Florence Johnson Smith

Biography

Florence Johnson Smith (May 1850 – September 15, 1920) was a mixed-race woman from Tennessee who was enslaved, from birth until approximately age 13, by Andrew Johnson, later the 17th president of the United States. She worked in service at the Tennessee governor's mansion during the American Civil War, at the White House as a housemaid during Johnson's presidency, and in his home in Greeneville as a cook after he left office. Her mother was Dolly Johnson; the identity of her father remains officially unknown.

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