Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Milas Johnson, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Milas Johnson registered to vote in Davis County on July 23, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- Georgia
- 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 Davis County
Milas Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Milas Johnson
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 3
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- July 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Davis County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 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 8 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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