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George Washington Johnson

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George Washington Johnson Veteran

Birth
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Death
29 Oct 1921 (aged 76)
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Clarksburg, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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GEORGE was the youngest child of John Johnson, Sr. and Margaret (Tosh) Johnson. He married Mary Ann Chambers on November 30, 1870, in Carroll County, Tennessee.

George and Mary Ann were the parents of eight children--Robert, Jobe, Rosie, Ada, Jim, Ellen, Telitha, and Mary Johnson. Mary Ann died 19 days after their last child was born. George never remarried after her death.

George Washington Johnson, a private of Company M, 6th Regiment Tennessee Cavalry Volunteers, was enrolled on the 31st day of July, 1862, at the age of 17, in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee, in the Union Army. He was mustered in October 3, 1862. His Company had a "skirmish with the enemy" near Humboldt on December 20, 1862, and he was captured at Trenton, Tennessee, that day by Forrest. He was sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, on February 1, 1863, and held there for a prisoner exchange until April 3, 1864. He was mustered out June 30, 1865, at Pulaski, Tennessee.

George was a Mason.
GEORGE was the youngest child of John Johnson, Sr. and Margaret (Tosh) Johnson. He married Mary Ann Chambers on November 30, 1870, in Carroll County, Tennessee.

George and Mary Ann were the parents of eight children--Robert, Jobe, Rosie, Ada, Jim, Ellen, Telitha, and Mary Johnson. Mary Ann died 19 days after their last child was born. George never remarried after her death.

George Washington Johnson, a private of Company M, 6th Regiment Tennessee Cavalry Volunteers, was enrolled on the 31st day of July, 1862, at the age of 17, in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee, in the Union Army. He was mustered in October 3, 1862. His Company had a "skirmish with the enemy" near Humboldt on December 20, 1862, and he was captured at Trenton, Tennessee, that day by Forrest. He was sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, on February 1, 1863, and held there for a prisoner exchange until April 3, 1864. He was mustered out June 30, 1865, at Pulaski, Tennessee.

George was a Mason.

Gravesite Details

His epitaph: "He was a kind and affectionate husband, a fond father, and a friend to all."



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