Van Zandt County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Johnson, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1869

David Johnson registered to vote in Van Zandt County on November 25, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Van Zandt County registered 153 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Van Zandt County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
about 1854
Reached Texas
14 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Van Zandt County

David Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Johnson
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Van Zandt County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 25, 1869
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Van Zandt County
2 months
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Van Zandt County
14 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Van Zandt County highlighted
Van Zandt County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

14 years

David Johnson reported 14 years more in Texas than in Van Zandt County.

Other freedmen named Johnson in Van Zandt 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 22 of the Van Zandt County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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