The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 49, July 1945 - April, 1946 Page: 313
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FIRST PLACE: Janet Watson Roy, University of Texas, Austin. "The
Life and Times of Minera, Texas."
SECOND PLACE: Betty Joe Greer, West Texas State College, Canyon,
Texas. "Dugout Homes of the Northwest Texas Pioneers."
THIRD PLACE: Marnie Lesser, Blinn College, Brenham, Texas. "The
History of Brenham, Texas."
The Waterways Journal for September 8, 1945, carried a
note on and a photographic reproduction of the bill of lading
for the first water shipment of cotton from Paris, Texas, to
New Orleans. It may surprise readers to learn that the trip
was made in July this year and in an all-steel Higgins tank
lighter, which negotiated Red River to the Denison Dam.
Numbers of letters are on file in the office asking our special
assistance in obtaining Volume III, No. 3 of the Junior His-
torian. Mostly it appears that any reasonable price will be
paid. Any person having extra copies is invited to notify the
office.
Additional information has been requested on John T. John-
son, the founder of Johnson City, Texas, and Mrs. Brooks
Sweeten of Rocksprings, his granddaughter, has kindly fur-
nished the following information.
JOHN T. JOHNSON
John T. Johnson's father was a native of Mississippi where he was a
practicing physician; moved to Gonzales County with his family where
he lived until his death. John T. Johnson was born in Mississippi on
April 24, 1840; spent his early life in Gonzales County; volunteered to
fight in the Civil War in 1861 at age of eighteen. He fought in the
Cavalry Division under General Nathan Bedford Forrest through the en-
tire war. After the war he returned to Gonzales County, where he married
Miss Mary A. Withers.
In 1876 he brought his family to Blanco County, where he and his
brother, James P. Johnson, bought land in and around present site of
Johnson City. They operated this land for many years. My grandfather,
John T., put in the first store, post office, and blacksmith shop, officially
organizing the town in March, 1879, calling it Johnson City. Through
the influence of these brothers, the county seat was moved from Blanco
to Johnson City, first occupying a large rock building previously built
and owned by James P. John T. was elected to the position of county
treasurer, serving in this capacity for six years.
My grandfather was a very religious man, a devout Christian, civic-
minded in every respect.313
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