Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
William Johnson, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
William Johnson registered to vote in Anderson County on August 26, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 14 years in Texas, 14 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- Birthplace
- 14 years
- In Texas
- 14 years
- In the county
- about 1853
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1853 to 1870
William Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- William Johnson
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- August 26, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 14 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 14 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
- 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. Anderson County's entries fill 53 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.
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