Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Wellburn, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

William Wellburn registered to vote in Johnson County on August 16, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 10 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Johnson County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Johnson County

William Wellburn

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Wellburn
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Noland River
Registered
August 16, 1867
Years in Texas
10 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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