Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Johnson, Wilson County, Texas, 1867
James Johnson registered to vote in Wilson County on July 11, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 2 of them in Wilson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Wilson County registered 97 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 13 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
James Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- July 11, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Wilson County
- 13 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
13 yearsJames Johnson reported 13 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Wilson County
- William Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
- William Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1855
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 1 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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