Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Johnson, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
John Johnson registered to vote in Harrison County on June 26, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 3 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Missouri
- Birthplace
- 8 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
- 5 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
John Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Johnson
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 5
- Place of residence
- Harrison County
- Registered
- June 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 8 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Years in Texas before Harrison County
- 5 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
5 yearsJohn Johnson reported 5 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. Harrison County's entries fill 92 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.
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