1800-1809
December 29, 1808: Andrew Johnson is born in Raleigh, NC
1810-1819
October 10, 1810: Eliza McCardle is born
January 4,1812 :Jacob Johnson, Andrew's father, dies
1818: Andrew Johnson and his brother William are apprenticed to James Selby, a tailor
1820-1829
1824: Andrew Johnson runs away from his apprenticeship and a reward notice is posted for his return; he travels extensively throughout the South honing his trade
September 1826: Andrew Johnson arrives in Greeneville, TN with his mother and step-father
May 17, 1827: Andrew Johnson and Eliza McCardle marry
October 25,1828: Martha Johnson is born
1829: Andrew Johnson is elected alderman of Greeneville
1830-1839
February 19,1830: Charles Johnson is born
July 30,1830: Andrew Johnson purchases the Tailor Shop at public auction
May 8, 1832: Mary Johnson is born
January 4,1834: Andrew Johnson is elected mayor of Greeneville
February 22,1834: Robert Johnson is born
1835: Andrew Johnson becomes a state representative
1837: Andrew Johnson is defeated for re-election
1839: Andrew Johnson becomes a state representative
1840-1849
1841: Andrew Johnson becomes a state senator
November 29,1842: Andrew Johnson purchases a slave named Sam for $541.00
January 2, 1843: Andrew Johnson purchases Sam's half-sister, Dolly, for $500.00
1843: Andrew Johnson is elected from the first congressional district as a United States Representative for the first of five terms
1845: Andrew Johnson is reelected to Congress
1846: Andrew Johnson introduces the Homestead Bill in the U.S. House of Representatives
1847: Andrew Johnson is reelected to Congress
1849: Andrew Johnson is reelected to Congress
1850-1859
1851: Andrew Johnson is reelected to Congress
August 5,1852: Andrew Johnson Jr. (Frank) is born
1853: Andrew Johnson becomes Governor of Tennessee
1855: Andrew Johnson re-elected Governor of Tennessee
1857: Andrew Johnson becomes a U.S. Senator
1857: Andrew Johnson introduces the Homestead Bill in the U.S. Senate
1859: Robert Johnson becomes a member of the TN state legislature
1860-1869
1861: Andrew Johnson remains loyal to the Union at the outbreak of the Civil War and keeps his Senate seat when Tennessee secedes
March 4, 1862: Andrew Johnson is appointed military governor of Tennessee and resigns from the Senate
April 4,1863: Charles Johnson dies from injuries sustained after a fall from a horse. He was serving as an assistant surgeon with the Union army outside of Nashville, TN
August 8, 1863: Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves; August 8th is still celebrated as a regional holiday
October 22, 1864: Johnson frees all the slaves of Tennessee
November 1864: Andrew Johnson elected Vice-President of the United States
April 14-15,1865: President Lincoln is assasinated and Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 17th President of the United States
1865: President Johnson appoints provisional governors for seven of the former Confederate states
1865: President Johnson presents his First Annual Message to Congress
December 6, 1865: The 13th amendment abolishing slavery is ratified
July 24, 1866: Tennessee becomes the first Confederate state readmitted to the Union
August 14,1866: President Johnson holds a reception at the White House for Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands, now known as Hawaii. This was the first time a queen had visited the White House.
August 28 - September 5, 1866: To try to persuade the public to elect a Congress sympathetic with his plan of reconstruction, President Johnson tours the Northeast and Midwest in his "Swing Around the Circle" campaign. The attempt fails.
1867: President Johnson vetoes the Tenure of Office Act and the Military Reconstruction Bills
August 12, 1867: President Johnson suspends Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton
February 21, 1868: President Johnson removes Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War
February 24,1868: President Johnson is impeached by the House of Representatives
March 5, 1868: President Johnson's Impeachment Trial begins in the Senate
May 16 & 26,1868: President Johnson is acquitted by the Senate
July 9, 1868: The 14th amendment, regarding citizenship, is ratified
March 1869: Andrew Johnson and his family return to Greeneville
April 22,1869: Robert Johnson dies
1869: Andrew Johnson's try for another term as United States Senator is defeated.
1870-1879
February 3, 1870: The 15th amendment, regarding voting rights, is ratified
1872: Andrew Johnson runs for the United States House of Representatives but is defeated.
1875: Andrew Johnson is elected to the United States Senate and attends a special session. He remains the only U.S. President to return to the Senate.
July 31,1875: Andrew Johnson dies of a stroke while visiting his daughter Mary in Carter County, TN
August 3, 1875: Andrew Johnson is buried in Greeneville, TN
January 15, 1876: Eliza Johnson dies