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Wikipedia has very little written about Lewis Johnson, Alamo Defender. Lewis, is my mother's 3rd great grand uncle, this is based on DNA tests with Ancestry.com. Her 3 rd great grand father was Francis Johnson, the brother of Lewis. Both men served in the Siege of Bexar. Lewis joined the Texas Army and served under Lt Col. James Neill, until Neill took leave for family care. Col Travis took command of the Texas Army at the Alamo. Lewis was born in Illinois Territory 1813 to James Johnson Sr and Ann Mary Wilson. He had one sister and three brothers, Sarah Jane 1811, Francis 1812, William 1819 and James Jr. 1824. they entered Texas in 1829. Francis had received a Land Grant in the Burnett Colony. Lewis lived in the Justice Jurisdiction, the remained of the family lived near the Little Sabine River in the Mexican State of Texas. After the Siege at Bexar Francis returned to his family, but Lewis enlisted in the Texas Army, and was trained at Gonzales, and Camp Cibolo. He was one of the original 13 privates at the Alamo. The Texas State Historical Society strongly suggest he served under Capt Cary, Chief of Artillery, at the Alamo.