Tarrant County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Johnson, Tarrant County, Texas, 1867
Charles Johnson registered to vote in Tarrant County on August 14, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 5 of them in Tarrant County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Tarrant County registered 212 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Charles Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Tarrant County
- Precinct
- 8
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Tarrant County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Years in Texas before Tarrant County
- 10 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsCharles Johnson reported 10 years more in Texas than in Tarrant County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Tarrant County
- Bailey Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
- Daniel Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1852
- Emanual Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
- Hiram Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1858
- Robit Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1854
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 11 of the Tarrant County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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