Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter Jones, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

Peter Jones registered to vote in Johnson County on July 24, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas, 1 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Johnson County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1861
Reached Texas
5 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Johnson County

Peter Jones

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter Jones
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Cleburne
Registered
July 24, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Years in Johnson County
1 year
Years in Texas before Johnson County
5 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

5 years

Peter Jones reported 5 years more in Texas than in Johnson County.

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

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