Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Franklin Johnson, Austin County, Texas, 1867

Franklin Johnson registered to vote in Austin County on August 20, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 46 years in Texas, 46 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Austin County
Texas
Birthplace
46 years
In Texas
46 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1821 to 1870

18211840186018621864186618681870
In Austin County

Franklin Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Franklin Johnson
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 20, 1867
Years in Texas
46 years
Years in Austin County
46 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Johnson in Austin 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 29 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

African American genealogy in Austin County, Texas

Austin County freedmen and genealogyEvery freedman who registered in Austin CountyThe Johnson name in TexasBorn in TexasSearch Austin County by name

Franklin Johnson, Austin County, Texas, 1867 | Enslaved Texas