Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Amos Johnson, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Amos Johnson registered to vote in Leon County on August 23, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace and 25 years in Texas, 12 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Arkansas
- Birthplace
- 25 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1842
- Reached Texas
- 13 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1842 to 1870
Amos Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Amos Johnson
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 5
- Registered
- August 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 25 years
- Years in Leon County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Leon County
- 13 years
- Signature, as written
- "Amos x Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
13 yearsAmos Johnson reported 13 years more in Texas than in Leon County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Leon County
- Aleck Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1849
- 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 20 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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