Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Johnson, Wilson County, Texas, 1867

William Johnson registered to vote in Wilson County on July 10, 1867. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Wilson County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
15 years
In Texas
15 years
In the county
about 1852
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1852 to 1870

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In Wilson County

William Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Johnson
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Wilson County
Precinct
1
Place of residence
Wilson County
Registered
July 10, 1867
Years in Texas
15 years
Years in Wilson County
15 years
Years in the precinct
15 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Wilson County highlighted
Wilson County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Johnson in Wilson County

Johnsons elsewhere in Texas

All 645 freedmen named Johnson 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 1 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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