Fayette County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Robert Johnson, Fayette County, Texas, 1868

Robert Johnson registered to vote in Fayette County on January 31, 1868. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Fayette County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
13 years
In Texas
13 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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In Fayette County

Robert Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Robert Johnson
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Fayette County
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
13 years
Years in Fayette County
13 years
Years in the precinct
13 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fayette County highlighted
Fayette County on the 1870 county map

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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 58 of the Fayette County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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