Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Robert Johnson, Walker County, Texas, 1869
Robert Johnson registered to vote in Walker County on November 19, 1869. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in Walker County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Walker County registered 1,373 freedmen in 1867, 68% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 1 year
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1868
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Walker County
Robert Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Robert Johnson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Walker County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- November 19, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Years in Walker County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Signature, as written
- "Robert X 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 43 of the Walker County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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