Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Wilson Johnson, Austin County, Texas, 1867
Wilson Johnson registered to vote in Austin County on September 2, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 15 of them in Austin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Austin County registered 1,107 freedmen in 1867, 43% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
Wilson Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Wilson Johnson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Austin County
- Registered
- September 2, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Austin County
- 15 years
- Years in Texas before Austin County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsWilson Johnson reported 5 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 41 of the Austin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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