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Father
Jacob was born in 1778.The parentage of Jacob Johnson has not been established as of 1981 -
Mother
Mary Polly McDonough passed away in 1856 While her father is known, she was born to her father's first wife, and no sources to support her mother have been found. -
birthday
he was born on December 29 1808 in Raleigh North Carolina -
interesting fact#4
he was only 3 years old when his father died -
religion
Roman Catholic -
political party
Deomcrat -
military expeirience
did not serve in the military -
Marriage
His wife's name was Eliza McCardle, they met in Greenville, they were married by Abraham Lincolns father -
education
no education, did not attend school. His wife taught him to read and write. -
Child #1
Martha Johnson Patterson.Born in Greenville Tennessee. had two children and worked in the white house as a hostess during her fathers administration. died in 1901 -
interesting fact#3
Johnson was mayor at the age of 22 -
+Child #2
Charles Johnson was born in Greenville Tennessee He was a doctor and pharmacist; assistant surgeon in the Middle Tennessee Union Infantry during the Civil War. He was killed when he was thrown from his horse in Nashville at age 33 on April 4, 1863 -
child #3
Mary Johnson was born in greenville Tennessee. she was married twice. first to Daniel Stover ll until he died in the civil war and they had 3 kids together. then to William Ramsay Brown whom she divorced after the death of her parents. she died April 7, 1852 -
child #4
Robert Johnson was born in Greenvillee Tennessee and was not married and did not have any children. he suffered from alcoholism which led to his retirement from the First Tennessee Union Cavalry after serving as his fathers secretary. he died April 22, 1869 1869 due to all of the alcohol. -
Child #5
Andrew Johnson Jr. was born in Greenville Tennessee he was the only Johnson son to marry. He married Bessie Rumbough of Hot Springs, NC and found occupation first as a newspaper editor and later as manager of a cotton mill. dying March 12, 1879 He only outlived his parents by four years. -
job before presidency
Johnson was tailor most all of his life until he became a vice president of Abraham Lincoln -
Nickname
Father of Homestead -
interesting fact#1
the man that assassinated Abraham Lincoln also wanted to kill Johnson -
News Worthy Event#1
The close of the civil war was celebrated in Washington D.C -
News Worthy Event#2
Johnson addressed his annual message to the congress for the first time -
interesting fact#5
He fought against the republicans during reconstruction -
News Worthy Event#3
Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act, a second attempt by Congress to provide freedmen with federal citizenship after the failed Freedmen's Bureau bill -
News Worthy Event#4
Nebraska joins the Union and becomes a state -
News Worthy Event#5
United States House of Representatives resolved to impeach Johnson for "high crimes and misdemeanors" -
interesting fact#2
their has only ever been two impeachments and Andrew Johnson was one -
left office
he left office and returned to his home town where he was still involved with politics -
post presidency
he returned to the Senate in 1875, becoming the only U.S. President to serve in the Senate after his presidential tenure -
Divorce
Their was no divorce. Andrew and Eliza were married until they died -
death
he died from a stroke -
burial site
He was buried in Greenville Tennessee at National Cemetery
