Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Johnson, Houston County, Texas, 1867
James Johnson registered to vote in Houston County on July 22, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 15 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 15 years
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
James Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Johnson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Houston County
- 15 years
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "James his X mark Johnston"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Houston County
- Andrew Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1853
- Foutain Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1860
- George Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1862
- Jim Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1842
- William Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1864
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 Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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