Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Loyd Johnson, Walker County, Texas, 1867

Loyd Johnson registered to vote in Walker County on August 29, 1867. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 2 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Walker County
Texas
Birthplace
21 years
In Texas
2 years
In the county
19 years
Elsewhere in Texas

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Loyd Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Loyd Johnson
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 29, 1867
Years in Texas
21 years
Years in Walker County
2 years
Years in the precinct
2 years
Years in Texas before Walker County
19 years
Signature, as written
"Loyd X Johnson"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Walker County highlighted
Walker County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

19 years

Loyd Johnson reported 19 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

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 27 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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