Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Andrew Johnson, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Andrew Johnson registered to vote in Leon County on August 17, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 15 years in Texas, 1 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 15 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
- 14 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
Andrew Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Andrew Johnson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 17, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Years in Leon County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 8 months
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 14 years
- Naturalized, where
- "Andrew Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
14 yearsAndrew Johnson reported 14 years 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
- Ben Johnsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1863
- Brody Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1863
- Edmond Johnsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1860
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 15 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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