Taylor Family Images . 1926 - 1968. Taylor Family Images. 1926 - 1968. Childhood Portrait of Claudia Alta quot;Lady Birdquot; Taylor Johnson
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Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
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Lady Bird Johnson was born Claudia Alta Taylor in Karnack, Texas on December 22, 1912. Her parents were Thomas Jefferson Taylor and Minnie Pattillo Taylor, and she had two older brothers, Tommy and Tony. Her mother died when she was only five years old, and her Aunt Effie Pattillo moved to Karnack to look after her. At an early age, a nursemaid said she was "as purty as a lady bird," and thereafter she became known to her family and friends as Lady Bird. She graduated from Marshall High School i...