Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Hardee, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

Robert Hardee registered to vote in Johnson County on July 30, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 3 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Johnson County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
3 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Johnson County

Robert Hardee

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Hardee
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Alvarado
Registered
July 30, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Johnson County
3 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Johnson County
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Johnson County highlighted
Johnson County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

Robert Hardee reported 2 years more in Texas than in Johnson County.

Variations of Hardee

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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