Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Sam Johnson, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Sam Johnson registered to vote in Walker County on August 1, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Walker County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Walker County

Sam Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Sam Johnson
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 1, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Walker County
7 years
Years in the precinct
7 years
Signature, as written
"Barry Johnson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Johnson in Walker County

Johnsons elsewhere in Texas

All 645 freedmen named Johnson 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 3 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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