Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Johnson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1869

John Johnson registered to vote in Brazoria County on November 22, 1869. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 1 of them in Brazoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
2 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1867
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Brazoria County

John Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Johnson
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Brazoria County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 22, 1869
Years in Texas
2 years
Years in Brazoria County
1 year
Years in Texas before Brazoria County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

John Johnson reported 1 year more in Texas than in Brazoria County.

Other freedmen named Johnson in Brazoria County

Johnsons elsewhere in Texas

All 645 freedmen named Johnson in Texas

Variations of Johnson

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 39 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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