Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Peter McKinney, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

Peter McKinney registered to vote in Johnson County on August 8, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 10 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 Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Johnson County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Johnson County

Peter McKinney

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Peter McKinney
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Grandview
Registered
August 8, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Johnson County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Years in Texas before Johnson County
9 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

9 years

Peter McKinney reported 9 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 9 of the Johnson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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