Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Johnson, Johnson County, Texas, 1867
Edward Johnson registered to vote in Johnson County on August 8, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Johnson County
Edward Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Johnson
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Johnson County
- Precinct
- Grandview
- Registered
- August 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Johnson County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Johnsons elsewhere 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 9 of the Johnson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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