Hayes Johnson

Hayes Johnson

Full Name: Jim Hayes Johnson, Sr.
Date of birth: July 31, 1890
Date of death: April 16, 1966

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 35 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Mount Pleasant / Titus   Morris, Titus

Terms of Service top

House District 35
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mount Pleasant / Titus
Counties in district: Morris, Titus

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary and photo, "Final Rites for Hays Johnson, Sr.," 4/21/1966, front page. Courtesy Mount Pleasant Public Library. Birth date 7/31/1890 in Morris County, death date 4/16/1966. State Representative. Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Texas).

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • Jim Hayes Johnson, Sr., birth date 7/31/1890 in Morris County, residence in Mount Pleasant, Titus County, in 1942, draft registration in Titus County 4/27/1942. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Ancestry.com.
  • Census of 1900 - Hayes Johnson, Justice Precinct 3, Morris County, age 9, born July 1890 in Texas, mother Josie P. Johnson, sister Nora E. Johnson.
    Census of 1910 - Hayes Johnson, Omaha, Morris County, age 19, born circa 1891 in Texas, mother Josie P. Smith, stepfather Charley A. Smith, sister Nora Johnson.
    Census of 1920 - J.H. Johnson, Justice Precinct 5, Morris County, age 29, born circa 1891 in Texas, farmer, spouse Exa, daughter Lurline.
    Census of 1930 - Hays Johnson, Justice Precinct 5, Morris County, age 39, born circa 1891 in Texas, farmer, spouse Exa, daughter Lerlene, son Hays, Jr.
    Census of 1940 - Hays Johnson, Mount Pleasant, Titus County, age 48, born circa 1892 in Texas, last place of residence on 4/1/1935: rural, Morris County, Texas, manager & owner/automobile agency, spouse Exa, daughter Lurline, son Hays. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940
  • Jim Hayes Johnson, birth date 7/31/1890 in Omaha, Texas, farmer, single, draft registration 6/5/1917 in Morris County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  • Candidate announcement, "Hayes Johnson Is Candidate for Representative," Talco Times (Talco, Texas), 6/2/1944, p. 1, crediting Red River County Public Library. "I was born and raised in Morris county and until the last few years lived in what is known as the Snow Hill community . . . I served in the Army in the other World War." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • 49th Legislature (1945) - Hayes Johnson, postoffice Mount Pleasant, Titus County, nativity Texas, age 54 (born circa 1891); farmer, auto dealer, and merchant. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945
Aeronautics  
Common Carriers  
Highways and Roads  
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
Penitentiaries  
Public Lands and Buildings  

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