Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Edward Johnson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867
Edward Johnson registered to vote in Brazoria County on July 30, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Brazoria County registered 1,331 freedmen in 1867, 82% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1858
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1858 to 1870
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In Brazoria County
Edward Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Edward Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Brazoria County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Brazoria County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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
- Ennis Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1825
- Francis Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1847
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 1 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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