Hugh’s parents were Jesse Johnson and Polly Boggs. I am not entering them into my database unless it turns out that they had other children with descendants who married into my allied families.

1860 census of Carter Co., Ky, Bruin P.O., enumerated 15 Aug, lists on p. 178 as family #1283/1173:
Jesse Johnson, 60, farmer, b. NC; Polly, 53, b. Va; Jesse, 24; Hugh, 20; John, 18; Francis M., 16; Willis, 14; Polly, 12; Nancy J., 8. All children born in Ky.

Her death certificate records Barbra E. Johnson, age 84 years 4 months 4 days, born 14 Nov 1842 in Virginia, died 18 Feb 1927 in Brick Yard precinct, Carter Co., Ky, widowed, father Henry Porter, mother’s maiden name Sarah Shoe, both born in Virginia, cause of death cancer of stomach, informant Ethel Johnson, Olive Hill, Ky, burial in Johnson Cemetery, Olive Hill, Ky.

Hugh and Barbara are not related to me. They are only in my database as the great-grandparents of James Earl McBrayer who married my great aunt Martha Pettit, and as the grandparents of John Floyd Lambert who married Vestie Riddle.

1870 census of Elliott Co., Ky, precinct 4, Newfoundland P.O., enumerated 26 July, lists on p. 9 as family #70:
Johnson, Hugh, 30, farmer; Elizabeth, 28; John, 8; Mary, 6; Sarah, 5; Martha, 4; Sidney, 3; Hugh, 11/12. All born in Ky.

1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Mocassin precinct, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 6 as family #37:
Johnson, Hugh, 40, farmer, b. Ky NC Va; Barbara, wife, 38, b. Va NC NC; John M., son, 18; Mary J., dau, 16; Sarah A., dau, 15; Martha E., dau, 14; Sydney A., son, 13; Rebeca C., dau, 11; Barbary E., dau, 9; Jesse C., son, 7; Richard W., son, 5; Arora R. B., dau, 4; Causby E., 1, dau. All children born Ky Ky Va.

1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Mocassin precinct, enumerated 6 June, lists on p. 3A as family #38:
Johnson, Hugh, 60, b. Mar 1840, Ky Ky Ky; Barbary, wife, 57, b. Va Va Va, married 39 years, mother of 16 children, 13 living; Alice, dau, 28, b. Apr 1872; Jesse, son, 26, b. Feb 1874; Rose, dau, 24, b. Mar 1876; Cosby, dau, 21, b. Dec 1878; Charlie, son, 17, b. Jan 1883. All children born Ky Ky Va.

1910 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Moccasin precinct, enumerated 25 April, lists on pp. 5B-6A as family #82:
Johnson, Hugh, 70, farmer, b. Ky NC Va; Barbara E., wife, 68, b. Va NC NC; Alice, dau, 38, single, b. Ky Ky Va; Charles, son, 27, b. Ky Ky Va; Jesse, son, 27, b. Ky Ky Va; Hamm, Causy, daughter, 31, b. Ky Ky Va, married 6 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Myrtle, granddau, 3, b. Ky Ky Ky; Gertrude, granddau, 2, b. Ky Ky Ky.