Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

K Faires, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

K Faires registered to vote in Johnson County on August 23, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Johnson County. 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Johnson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
14 years
In Texas
14 years
In the county
about 1853
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1853 to 1870

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In Johnson County

K Faires

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
K Faires
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Cleburne
Registered
August 23, 1867
Years in Texas
14 years
Years in Johnson County
14 years
Years in the precinct
14 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. Johnson County's entries fill 20 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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