Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Samuel Caldwell, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

Samuel Caldwell registered to vote in Johnson County on August 2, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Johnson County registered 88 freedmen in 1867, 11% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Johnson County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Johnson County

Samuel Caldwell

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Samuel Caldwell
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Alvarado
Registered
August 2, 1867
Years in Texas
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Johnson County highlighted
Johnson County on the 1870 county map

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 7 of the Johnson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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