Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

James Johnson, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

James Johnson registered to vote in Galveston County on January 27, 1868. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 28 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
28 years
In Texas
about 1840
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1840 to 1870

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In Galveston County

James Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
James Johnson
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
2
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
28 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

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Variations of Johnson

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 46 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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