Jackson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Peter Johnston, Jackson County, Texas, 1867
Peter Johnston registered to vote in Jackson County on July 16, 1867. He reported 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Jackson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Jackson County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Jackson County
Peter Johnston
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Peter Johnston
- County of registration
- Jackson County
- Registered
- July 16, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Jackson County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnston in Jackson County
- Henry Johnstonreached Texas about 1857
- Julius Johnstonreached Texas about 1857
- Lewis Johnstonreached Texas about 1857
Johnstons elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Johnston
- Johnson 645
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 9 of the Jackson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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