John Warner Johnson
Full Name: John Warner Johnson
Date of birth: August 2, 1830
Date of death: 1920
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Jan 14, 1879 - Feb 17, 1880
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16th
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Unaffiliated
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Columbus / Colorado
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Colorado, Lavaca
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Republican, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
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A.F. Kinneson, in special election 2/17/1880, succeeded John W. Johnson, removed from district.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Independent.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical sketch, John Warner Johnson, p. 268. Born 8/2/1830 in Harrison County, West Virginia. Elected to the House as an "Independent, by a majority of 644 over the Democratic nominee." Previously mayor of Columbus, presiding justice, inspector of public schools, and county judge.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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Account of the election of 1878, Texas House of Representatives, candidates: R.C. Saunders, Ibzan William Middlebrook, and Jahu Worner [John Warner] Johnson. "Early on, Johnson tried to distance himself from his Republican roots, claiming he had been urged to run . . . as an 'independent and non-partisan candidate.'" Jahu W. Johnson forfeited his seat when he moved out of the district; Johnson and his son Gail Borden Johnson had decided to move to Houston by November 1879. Alex F. Kinnison, a Republican and "black county county commissioner and school teacher," elected in a special election 2/17/1880; however, "the legislature never convened while he held the office." Part 9: 1878-1883.
Consider the Lily: the Ungilded History of Colorado County, Texas.
Jahu Worner Johnson's election as Colorado County's presiding justice as a Republican on 1/10/1872 and election as Colorado County judge in 1876; Johnson moved to Columbus in 1867. Part 8: 1870-1878.
Consider the Lily: the Ungilded History of Colorado County, Texas.
Jehu W. Johnson, marriage to Philadelphia W. Swift, 9/3/1856 in Guadalupe County.
Census of 1880 - John Johnson, Houston, Harris County, age 49, born 1830 in Virginia, planter, wife Prila, son Gail, age 20, editor Texas Post.
FamilySearch. 1880
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Jehu Warner Johnson (1830-1920), burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, with wife Phila W. Johnson.
Find a Grave.
Burial records, Jehu Warner Johnson, burial date 8/17/1920, section WA, lot 276 with wife Phila W. Johnson, burial date 8/17/1880.
Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas.
Obituaries of Mrs. Phila W. Johnson, "Death of Mrs. Johnson," "wife of Hon. J.W. Johnson, state senator from the Columbus district," death date 8/17/1880, Galveston Daily News, 8/18/1880, p. 4; "The Late Mrs. Johnson," Galveston Daily News, 8/20/1880, p. 4. Crediting Abilene Library Consortium.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). August 18, 1880
August 20, 1880
Judge Jehu Warner Johnson, birth date 8/10/1830 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, death date 10/29/1920 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, married Philadelphia Wheeler Borden 9/3/1856 in Guadalupe County, Texas. Selected Families and Individuals.
Terry Mason's Family History Site, 1999.
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