Wilson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Johnson, Wilson County, Texas, 1869
William Johnson registered to vote in Wilson County on November 26, 1869. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 14 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.
- Alabama
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 12 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
William Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Johnson
- Place of birth
- Alabama
- County of registration
- Wilson County
- Precinct
- 2
- Place of residence
- Wilson County
- Registered
- November 26, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Wilson County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Wilson County
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
12 yearsWilliam Johnson reported 12 years more in Texas than in Wilson County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Wilson County
- James Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1852
- William Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1852
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 11 of the Wilson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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