Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ralf Johnson, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Ralf Johnson registered to vote in Davis County on July 20, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 17 years in Texas, 17 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 17 years
- In Texas
- 17 years
- In the county
- about 1850
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1850 to 1870
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In Davis County
Ralf Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ralf Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 17 years
- Years in Davis County
- 17 years
- Years in the precinct
- 17 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Davis County
- Abram Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1845
- Andrew Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1859
- Andy Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
- Edmond Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1842
- Harry Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1862
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 4 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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