Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Aleck Johnson, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Aleck Johnson registered to vote in Leon County on August 22, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 18 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.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Leon County
Aleck Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Aleck Johnson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 22, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Leon County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 8 months
- Signature, as written
- "Arch. x Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Leon County
- 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
- 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 18 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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