Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joseph Johnson, Madison County, Texas, 1867
Joseph Johnson registered to vote in Madison County. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 8 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 8 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
- 10 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
Joseph Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joseph Johnson
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Madison County
- 8 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 10 years
- Signature, as written
- "Jos Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
10 yearsJoseph Johnson reported 10 years more in Texas than in Madison County.
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 10 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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