Walker County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jackson Johnson, Walker County, Texas, 1869

Jackson Johnson registered to vote in Walker County on November 20, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas. 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Walker County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1868
Reached Texas
0 years
Elsewhere in Texas

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Jackson Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jackson Johnson
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Walker County
Precinct
5
Registered
November 20, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Walker County
9 months
Years in the precinct
9 months
Signature, as written
"Jackson his X mark 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

0 years

Jackson Johnson reported 0 years more in Texas than in Walker County.

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

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