Henderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Cordy Johnson, Henderson County, Texas, 1867
Cordy Johnson registered to vote in Henderson County on July 29, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas, 10 of them in Henderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Henderson County registered 294 freedmen in 1867, 28% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 10 years
- In Texas
- 10 years
- In the county
- about 1857
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1857 to 1870
Cordy Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Cordy Johnson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Henderson County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- July 29, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 10 years
- Years in Henderson County
- 10 years
- Years in the precinct
- 10 years
- Signature, as written
- "Cody Johnson"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Henderson County
- Anthony Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1846
- Mark Johnsonborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1837
- William Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1849
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 1 of the Henderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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