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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Brazoria County highlighted
Brazoria County on the 1870 county map

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

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