Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Johnson, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Henry Johnson registered to vote in Anderson County on July 26, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas, 18 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 18 years
- In Texas
- 18 years
- In the county
- about 1849
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1849 to 1870
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In Anderson County
Henry Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Johnson
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- July 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 18 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 18 years
- Years in the precinct
- 12 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Johnson in Anderson County
- Anthony Johnsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1852
- Bob Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1862
- Crosby Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1855
- James Johnsonborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1866
- Joseph Johnsonborn in Tennessee, reached Texas about 1860
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 3 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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