Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Daniel Johnson, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867

Daniel Johnson registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 13, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Tarrant County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tarrant County registered 212 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Tarrant County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Tarrant County

Daniel Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Daniel Johnson
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Tarrant County
Precinct
11
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Tarrant County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Tarrant County highlighted
Tarrant County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Johnson in Tarrant 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 10 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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