Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Johnson, Fayette County, Texas, 1867

George Johnson registered to vote in Fayette County on August 13, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 1 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1864
Reached Texas
2 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

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In Fayette County

George Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Johnson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
August 13, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years 6 months
Years in Fayette County
1 year
Years in the precinct
6 months
Years in Texas before Fayette County
2 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

2 years

George Johnson reported 2 years more in Texas than in Fayette County.

Other freedmen named Johnson in Fayette County

Johnsons elsewhere in Texas

All 645 freedmen named Johnson 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 40 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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