Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
George Johnson, Walker County, Texas, 1867
George Johnson registered to vote in Walker County on July 31, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 4 years in Texas, 4 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- Kentucky
- Birthplace
- 4 years
- In Texas
- 4 years
- In the county
- about 1863
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Walker County
George Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- George Johnson
- Place of birth
- Kentucky
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 31, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 4 years
- Years in Walker County
- 4 years
- Years in the precinct
- 4 years
- Naturalized, when
- "George X Johnson"
- Naturalized, where
- "Colored"
- Signature, as written
- "George X his mark Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Walker County
- Alfred Johnsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1860
- Anthony Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1861
- Ben Johnsonborn in North Carolina, reached Texas about 1861
- David Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1862
- Edmon Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
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 1 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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