store, Shelby County, Texas, 1854-1869.
Peter L Johnson, Texas Muster Roll Index Card.
Peter L. Johnson, Woods, Panola County, Texas, letter to niece, Sallie J. Chunn, New Orleans, LA, June 20, 1904.
Obituary, Panola Watchman, November 1904.
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P L JOHNSON
TEXAS
2D LT CO F 7 TEXAS CAVALRY
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
MARCH 12 1828 OCTOBER 31 1904
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