Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Johnson, Hill County, Texas, 1869

John Johnson registered to vote in Hill County on November 25, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 1 of them in Hill County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hill County registered 159 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Hill County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas
9 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Hill County

John Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Johnson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
1
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Years in Hill County
1 year
Years in Texas before Hill County
9 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hill County highlighted
Hill County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

9 years

John Johnson reported 9 years more in Texas than in Hill County.

Other freedmen named Johnson in Hill 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 22 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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