Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Mike Johnson, Anderson County, Texas, 1869
Mike Johnson registered to vote in Anderson County on November 24, 1869. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 6 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 6 years
- In Texas
- 30 years
- In the county
- about 1861
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Anderson County
Mike Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Mike Johnson
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Registered
- November 24, 1869
- Years in Texas
- 6 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 30 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
- Henry Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1849
- James Johnsonborn in Arkansas, reached Texas about 1866
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 47 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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