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YOUNG BEAUREGARD JOHNSON Young Beauregard Johnson (my great-great grandfather) was born 3/11/1830, in Crawford County, Georgia. It hasn’t been positively determined who his parents are. He died 2/2/1883, in Leon County, Tx. Sue Bearden obtained information on him in 1977, from her grandfather, George Reese Johnson. He told her at that time that Young Johnson lost his leg in the Civil War, but still managed to travel from Centerville, Georgia, to Centerville, Texas, with his ten children, in a covered wagon. Young Johnson married Martha Emmeline (Hartley) on Nov. 11, 1852, in Crawford Co., Georgia (now Bibb Co.) They were married by Middleton McDonald and marriage is listed in “Marriage Records of Crawford County, Georgia 1822-1899”. Young is listed on the 1850 Census of Bibb Co., Georgia, in the Rutland
District, living with: He also shows up on tax list in 1856 & ’58. The following are children of Young Beauregard Johnson & Martha Emmeline (Hartley) Johnson:
At least five of Young Johnson’s children stayed in Leon County, Tx. (Adolphus M., George Reese, Luther Martin, Young Beauregard (Jr.) and Permelia A. (Johnson) Smith, and at least four moved to Coleman County, Tx. (William Augusta, James, Charlie H., and Fannie E. A.); not positive about where Curtis M. Johnson is buried. According to depositions of A. T. Smith (Young’s son-in-law) and F. M. Amos, Young resided in Houston Co., Ga. in 1859 and 1860. 1860 Census – Bibb County,
Georgia
– Rutland District: Also in household: Three doors down was W. R. Busby In 1860 Slave Schedule for Bibb County, Rutland District, Young Johnson had 11 slaves (5 adults & 6 children). In Deed books of Bibb County, Georgia, there are several entries of Young Johnson selling property in 1861, 1862, etc. Young Johnson was in the Civil War. He enlisted as 1st Sgt. Of the Co. D. 10th Ga. Battalion which William Reese Busbee (Young’s 1st cousin) was Captain of, and later was transferred to 11th Regiment, Co. “K” – Houston Volunteers. According to deposition of A. T. Smith, Young enlisted in Rylander’s Batallion in Bibb Co., Georgia. Young is listed on the Muster Roll of the Whittle guards as 1st Sergeant (with his cousin that he lived with, Wm. R. Busbee, as 2nd Lieutenant). Young was later transferred to Co. “K”, 11th Ga. Infantry. Young Johnson was a Private Mar. 4, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal on 4-7-1864. The 11th Georgia Infantry participated in more than forty various type engagements during its career. Young is on the Muster Roll for April 1, 1864, for the Wilderness Campaign. He apparently then was in the Spotsylvania Court House Battle on May 12, 1864, operations on the line of the North Ann River, Va., Operations on the line of the Pamunkey River, Va., Operations on the line of the Totopotomoy River, A. and the Battles about Cold Harbor, Va., where he was wounded. He was severely wounded at Cold Harbor, Va. June 3, 1864 (near Foster’s Farm). He was admitted to the Stuart Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, on June 13, 1864, with valvus sclopeticum. Note that it took 10 days for him to get to the hospital after his major wound in the leg. He was admitted to Stuart Hospital and appeared back on the Muster Roll for July and Aug., 1864 as absent. He was then furloughed for 60 days on Aug. 5, 1864, in the Floyd House in Richmond, Va. He was still in the hospital on Aug. 8, 1864, when they issued him clothes; then his leg was amputated on Oct. 14, 1864, in Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Georgia (over 4 months later). An examination of the Paroles granted at Appomattox Court House shows that more than 175 members of the unit surrendered there. Young Johnson was not among those at Appomatox, so I would assume he was probably in the hospital at that time in Macon, Georgia, where they amputated his leg. (He had already put in his Application for Retirement to the Medical Examining Board in Oct., 1864.) NOTE: Martha E. Johnson drew Pension on Young Johnson, deceased, in Leon County, Tx. (Marquez, Tx. Post Office) Comptroller’s File No. 10133 which was approved 3-17-1904. She states in her Application that Young Johnson was in Co. “K”, 11th Georgia Reg. from April, ’62 to June, 1864. In July, 1870, Census for Houston Co., Georgia, Perry Post Office, Pg. 31 Series M593, Roll 158, PG. 49A, states the following: “Young Johnson, age 40, Male, White, Farmer, with $500.00 in personal
property – born in Ga.,
living with Emmeline, age 38, female, white, keeping house, born in Ga. (Note:
Spelling of Emmeline changed from 1860 Census; also her age is correct on this
1870 Census). All children are listed as born in Georgia. On March 16, 1872, Young Johnson and Martha Johnson (wife) of Houston Co. sold to Saulsbury Respess & Co. (for $270) several animals. Around 1879, Young Johnson (with one leg) and his family migrated to Texas. Some possibilities of whom may have traveled with them are:
He is listed on 1880 Census for
Leon County, Tx. as follows: Census Place: E.D. 90, Leon,
Texas NOTE THAT THREE OF YOUNG & MARTHA JOHNSON’S CHILDREN, WILLIAM AUGUSTA, PERMELIA AND CURTIS M. JOHNSON ARE NOT LISTED IN THIS HOUSEHOLD ON THIS CENSUS. WILLIAM AUGUSTA, WHO IS 22 YRS.OLD, IS FOUND LIVING IN HOUSEHOLD #122122 WITH EUGENE BATEMAN, 31, B. GA, & ENOCH S.WALTON, AGE 25, B. GA., CASSIE P. BATEMAN, B. TX. , AGE 25, EUGENE E. BATEMAN 10/12, SON B. TX. & CHRISTIE COOK, B. PA., AGE 9 – NURSE. NOTE: WILLIAM AUGUSTA JOHNSON MARRIED BERTHA “BERTA” ETTA EVANS IN LEON COUNTY, TX., ON 12-28-1887. I know nothing of Curtis who would have been 9 yrs. old at this time. Since he was born in 1871, he never appeared on the Census. On 1880 Census of Leon County, Texas, Permelia is in Household #121121 as
being married, living with: Inscription on Young Johnson’s tombstone reads: “BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW; FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT A DAY MAY BRING FORTH. A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES, AND LOVING FAVOUR RATHER THAN SILVER AND GOLD. PROVERBS 22:1” Also on tombstone: YOUNG JOHNSON He is buried next to his wife, Martha Emmeline (Hartley) Johnson – 6th row from fence next to Concord Church between Marquez, Tx., and Centerville, Tx. In Aug., 2003, the following people saw the area of Cold Harbor Battlefield where Young Johnson was wounded: Sue Bearden (Young’s Great-Great Grandaughter), Donald Bearden, Sherri Hutcheon (Young’s Great-Great-Great Grandaughter), Jeff Hutcheon, Lindsey Hutcheon (Young’s Great-Great-Great-Great Grandaughter), Wendell Bearden, Susan Harding and Kelsey Harding. On Aug. 20, 2003, Sue Bearden received a phone call from Hyman Schwartzberg, Curator at Richmond, Va., requesting the Civil War Records, etc., on Young Johnson be sent to: Bob Krick, Richmond NBP, 3215 E. Broad St., Sue sent copies of his Civil War Records, pictures of tombstones, etc. On Sept. 3, 2003, Sue received the following letter from the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, 3215 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23223: “August 26, 2003 Dear Ms. Bearden: Your large envelope containing information on Young Beauregard Johnson arrived here safely. Many thanks for providing us with the information on your relative. Perhaps you do not know (although Corporal Johnson surely did) that the organization in which he served suffered very few casualties at the Battle of Cold Harbor. The 11th Georgia Infantry was in the brigade of General George T. Anderson, which fought on ground preserved by us as part of the national park here at Richmond. Anderson’s men inflicted enormous losses on the attacking Union army, but suffered relatively few themselves on June 3. It looks like poor Johnson did not have much luck that day. We have a dim photocopy of a casualty list for the 11th Georgia during this period. I thought you might like to see it, as it mentions your relative. It is from a Macon newspaper. Congratulations on having compiled such an extensive history of your ancestor. Not every descendant is as successful as you have been. Sincerely, On June 4th, 1891, the following appeared in the “Houston Home Journal”: WAR CASUALTIES Young Johnson, Minnie ball under left knee cap, amputated.” On June 7, 1864, a friend of Young Johnson’s, William Daniel Day, wrote the following: “I forgot to state that Yanks charged our works once since we have been here at Richmond, but with our success but we killed and wounded hundreds of them; our loss was slight; none in the Regiment; the boys that got wounded, two of them were on skirmish, Rooke & Butler, JOHNSON & King by sharp shooters behind the works. Our works and the Yanks were about three hundred yards apart both sides kept up a steady sharp shooting all day and night. Bill” December 11, 1870 “I am gratified to see the name of Young Johnson, Esq., announced by the citizens of the Fifth and Sixth Districts as a candidate for tax collector of Houston County, Georgia. Mr. Johnson is the right man in the right place. He entered the Confederate army at the commencement of the war, and continued to do his duty as a soldier until he lost a leg at the battle of Coal Harbor. Since the war he has struggled manfully to support a wife and eight children, and he succeeded in supporting them decently by using almost superhuman exertions. Mr. Johnson has never called upon his fellow citizens for help until now. Voters of Houston County, go to the election and vote for this worthy and needy man, and by doing so, you will enable him to support and educate his children. A voter.” Young Johnson’s wife, Martha Emmeline (Hartley) Johnson was born 6-14-1832 in Crawford County, Georgia, and died 12-3-1911, in Leon Co., Tx. She is buried in the Concord Cemetery next to her husband. The inscription on her tombstone reads “ASLEEP IN JESUS” Also on her tombstone is: MARTHA E. Martha’s parents are James Daniel Hartley b. 6-22-1810 in South Carolina; died 12-11-1889, in Crawford County, Ga. Buried in Little Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Crawford Co., Ga. and Permelia Ann (Jackson) Hartley b. 3-2-1815 in South Carolina; died 10-3-1846 in Crawford County, Ga. Buried in Little Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Crawford Co., Ga. Martha is the grandaughter of Nimrod Jackson who fought in the War of 1812, and she’s the Great-Grandaughter of Corpl. Daniel Hartley who was in 11 A Regt. Revolutionary War. |