Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr., Texas politician and father of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson
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Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr., grandfather of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson, and honoree of Johnson City, Texas
He bought several ranches, a small movie theater, as well as the only hotel in Johnson City.
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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.
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.