Bexar County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Wallis Johnson, Bexar County, Texas, 1867
Wallis Johnson registered to vote in Bexar County on July 11, 1867. He reported Virginia 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.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 3 years
- In Texas
- about 1864
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Bexar County
Wallis Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Wallis Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Bexar County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 11, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 3 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Bexar County
- Adam Johnsonborn in Louisiana, reached Texas about 1851
- Alexander Johnsonborn in Massachusetts, reached Texas about 1850
- Andrew Johnsonborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1863
- Clairbourne Johnsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1855
- Clay Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1864
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 14 of the Bexar County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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