Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Foutain Johnson, Houston County, Texas, 1867
Foutain Johnson registered to vote in Houston County on July 26, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 1 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
- 6 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
Foutain Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Foutain Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- July 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Houston County
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Houston County
- 6 years
- Signature, as written
- "Fountain his X mark Johnson."
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
6 yearsFoutain Johnson reported 6 years more in Texas than in Houston County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Houston County
- Andrew Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1853
- George Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1862
- James Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- 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 6 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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