Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Wesley Johnson, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Wesley Johnson registered to vote in Leon County on August 5, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas, 16 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- 16 years
- In the county
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
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In Leon County
Wesley Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Wesley Johnson
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Leon County
- 16 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "Wesley Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Leon County
- Aleck Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Amos Johnsonborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1842
- Andrew Johnsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- Ben Johnsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
- Brody Johnsonborn in Virginia, 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 1 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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