Burleson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Mathew Johnson, Burleson County, Texas, 1867
Mathew Johnson registered to vote in Burleson County on August 3, 1867. He reported 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Burleson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Burleson County registered 636 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Burleson County
Mathew Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Mathew Johnson
- County of registration
- Burleson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- August 3, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Burleson County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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 26 of the Burleson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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