Wood County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robert Johnson, Wood County, Texas, 1867
Robert Johnson registered to vote in Wood County on July 23, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Wood County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Wood County registered 259 freedmen in 1867, 24% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Wood County
Robert Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robert Johnson
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Wood County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Wood County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "Robert his X mark Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Wood County
- Austin Johnsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1864
- Cave Johnsonborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1855
- Houston Johnsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1863
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 4 of the Wood County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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