Victoria County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Johnson, Victoria County, Texas, 1868
James Johnson registered to vote in Victoria County on January 31, 1868. He reported 9 years in Texas, 9 of them in Victoria County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Victoria County registered 419 freedmen in 1867, 48% of its voters.
- 9 years
- In Texas
- 9 years
- In the county
- about 1859
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1859 to 1870
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In Victoria County
James Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Johnson
- County of registration
- Victoria County
- Precinct
- 1
- Registered
- January 31, 1868
- Years in Texas
- 9 years
- Years in Victoria County
- 9 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Naturalized, how
- "By Act of Congress Annexing Texas"
- Naturalized, when
- "1845"
- Naturalized, where
- "DeKalb"
- Signature, as written
- "Nathaniel his X mark Thomas"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Victoria County
- Alfred Johnsonreached Texas about 1866
- Henry Johnson
- Hilliard Johnsonreached Texas about 1866
- John Johnsonreached Texas about 1866
- Moses Johnsonreached 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 19 of the Victoria County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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