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5 unusual facts about Samuel Ealy Johnson


Samuel Ealy Johnson

Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr., grandfather of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson, and honoree of Johnson City, Texas

Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr., Texas politician and father of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson

Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr.

He bought several ranches, a small movie theater, as well as the only hotel in Johnson City.

When the barber of Johnson City retired, Sam bought his chair and tools with a loan and began practicing on his friends to gain skill at cutting hair.

Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr.

Sam enlisted in Col. Xavier Debray's regiment on September 18, 1861, and served until the end of the American Civil War on the coast of Texas and in Louisiana.



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