Brazoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ennis Johnson, Brazoria County, Texas, 1867

Ennis Johnson registered to vote in Brazoria County on July 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 42 years in Texas, 42 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Brazoria County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
42 years
In Texas
42 years
In the county
about 1825
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1825 to 1870

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In Brazoria County

Ennis Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ennis Johnson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Brazoria County
Registered
July 31, 1867
Years in Texas
42 years
Years in Brazoria County
42 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 3 of the Brazoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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