Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Johnson, Fayette County, Texas, 1867
William Johnson registered to vote in Fayette County on August 17, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 2 of them in Fayette County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fayette County registered 1,169 freedmen in 1867, 42% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
- 2 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Fayette County
- Registered
- August 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Fayette County
- 2 years 11 months
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years 11 months
- Years in Texas before Fayette County
- 2 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
2 yearsWilliam Johnson reported 2 years more in Texas than in Fayette County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Fayette County
- Ammon Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1859
- Andrew Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1858
- Charles Johnsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1847
- Charles Johnsonborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1851
- Ellis Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1865
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. Fayette County's entries fill 70 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.
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