Rebekah Baines Johnson | |
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Born |
McKinney, Texas |
June 26, 1881
Died | September 12, 1958 Austin, Texas |
(aged 77)
Spouse(s) |
Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. (m. 1907–1937; his death) |
Children | 5, including Lyndon B. Johnson |
Rebekah Baines Johnson (June 26, 1881 – September 12, 1958) was the mother of 36th President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson.
She was born to Joseph Wilson Baines (1846–1906) and Ruth Ament Huffmann Baines (1854–1936) on June 26, 1881, in McKinney, Texas. On August 20, 1907, she married state legislator Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. They had five children together. She died on September 12, 1958, in Austin, Texas at age 77.