Acknowledgements

Photograph taken by Jim Utterback, 2014.

This website is the product of many people’s contributions. Thank you to:

The National Register of Historic Places for permission to reprint photographs:

Fairhill/Short’s Hill Text: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/80002300.pdf

Fairhill/Short’s Hill Photographs: http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/80002300.pdf

Other citations: http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregadvancedsearch.do

And to these researchers:

Judy Holland, researcher of Andrew Johnson;

Pam Gruen, researcher, writer, and photographer of Andrew Johnson’s work;

Ana Gordon, photographer for the National Register of Historic Places.

Thanks to Johnson family members who contributed:

John Claude Johnson, great-grandson of Andrew Johnson, grandson of John Wright Johnson;

James H. “Skeeta” Thornton, great-grandson of Andrew Johnson, grandson of Martha Victoria Johnson;

Christine Lee Everitt Randall, great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson, granddaughter of Emma Helena Johnson;

Paul Charles Keller, great-grandson of Andrew Johnson, grandson of Emma Helena Johnson;

Fleda Anderson, great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson, granddaughter of Emma Helena Johnson;

Emma Tate Baker, great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson, granddaughter of Martha Victoria Johnson;

Gene Thornton, great-great-grandson of Andrew Johnson, great-grandson of Martha Victoria Johnson;

Cammie Thornton Rone, great-great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson; great-granddaughter of Martha Victoria Johnson;

Melanie Baker Jolly, great-great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson, great-granddaughter of Martha Victoria Johnson;

Jennifer Thornton Parsons, great-great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson, great-granddaughter of Martha Victoria Johnson.

And relatives in Sweden:

Britt-Marie Sohlström, great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson’s sister, Elisabet Blomkvist;

Magnus Örtegren, husband of Eva-Britt who is a great-great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson’s sister, Anna Jonsdotter;

Kjell Holmgren, a descendant of Andrew Johnson’s uncle, Anders Persson.

And a special thank you to all the relatives who came before us and passed down Andrew Johnson’s history to us.

Finally, thanks to:

John Howell, editor of The Panolian newspaper;

Mike and Julie Dorr, Sardis residents;

William Dorr, life-long Sardis resident;

Reid Dorr, life-long Sardis resident;

Jim Utterback, husband, editor, and master photographer.

Ann Johnson Smith Utterback, great-granddaughter of Andrew Johnson, granddaughter of John Wright Johnson

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