Orange County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Lewis James Johnson, Orange County, Texas, 1869

Lewis James Johnson registered to vote in Orange County on September 3, 1869. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Orange County. Orange County registered 54 freedmen in 1867, 20% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Orange County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
1 year
In the county
about 1868
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Orange County

Lewis James Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Lewis James Johnson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Orange County
Precinct
1
Registered
September 3, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Orange County
1 year
Years in the precinct
1 year
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Orange County highlighted
Orange County on the 1870 county map

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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 2 of the Orange County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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