Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Johnson, Austin County, Texas, 1867
John Johnson registered to vote in Austin County on September 3, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Austin County
John Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- September 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Austin County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 42 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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