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Preferred Citation

Johnander Lewis Johnson Civil War Military Pension Application Papers, 1910, 1921-1923. Local government records collection, Grayson County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court records from Grayson County.

Historical Information

Grayson County was named for William Grayson, a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787 and one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. It was formed from Wythe County by a statute adopted on 7 November 1792. The county court first met on 21 May 1793. A portion of Patrick County was added in 1810. The county seat is Independence.

Scope and Content

The Johnander Lewis Johnson Civil War Military Pension Application Papers, 1910, 1921-1923 contains correspondence and other documents in support of a pension application for the benefit of his widow, Della Josephine Johnson of Troutdale, Virginia. Johnander Lewis Johnson (also known as, John Andrew Lewis Johnson) was purported to have been in the 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Grayson County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Military and pension records -- Virginia -- Grayson County.

Geographical Names:

• Grayson County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Legal documents -- Virginia -- Grayson County.