Limestone County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Abraham Johnson, Limestone County, Texas, 1867
Abraham Johnson registered to vote in Limestone County on July 15, 1867. He reported 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Limestone County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Limestone County registered 368 freedmen in 1867, 33% of its voters.
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Limestone County
Abraham Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Abraham Johnson
- County of registration
- Limestone County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Limestone County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Signature, as written
- "Abraham Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Limestone County
- Dick Johnsonreached Texas about 1855
- Frank Johnsonreached Texas about 1855
- Nathan Johnsonreached Texas about 1851
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 1 of the Limestone County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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