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Johnson #2 family of Kentucky

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  Green Clay (1757-1826) — Born in Powhatan County, Va., August 14, 1757. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; surveyor; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1788-89; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1793-94; member of Kentucky state senate, 1795-98, 1807; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Member, Freemasons. Died in White Hall, Madison County, Ky., October 31, 1826 (age 69 years, 78 days). Interment at White Hall Family Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Clay and Martha 'Patsy' (Green) Clay; brother of Matthew Clay (1754-1815); married, March 14, 1795, to Sally Lewis; father of Sally Ann Clay (who married Madison Conyers Johnson), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; uncle of Matthew Clay (c.1795-1827); grandfather of Green Clay Smith and Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); granduncle of Thomas Clay McCreery; first cousin once removed of Henry Clay (1777-1852) and Porter Clay; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Hart Clay, Henry Clay Jr. and James Brown Clay; first cousin thrice removed of Henry Clay (1849-1884); first cousin four times removed of Oliver Carroll Clay; first cousin five times removed of Archer Woodford; second cousin once removed of Clement Comer Clay; second cousin twice removed of Clement Claiborne Clay Jr..
  Political families: Clay family of Kentucky; Johnson #2 family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Clay County, Ky. is named for him.
  Madison Conyers Johnson (1806-1886) — also known as M. C. Johnson — of Kentucky. Born in Scott County, Ky., September 21, 1806. Kentucky state attorney general, 1849; law professor; banker. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., December 7, 1886 (age 80 years, 77 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Son of William Johnson and Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Payne) Johnson; brother of George Washington Johnson; married, December 23, 1828, to Sally Ann (Clay) Irvine (daughter of Green Clay).
  Political families: Clay family of Kentucky; Johnson #2 family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Johnson (1811-1862) — also known as George W. Johnson — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky. Born in Scott County, Ky., May 27, 1811. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1838; delegate to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Confederate Governor of Kentucky, 1861-62; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Shot during the Civil War battle of Shiloh, and died soon after, in Hardin County, Tenn., April 8, 1862 (age 50 years, 316 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Ky.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of William Johnson and Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Payne) Johnson; brother of Madison Conyers Johnson; married to Ann Eliza Viley; father of Henry V. Johnson.
  Political family: Johnson #2 family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Berry (1833-1879) — of Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. Born near Carey, Crawford County (now Wyandot County), Ohio, April 26, 1833. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1873-75. Died in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, May 18, 1879 (age 46 years, 22 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Henry V. Johnson.
  Political family: Johnson #2 family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry V. Johnson (b. 1852) — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky.; Denver, Colo. Born in Scott County, Ky., August 6, 1852. Democrat. Lawyer; Scott County Attorney; U.S. Attorney for Colorado, 1893-97; mayor of Denver, Colo., 1899-1901. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of John Berry; son of George Washington Johnson.
  Political family: Johnson #2 family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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