Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Sam Johnson, Gonzales County, Texas, 1869
Sam Johnson registered to vote in Gonzales County on November 26, 1869. He reported 24 years in Texas, 9 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 24 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1845
- Reached Texas
- 15 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1845 to 1870
Sam Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Sam Johnson
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 24 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 9 years
- Years in Texas before Gonzales County
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
15 yearsSam Johnson reported 15 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
- Frank Johnsonreached Texas about 1837
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 45 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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