Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Elic Johnson, Shelby County, Texas, 1867
Elic Johnson registered to vote in Shelby County on July 18, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 27 years in Texas, 27 of them in Shelby County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 27 years
- In Texas
- 27 years
- In the county
What the register records
From about 1840 to 1870
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In Shelby County
Elic Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Elic Johnson
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Shelby County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 18, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 27 years
- Years in Shelby County
- 27 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Edie his X mark Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Shelby County
- Aaron Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1839
- Artch Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Randoll Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1839
- Ruben Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1844
- Sigh Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1843
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 2 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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