Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Johnson, Austin County, Texas, 1867
Henry Johnson registered to vote in Austin County on August 19, 1867. He reported Hempstead as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 23 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- Hempstead
- Birthplace
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 23 years
- In the county
- about 1844
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1844 to 1870
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In Austin County
Henry Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Johnson
- Place of birth
- Hempstead
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Austin County
- 23 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 27 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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