Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
S. Johnson, Madison County, Texas, 1867
S. Johnson registered to vote in Madison County. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Madison County
S. Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- S. Johnson
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Madison County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 months
- Signature, as written
- "C. S. Arnneth"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Madison County
- Abraham Johnsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1854
- Benjamin Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1844
- Charles Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1849
- Claborn Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1838
- Daniel Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1848
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 Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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