Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Moses Wright, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

Moses Wright registered to vote in Johnson County on July 26, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Johnson County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Johnson County

Moses Wright

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Moses Wright
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Johnson County
Precinct
Grandview
Registered
July 26, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Johnson County
10 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Johnson County highlighted
Johnson County on the 1870 county map

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

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