Johnson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Thomas Wright, Johnson County, Texas, 1867

Thomas Wright registered to vote in Johnson County on July 26, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 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
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Johnson County

Thomas Wright

Texas

The register entry, column by column

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

Other freedmen named Wright in Johnson County

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All 80 freedmen named Wright in Texas

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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