Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
David Johnson, Walker County, Texas, 1867
David Johnson registered to vote in Walker County on August 29, 1867. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- South Carolina
- Birthplace
- 5 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1862
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Walker County
David Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- David Johnson
- Place of birth
- South Carolina
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 5 years
- Years in Walker County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 2 years
- Signature, as written
- "D. his x 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
- Edmon Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Fayette Johnsonborn in Alabama
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 25 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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