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There were no birth certificates for slave children and Johnson's parents were most likely two illiterate teenage slaves, Samuel (15) and Druanna (13).His "family" (he may have had some siblings) was never mentioned in later years, and they disappeared from census records after 1860.
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George's white friend Sam served in the Confederate Army during the late years of the war, and one of Sam's brothers was killed near Fredericksburg.
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Character witnesses came forward to testify, including Sam Moore, now a successful businessman, who came all the way from Virginia to support his old friend.A collection was taken and two first-rate (white) defense lawyers were hired.