Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Frank Johnson, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Frank Johnson registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 8, 1867. He reported 30 years in Texas, 10 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 30 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1837
- Reached Texas
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1837 to 1870
Frank Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Frank Johnson
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 30 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsFrank Johnson reported 20 years more in Texas than in Gonzales County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Gonzales County
- Brady Johnsonreached Texas about 1853
- Burl Johnsonreached Texas about 1845
- Cain Johnsonreached Texas about 1846
- David Johnsonreached Texas about 1861
- Franklin Johnsonreached Texas about 1855
Johnsons elsewhere in Texas
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 1 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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