Madison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Floyd Johnson, Madison County, Texas, 1869
Floyd Johnson registered to vote in Madison County on November 19, 1869. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 23 years in Texas, 2 of them in Madison County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Madison County registered 254 freedmen in 1867, 40% of its voters.
- Texas
- Birthplace
- 23 years
- In Texas
- 2 years
- In the county
- 21 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
Floyd Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Floyd Johnson
- Place of birth
- Texas
- County of registration
- Madison County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- November 19, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 23 years
- Years in Madison County
- 2 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Years in Texas before Madison County
- 21 years
- Signature, as written
- "Floyd Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
21 yearsFloyd Johnson reported 21 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 13 of the Madison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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