Because of his love for this land, respect for his ancestors who settled here, and devotion to both, Lyndon Johnson has been called the last of the frontier presidents. His grandparents, Confederate veteran Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr., and his wife Eliza Bunton, settled here in 1867. From this 960-acre ranch, Sam and his brother Tom drove cattle north on the Chisholm Trail and amassed a large but fleeting fortune. In 1870 alone they returned with $100,000 in gold coins. The Johnsons remained here until 1872, when the collapse of the cattle market left them bankrupt. During the heyday of the open range cattle industry in Texas, drives up the Chisholm Trail were regular events, and for a few years the Johnsons were among the most successful of the early hill country ranchers.