Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Cary Johnson, Bexar County, Texas, 1867

Cary Johnson registered to vote in Bexar County on September 25, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 3 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 Tennessee and Texas marked
Born in Tennessee, registered in Bexar County, Texas
Tennessee
Birthplace
3 years
In Texas
about 1864
Reached Texas

What the register records

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In Bexar County

Cary Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Cary Johnson
Place of birth
Tennessee
County of registration
Bexar County
Registered
September 25, 1867
Years in Texas
3 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Bexar County highlighted
Bexar County on the 1870 county map

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

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