Bastrop County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Johnson, Bastrop County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Johnson registered to vote in Bastrop County on July 4, 1867. He reported Louisiana as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored Voter" beside his name. Bastrop County registered 946 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Louisiana and Texas marked
Born in Louisiana, registered in Bastrop County, Texas
Louisiana
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Bastrop County

Isaac Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Johnson
Place of birth
Louisiana
County of registration
Bastrop County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 4, 1867
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in the precinct
1 month
Remarks, as written
"Colored Voter"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bastrop County highlighted
Bastrop County on the 1870 county map

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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 Bastrop County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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