Fort Bend County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Andrew Johnson, Fort Bend County, Texas, 1869

Andrew Johnson registered to vote in Fort Bend County on November 23, 1869. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas. Fort Bend County registered 1,360 freedmen in 1867, 81% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Virginia and Texas marked
Born in Virginia, registered in Fort Bend County, Texas
Virginia
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Fort Bend County

Andrew Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Andrew Johnson
Place of birth
Virginia
County of registration
Fort Bend County
Precinct
2
Registered
November 23, 1869
Years in Texas
10 years
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fort Bend County highlighted
Fort Bend County on the 1870 county map

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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 38 of the Fort Bend County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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