Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Richard Johnson, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Richard Johnson registered to vote in Bexar County on July 16, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Bexar County registered 500 freedmen in 1867, 22% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
6 years
In Texas
about 1861
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Bexar County

Richard Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Richard Johnson
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Bexar County
Registered
July 16, 1867
Years in Texas
6 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Johnson in Bexar County

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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 23 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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