Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Harry Johnson, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Harry Johnson registered to vote in Davis County on August 14, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Davis County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Davis County registered 986 freedmen in 1867, 35% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 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 Davis County
Harry Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Harry Johnson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 1
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 14, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Davis County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 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
- Jackson Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1859
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 Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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