Newton County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Carnelous Johnson, Newton County, Texas, 1867
Carnelous Johnson registered to vote in Newton County. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 20 years in Texas, 20 of them in Newton County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Newton County registered 162 freedmen in 1867, 44% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 20 years
- In Texas
- 20 years
- In the county
- about 1847
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1847 to 1870
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In Newton County
Carnelous Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Carnelous Johnson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Newton County
- Precinct
- 3
- Years in Texas
- 20 years
- Years in Newton County
- 20 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Saunders his x Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Newton County
- Green Johnsonborn in Florida, reached Texas about 1847
- Nead Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1847
- Parish Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1845
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 5 of the Newton County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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