Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alfred Page, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

Alfred Page registered to vote in Johnson County on July 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Johnson County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
9 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Johnson County

Alfred Page

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alfred Page
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Alvarado
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Johnson County
9 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Johnson County highlighted
Johnson County on the 1870 county map

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

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