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Mary Johnson Stover (May 8, 1832 – April 19, 1883) was a daughter of 17th U.S. President Andrew Johnson and his wife Eliza McCardle. Stover and her three children lived at the White House during the Johnson administration, as Stover's husband, a soldier in the Union Army, had died during the American Civil War and their East Tennessee homestead had been pillaged by Confederates .
Mary Johnson Stover . NPS Image. Mary Johnson (Stover) Mary Johnson was born May 8, 1832. More lighthearted than her older sister Martha, Mary attended the Oddfellow's School in Rogersville, TN. On April 7, 1852, she married Daniel Stover from Carter County and moved to his farm there. The couple had three children, Lillie, Sarah, and Andrew ...
Sam Johnson (half-brother) Dolly Johnson (born late 1820s, died after 1887), in later life known as Aunt Dolly, was a small-business owner and domestic worker, remembered in Greeneville, Tennessee as one of the best cooks in the region. Andrew Johnson, who became the 17th president of the United States in 1865, enslaved Dolly from 1843 until ...
Mary Johnson Stover Holding Down the Homefront Mary Stover and her husband supported Union efforts in Confederate Tennessee. He burned bridges to halt Confederate advance and in 1861 retreated to the wintery mountains to avoid capture. Meanwhile, Mary tended to their three children, their farm, and provided refuge for her mother and brother.
Feb 16, 2021 · Mary Johnson Stover, P. III About a month after Mary Johnson Stover Brown arrived in Washington DC with her family, she went back to Tennessee for 20 days to receive her husband’s remains and...
Oct 10, 2020 · About 1 mile S.W., at the home of a daughter, Mary Johnson Stover, Andrew Johnson died in 1875. He had been a senator from Tennessee; governor of Tennessee; military governor under Federal occupation; vice-president of the United States and 17th President, succeeding Abraham Lincoln. Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
In 1852, Mary Johnson married Daniel Stover. Little is known about Daniel Stover before his marriage to Andrew Johnson’s youngest daughter, however a few details give us insight into his married...
