Life span: 07/22/1814 to 07/26/1879TabsLife SummaryFull name: Robert Ward JohnsonPlace of Birth: Scott County, KYBurial Place: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, AKBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 3Family: Benjamin Johnson (father), Mathilda Williams Johnson (mother), Sarah Francis Smith Johnson (first wife - died 1862), Laura Smith Johnson (second wife) Education: OtherOther Education: St. Joseph's College (KY)Occupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeRelation to Slavery: SlaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: Confederate government (1861-65)US SenateUS House of RepresentativesState legislature Events Major TopicsSecession Documents Images Robert Ward Johnson, 1859, portrait size Robert Ward Johnson, 1859 Robert Ward Johnson, 1859, detail Bibliography