The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-06-16
Andrew Johnson Of Tennessee.
skeacI. of LIE Life and services.

Andrew johnson OF tennessee was born
in Raleigh, North Carolina, December 20,
1908 When he was four years of age he
lost his father who died from the effects Of
exertions to save friend from drowning.
At the age Of ten he was apprenticed to ae
tailor in his native city, with whom h
served seven years. His mother was unable
to afford him any educational advantages,
and he never attended school day III his
life.
While learning his trade, however, he re
solved to make an effort to educate himself
His anxiety to be able to read was particu
Iarly excited by an incident which is wor-
thy Of mention. A gentleman of Raleigh
was in the habit Of going into the tailor
shop and reading while the apprentices and
iourneymen were at work. He was an excel
lent reader, and his favorite book was vol
ume Of speeches. principally of British states
men johnson became interested, and his
first ambition was to equal him as reader
and become familiar with those speeches.
! He took up the alphabet without an instruc-
tor; but by applying to the journeymen
with whom he worked, he obtained little
! assistance,
Having acquired a knowledge Of the let
| tiers, he applied for the loan of the book
which he had SO often heard read The own
er made him present Of it, and gave him
some instruction on the use of letters in the
! formation of words Thus his first exercises
in spelling were in that book. By perseye
rance he soon learned to read, and the hours
which he devoted to his education were at
,,;nLt oftar he was tbrouob biss daiIv Iabar
,,nor, +Lc ebon hoard Re now annnlied III,
self 70 hooks from Two to three hours ever,
NIGHT. after working from ten to twelve
hours Of his trade ". t,s 5al
Havino, COMPLETED his apprenticeshin IN
the artumn. Of 1924. he went to Laureus
! Court House, S. c., where he worked as a
!iourneyInan for nearly two years. While there
he became engaged to be married, but the
match was broken off by the violent opposi-
4 ton Of the girls mother and friends, the
aground of objection being Mr.; Johnson,s
youth and want OF pecunlary means. In May
/ 1924, he returned to Raleigh where he pro-
4 cured journey work, and remained until
September. lie then set out to seek his for
4 tune in the West, carrying with him his
mother, who was dependent on him for sup
port. lie stopped at Greenyille, Tenn, and
commenced work as iourneyman. He re-
Imained there about twelve months, married
and soon afterward went still further west
ward :. but failing to find suitable place to
settle, he returned to Greenvile and com
menced business.
| Up to this time his education was limited
Ito reading, as he had never had an oppor-
tunitv of learning to write or cipller: but
5under the instructions Of his wife he learned
these and other branches. The ONLY time
however. he could devote to them was in the
dead of night. The first Office which he ever
held was that of alderman of the VILLAGE. to
which he WAS eIected-n 1895. He w9s re.
IaIe,ted to the same nosition n 1900 and :.
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