Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Thomas Johnson, Davis County, Texas, 1867
Thomas Johnson registered to vote in Davis County on August 31, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 13 years in Texas, 13 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
- 13 years
- In Texas
- 13 years
- In the county
- about 1854
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1854 to 1870
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In Davis County
Thomas Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Thomas Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 4
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- August 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 13 years
- Years in Davis County
- 13 years
- Years in the precinct
- 13 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 60 of the Davis County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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