Davis County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Major Johnson, Davis County, Texas, 1869
Major Johnson registered to vote in Davis County on November 20, 1869. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 2 years in Texas, 2 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
- 2 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1867
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Davis County
Major Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Major Johnson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Davis County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Davis County
- Registered
- November 20, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 2 years
- Years in Davis County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 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. Davis County's entries fill 67 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.
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