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.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1867
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearJohn Johnson reported 1 year more in Texas than in Brazoria County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Brazoria County
- Alfred Johnsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1841
- Brown Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
- David Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845
- Edward Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1858
- Ennis Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1825
Johnsons elsewhere 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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