Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Johnson, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1867
William Johnson registered to vote in Van Zandt County on July 23, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Van Zandt County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Van Zandt County registered 153 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.
- Louisiana
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Johnson
- Place of birth
- Louisiana
- County of registration
- Van Zandt County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Van Zandt County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Van Zandt County
- David Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1854
- Lewis Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1866
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 6 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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