Andrew Johnson
Martha Johnson Patterson
She was born October 25, 1828 and she died on July 10, 1901. Martha was another presidential daughter to serve as a White House hostess in place of an invalid or reluctant mother. She transformed the executive mansion into the grand elegance it enjoys to this day. It was a remarkable accomplishment considering it happened simultaneously with the impeachment of her father and a bitter relationship with Congress.
Charles Johnson
He was born February 19, 1830 and he died on April 4, 1863. Charles studied medicine and co-owned a pharmacy. He soon plunged into severe alcoholism. He fought for the Union army and died at thirty-three in a horse accident.
Mary Johnson Stover Brown
She was born May 8, 1832 and she died on April 19, 1883. Mary served with her sister as White House hostess during her father's administration. Her first husband, Daniel Stover, was a Civil War hero for the Union. They had three children. She was soon estranged from her second husband but postponed divorce until her father died..
Robert Johnson
He was born February 22, 1834. He died on April 22, 1869, most likely a suicide. Robert became a colonel in the Union army, beloved by his men. Sadly after the war his drinking problem escalate. He served briefly as a secretary to his father in the White House where he caused a scandal when prostitutes were allegedly seen leaving his office. He never married.
Andrew Johnson, Jr.
He was born August 6, 1852 and he died March 12, 1879. After seeing his parents suffer over the alcoholism of his older brothers, Andy promised his parents that he would never touch liquor. He married Bessie May Kumbaugh and tried to launch his own newspaper. But it was seen by critics as a propaganda piece for his father and soon failed. He died a youthful 26, a few years after the death of his parents.
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