Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ned Sellers, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

Ned Sellers registered to vote in Johnson County on July 31, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 2 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 North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Johnson County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
about 1851
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Johnson County

Ned Sellers

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ned Sellers
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Alvarado
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Johnson County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Johnson County
14 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

14 years

Ned Sellers reported 14 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 6 of the Johnson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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