Kaufman County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Ritchard Johnson, Kaufman County, Texas, 1867
Ritchard Johnson registered to vote in Kaufman County on August 9, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Kaufman County registered 189 freedmen in 1867, 18% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 16 years
- In Texas
- about 1851
- Reached Texas
- 15 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1851 to 1870
Ritchard Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Ritchard Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Kaufman County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- August 9, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 16 years
- Years in Kaufman County
- 6 months
- Years in the precinct
- 6 months
- Years in Texas before Kaufman County
- 15 years
- Signature, as written
- "Richard Johnston"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
15 yearsRitchard Johnson reported 15 years more in Texas than in Kaufman County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Kaufman County
- Isaac Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1861
- Patrick Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1861
- Perry Johnsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1865
- Smart Johnsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1866
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 4 of the Kaufman County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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