Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Joseph Johnson, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Joseph Johnson registered to vote in Leon County on August 9, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 19 years in Texas, 18 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 19 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1848
- Reached Texas
- 1 year
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1848 to 1870
Joseph Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Joseph Johnson
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 19 years
- Years in Leon County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 18 years
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "Joseph x Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
1 yearJoseph Johnson reported 1 year more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Leon County
- Aleck Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- Amos Johnsonborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1842
- Andrew Johnsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1852
- Ben Johnsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
- Brody Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
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 6 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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