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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Johnson Family Heirloom Pocket Watch
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Johnson Family Heirloom Pocket Watch

Artifact ID1971.4.19
Object Type Watch, Pocket
Maker (American)
Former Owner (United States, 1838 - 1915)
Former Owner (United States, 1877 - 1937)
Date 1838-1915
Medium Gold
DimensionsOverall Diam 2 1/16 in (5.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPocket watch in engraved 18k gold case. White watch face with black numerals and hands, and red numerals for minutes, imprinted 'Hamilton." Engraved on the back in script: "Saml E. Johnson Mountain City Hays Co. Texas."
Historical NoteThis pocket watch belonged to Lyndon Johnson’s grandfather, Sam Ealy Johnson, Sr., and handed down to his father, Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr. His grandfather was born in Alabama and followed a brother to Texas in the late 1850s. Sam Ealy Johson Jr. served in the Texas House of Representatives in the early 1900s, and was a farmer and cattle speculator.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was donated by Lyndon Baines Johnson to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on December 23, 1971.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog Series[[missing key: artifacts.series.link-first-family-personal-material]]
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Place of Credit
Mountain City
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