Samuel Carter Johnston, Jr.

1839 - 1910  (70 years)

• Name	Samuel Carter Johnston  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	18 Jul 1839	Lawrence County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 May 1910	Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama   [1]
  Buried	Saint Truitt Cemetery, Lawrence County, Tennessee   [1]
  Notes	His Memorial page at FindAGrave, created by Maryanne McCracken Highley and maintained by Dave Johnston, has the following brief biography of Samuel: S. C. Johnston, Jr. was the husband of Mary McGuire/McGwier. They were married 23 Jan 1859 in Lawrence Co., TN. He was a soldier (CSA) of the Civil War, serving in Co D, 32nd Tenn Infanty. He was captured along with his brother William K at the battle of Ft. Donelson, taken by train to a POW camp in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, and was transferred to Camp Morton, Indiana. He signed a loyalty oath and walked home to his home on the TN/AL state line. He was very prolific, with 12 children born to his first wife, and 4 by his second wife, Amanda Comer. He lived on his father's farm on Second Creek and the AL/TN State line, which he got once the Mr. Gibson who had purchased it from his dad became delinquent on his payments.
  Person ID	I18073	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Mary Malise McGwier,   b. 2 Jan 1844, Alabama ,   d. 31 Dec 1888, Lawrence County, Tennessee  (Age 44 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1859	Lawrence County, Tennessee   [2]
  	Her Memorial page at FindAGrave, created by Maryanne McCracken Highley and maintained by Dave Johnston, notes that they were the parents of 12 children, and have many descendants living in Alabama and Tennessee. There are links to memorial for eight of these children, along with a photo of Mary and Samuel, at that website. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37731835
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2014
  Family ID	F2697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jul 1839 - Lawrence County, Tennessee Married - 23 Jan 1859 - Lawrence County, Tennessee Died - 22 May 1910 - Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 37731771 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 37731835 (Reliability: 3).