San Augustine County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Ephraim Johnson, San Augustine County, Texas, 1869

Ephraim Johnson registered to vote in San Augustine County on November 26, 1869. He reported Florida as his birthplace and 1 year in Texas, 1 of them in San Augustine County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. San Augustine County registered 340 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Florida and Texas marked
Born in Florida, registered in San Augustine County, Texas
Florida
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 San Augustine County

Ephraim Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Ephraim Johnson
Place of birth
Florida
County of registration
San Augustine County
Precinct
3
Registered
November 26, 1869
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in San Augustine County
1 year
Signature, as written
"Ephraim Johnston"
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with San Augustine County highlighted
San Augustine County on the 1870 county map

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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 18 of the San Augustine County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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