Death and burial In 1976 Johnson was diagnosed with cancer and had a malignant tumor removed from his lung. His lung cancer returned, and Johnson died at Holy Cross Hospital in Austin, Texas on December 11, 1978. He is buried in the Johnson Family Cemetery in Stonewall, Texas. Marriage and family In 1940, Johnson married Albertine Summers. They divorced in 1944. Their children included a daughter, Josefa Roxane (or Roxanne) (born 1941), and a son, Samuel Summers (born 1942). In 1955, Johnson married again to Mary Jane Michelson Fish. They later divorced. References External links 1914 births 1978 deaths Cumberland School of Law alumni Texas State University alumni University of Texas at Austin alumni Texas Democrats Writers from Austin, Texas Businesspeople from Texas Sam Houston Deaths from cancer in Texas Deaths from lung cancer Burials in Texas 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American politicians