Thomas Franklin Johnson

Birth Date:	1830
Birth Place:	Tennessee
Death Date:	25 February 1858
Burial Place:	Beechwoods Cemetery
Notes:          A Thick flat rock covers the entire grave above ground about 
                14 inches.  Mrs. James Harvey Clark, Nancy, hid her saddle 
                under it during the Civil War to keep it from being taken
                by looters.  One legend surrounding this man is that he was
                killed in a feud fight and the victor did a dance on the 
                stone slab atop the grave.
Spouse: 	Rachel Clark
Birth Date:	30 April 1832
Birth Place:	Tennessee
Death Date:	8 January 1916
Burial Place:	Hopewell Cemetery
Spouse Father:	James Harvey Clark (1797-)
Spouse Mother:	Nancy McCambell? (1801-)
Marriage Date:	7 October 1850
Marriage Place:	Roane County, Tennessee
Children:	
1.              James Monroe "Tinsell" Johnson
Birth Date:	1851/1852
Birth Place:	Roane County, Tennessee
Death Date:	10 August 1909
Death Place:	Dow Community, Mcintosh County, Oklahoma
Notes:          He Died in a Notorioous Death Camp held there by 
                the Union Army. His grave was later located by 
                John Wayne Johnson and a inscribed tombstone was
                placed there.
Spouse: 	Amanda Elizabeth "Mandy" Stamps
Birth Date:	20 February 1852
Birth Place:	Osage, Carroll County, Arkansas
Death Date:	20 May 1918
Death Place:	Moody Community, Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Burial Place:	Bluesprings Baptist Church Cemetery, Gideon, Oklahoma
Spouse Father:	Elijah Stamps
Spouse Mother:	Levica Robinson 
Spouse Notes:   Amanda sold her farm when James Hamilton was about
                twelve and moved to western part of Arkanasas...then
                moved to Eastern Oklalhoma in search of a livelihood.
                They moved to Dow, Mcintosh County, where they worked
                in the coal fields.
Marriage Date: 	11 December 1870
Marriage Place:	Newton County, Arkansas
Children:	James Hamilton
        	William F.
	        John Stamps
	        Benjamin F.
	        Eva Zine
	        Ellen
	        Mazie
	        Thomas Sanford
        	Rachel Jane

2.         	Mary Elizabeth Johnson
Birth Date:	24 November 1853
Birth Place:	Roane County, Tennessee
Death Date:	4 November 1901
Death Place:	Dinsmore, Arkansas
Burial Place:	Liberty Cemetery, Dry Fork Creek, Carroll 
                County, Arkansas
Spouse: 	Steven Sanders "Sanders" Bunch
Birth Date:	23 December 1847
Birth Place:	Dinsmore, Newton County, Arkansas
Death Date:	27 January 1922
Death Place:	Arkansas
Burial Place:	Liberty Cemetery, Dry Fork Creek, Carroll
                County, Arkansas
Spouse Father:	Nathaniel Bunch Jr (1824-1896)
Spouse Mother:	Orlina Newberry (1828-1898)
Marriage Date:	27 January 1871
Marriage Place:	Newton County, Arkansas
Children:	Nathaniel F. "Nattie"
	        Siotha
	        Sarah S.
	        Ora E.
	        Orlena
	        Mary Gretchen
3.              Johnnie Alexander "John" Johnson
Birth Date:	28 February 1857
Birth Place:	Roane County, Tennessee
Death Date:	30 January 1943
Death Place:	Dutch Mills, White Rock Cemetery, 
                Washington County, Arkansas
Spouse: 	Arizona Belle Robertson
Birth Date:	April 1862
Birth Place:	Carroll County, Arkansas
Death Date:	3 November 1924
Death Place:	Dutch Mills, White Rock Cemetery, 
                Washington County, Arkansas
Spouse Father:	George W. P Robetson (1823-1862)
Spouse Mother:	Mary Jane Womack (1832-1915)
Marriage Date:	4 October 1881
Marriage Place:	Carroll County, Arkansas
Children:	Mary Jane "Molly
        	Rachel Ollie
	        Mishi
	        Jennie
	        Norman
	        Dennis

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