Wise County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Alexander Johnson, Wise County, Texas, 1867

Alexander Johnson registered to vote in Wise County on August 30, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Wise County. The registrar wrote "Colored - Removed from County" beside his name. Wise County registered 9 freedmen in 1867, 3% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Wise County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
8 years
In the county
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Wise County

Alexander Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Alexander Johnson
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Wise County
Precinct
3
Registered
August 30, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in Wise County
8 years
Years in the precinct
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored - Removed from County"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wise County highlighted
Wise County on the 1870 county map

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 5 of the Wise County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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