Houston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Andrew Johnson, Houston County, Texas, 1867
Andrew Johnson registered to vote in Houston County on August 6, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Houston County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Houston County registered 963 freedmen in 1867, 50% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
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In Houston County
Andrew Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Andrew Johnson
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Houston County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 6, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Houston County
- 14 years
- Years in the precinct
- 16 months
- Signature, as written
- "Rich Ramey"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Houston County
- 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
- 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 8 of the Houston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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