Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Johnson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
George Johnson registered to vote in Harrison County on August 5, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
- 13 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
George Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Johnson
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 7 months
- Years in the precinct
- 4 months
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "G. Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
13 yearsGeorge Johnson reported 13 years more in Texas than in Harrison County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Harrison County
- Abner Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1846
- Alford Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
- Alfred Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1859
- Ambrose Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1861
- Andrew Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
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 58 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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