Did you know that Lyndon Baines Johnson is on the First Families of Tennessee list and has the papers at the Lyndon Baines Library in Austin Texas to prove it? The ancestry chart and who filled out his papers was Robert Desha, Johnson, Jr. who lives in Knoxville [or did live in Knoxville–I don’t know if he is still living.]

Lyndon Johnson’s ancestor is Robert Desha Johnson who settled in what was North Carolina about 1740 and Eleanor Wheeler. They settled in what is now Sevier County. This is documented by North Carolina land grants 1782 - 1786. It is first mentioned in deeds of conveyance in 1792 in Sevier County.

Here’s his Union County line: 1. George Johnson, 2. Tim Johnson, 3. Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr.

Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. b. Buda, TX 11th October 1877; politician, teacher, farmer and real estate dealer, Justice of the Peace, member of Texas House of Representatives 1904-09 and 1917-25; m. Fredericksburg, TX 20th August 1907 Rebekah b. McKinney, Tex., 26 June 1881; wrote much of contents of her father’s newspaper (see below), author: A Family Album, ed. John S. Moursund, with an introduction by her, the 36th President of the United States; d. Austin, TX, 12 Sept. Dau . of Captain Joseph Wilson Baines 1846-1906, sometime lawyer and Texas Sec. of State appointed by Governor John Ireland (in office 1883-87) also ed/publisher local newspaper, cattle rancher and Memb. Tex. sq as State Legislature 1902? -1904 of Blanco, Texas, and his widow Ruth Ament Huffman 1854-1936, and d. Austin 23 or 24 October 1937 leaving issue.

I, Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th President of the United States m. Claudia Altai [better known as Lady Bird Dec. 12, 1912; Johnson]

Daughters are Lynda Bird Johnson and Luci Johnson Nugent Turpin. Lynda married Charles Robb. Their children are: Lucinda Desha Robb, Catherine Lewis Robb, and Jennifer Wycliffe Robb. Luci’s children are: Patrick Lyndon Nugent, Nicole Marie Nugent, Rebekah Johnson Nugent, and Claudia Taylor Nugent.

For omissions, you can read more in the book Long Lost Cousins by Elmo Johnson.

A complete genealogy will be left at the Union County Historical Society and with other members of the Johnson family.