Sam Johnson
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Entity Types
Former slave of Andrew Johnson, purchased as Dolly's half-brother; became commissioner of Freedmen's Bureau
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Mutual Connections
Entities connected to Sam Johnson through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
Organization
Republican Party
Connected via: Andrew Johnson
Person
Andrew Jackson
Connected via: Andrew Johnson
Person
Brookins Campbell
Connected via: Andrew Johnson
Organization
Democratic Party
Connected via: Andrew Johnson
Person
James Selby
Connected via: Andrew Johnson
Key Relationships
Owned
- Person Andrew Johnson - Johnson purchased Sam as Dolly's half-brother Credible Reporting
Associated With
- Person Andrew Johnson - Johnson gave Sam Johnson a tract of land for free in 1867. Single Source
- Person Dolly - Sam was Dolly's half-brother, also enslaved by Johnson. Single Source
Employed By
- Organization Freedmen's Bureau - Sam Johnson became a commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau after emancipation Credible Reporting
Source Documents & Evidence
“Sam became a commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau...he received some monetary compensation for his labors and negotiated with Andrew Johnson to receive a tract of land which Johnson gave him for free in 1867.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
Added: 2026-02-21
· Updated: 2026-02-21
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