Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Ashton, Johnson County, Texas, 1867
James Ashton registered to vote in Johnson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 12 of them in Johnson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Johnson County registered 88 freedmen in 1867, 11% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 9 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
James Ashton
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Ashton
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Johnson County
- Precinct
- Alvarado
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Johnson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Johnson County
- 9 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
9 yearsJames Ashton reported 9 years more in Texas than in Johnson County.
Ashtons elsewhere in Texas
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 5 of the Johnson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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