Matagorda County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Cato Johnson, Matagorda County, Texas, 1868

Cato Johnson registered to vote in Matagorda County on January 30, 1868. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas, 8 of them in Matagorda County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Matagorda County registered 174 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Born in North Carolina, registered in Matagorda County, Texas

North Carolina
Birthplace: 8 years
In Texas: 8 years
In the county: about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

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Cato Johnson

Texas

Name: Cato Johnson
Place of birth: North Carolina
County of registration: Matagorda County
Precinct: 4
Registered: January 30, 1868
Years in Texas: 8 years
Years in Matagorda County: 8 years
Years in the precinct: 8 years
Signature, as written: "Jacob his X mark Hammond"
Remarks, as written: "Colored"

Matagorda County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Johnson in Matagorda County

Charles Johnsonborn in Alabama, reached Texas about 1846
Henry Johnsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1850
Henry Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1852
Louis Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1845
Samuel Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1837

Johnsons elsewhere in Texas

All 691 freedmen named Johnson in Texas

Variations of Johnson

Johns 25
Johnston 20

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 17 of the Matagorda County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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