Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

A Roach, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

A Roach registered to vote in Johnson County on August 6, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas. 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
3 years
In Texas
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Johnson County

A Roach

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
A Roach
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Grandview
Registered
August 6, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
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. Johnson County's entries fill 20 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.

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