Shelby County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Randoll Johnson, Shelby County, Texas, 1867

Randoll Johnson registered to vote in Shelby County on August 24, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 28 years in Texas, 28 of them in Shelby County. Shelby County registered 374 freedmen in 1867, 36% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Shelby County
Texas
Birthplace
28 years
In Texas
28 years
In the county

What the register records

From about 1839 to 1870

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In Shelby County

Randoll Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Randoll Johnson
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Shelby County
Precinct
5
Registered
August 24, 1867
Years in Texas
28 years
Years in Shelby County
28 years
Years in the precinct
21 years
Signature, as written
"Sandy Curvins"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Shelby County highlighted
Shelby County on the 1870 county map

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All 645 freedmen named Johnson 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 16 of the Shelby County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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