Papers, [ca. 1845]-1920.

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Papers, [ca. 1845]-1920.

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These are papers of George W. Johnson, the first Confederate Provisional Governor of Kentucky. Other persons whose correspondence is present include Johnson's wife, Ann Viley Johnson; his son Junius, who helped build the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; his two daughters, Eliza Johnson Johnston (Mrs. J. Stoddard Johnston) and Martha Johnson Payne (Mrs. George V. Payne); and Governor Johnson's brother William Henry Johnson, who owned Bell Isle, a plantation in Mississippi.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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Johnston, Eliza Johnson.

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Soldier, United States Army; member, 31st Infantry Regiment, during World War I. From the description of William H. Johnson papers, 1917-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870068 ...

Johnson, Junius, d 1919.

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