Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Mat Johnson, Austin County, Texas, 1869
Mat Johnson registered to vote in Austin County on November 19, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 1 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1856
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1856 to 1870
Mat Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Mat Johnson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- November 19, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Austin County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Austin County
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsMat Johnson reported 12 years more in Texas than in Austin County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Austin County
- Arch Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1841
- David Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1851
- David Johnsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
- Davis Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1844
- Franklin Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1821
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 56 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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