Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

E Mathis, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

E Mathis registered to vote in Johnson County on August 29, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 30 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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Johnson County
Texas
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
26 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1837 to 1870

1837186018621864186618681870
Elsewhere in Texas
In Johnson County

E Mathis

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
E Mathis
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Cleburne
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
30 years
Years in Johnson County
4 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Johnson County
26 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

26 years

E Mathis reported 26 years more in Texas than in Johnson County.

Variations of Mathis

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.

African American genealogy in Johnson County, Texas

Johnson County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Johnson CountyThe Mathis name in TexasBorn in TexasSearch Johnson County by name