Austin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Johns, Austin County, Texas, 1867

William Johns registered to vote in Austin County on August 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 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 Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Austin County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
4 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1863
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Austin County

William Johns

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Johns
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Austin County
Registered
August 31, 1867
Years in Texas
4 years
Years in Austin County
4 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 Johns in Austin County

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Variations of Johns

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

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