Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Johnson, Houston County, Texas, 1867
William Johnson registered to vote in Houston County on August 5, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 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
- 3 years
- In Texas
- 3 years
- In the county
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
William Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Johnson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 5, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Houston County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "William his x mark Johnson"
- 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
- James Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- Jim Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1842
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 7 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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