Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Godfrey Johnson, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Godfrey Johnson registered to vote in Madison County on August 20, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 3 years in Texas, 3 of them in Madison County. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% 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
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In Madison County
Godfrey Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Godfrey Johnson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- August 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Years in Madison County
- 3 years
- Years in the precinct
- 3 years
- Signature, as written
- "Henry Reed"
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 7 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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