Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Davis Johnson, Austin County, Texas, 1869

Davis Johnson registered to vote in Austin County on November 24, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 2 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
25 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
23 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Austin County

Davis Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Davis Johnson
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
November 24, 1869
Years in Texas
25 years
Years in Austin County
2 years
Years in Texas before Austin County
23 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Austin County highlighted
Austin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

23 years

Davis Johnson reported 23 years more in Texas than in Austin County.

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 62 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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