Elizabeth Johnson Forby

Biography

Lucy Elizabeth Johnson Forby (March c. 1846 – October 3, 1905) was an "estimable colored woman" of the United States. Lizzie Forby was a mixed-race Tennessean who was enslaved from birth until approximately age 17 by Andrew Johnson, later the 17th president of the United States. Her mother was Dolly Johnson; the identity of her father remains officially unknown.

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