Grayson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Johnson, Grayson County, Texas, 1867
James Johnson registered to vote in Grayson County on July 27, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Grayson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Grayson County registered 377 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Grayson County
James Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Johnson
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Grayson County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 27, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Grayson County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 12 of the Grayson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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