Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
J. Johnson, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
J. Johnson registered to vote in Burleson County on July 16, 1867. He reported 18 years in Texas, 1 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 17 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
J. Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- J. Johnson
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 1 year 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year 6 months
- Years in Texas before Burleson County
- 17 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
17 yearsJ. Johnson reported 17 years more in Texas than in Burleson County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Burleson County
- A. Johnsonreached Texas about 1857
- Abe Johnsonreached Texas about 1864
- Anderson Johnsonreached Texas about 1859
- Fountain Johnsonreached Texas about 1857
- Geo Johnsonreached Texas about 1851
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 20 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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