Hays County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Anderson Johnson, Hays County, Texas, 1867

Anderson Johnson registered to vote in Hays County. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hays County registered 197 freedmen in 1867, 32% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Hays County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Hays County

Anderson Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anderson Johnson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Hays County
Precinct
1
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Hays County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hays County highlighted
Hays County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Johnson in Hays County

Johnsons elsewhere in Texas

All 645 freedmen named Johnson 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 Hays County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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