Anderson County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Crosby Johnson, Anderson County, Texas, 1867
Crosby Johnson registered to vote in Anderson County on August 13, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 1 of them in Anderson County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Anderson County registered 976 freedmen in 1867, 47% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
- 11 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
Crosby Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Crosby Johnson
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Anderson County
- Precinct
- 7
- Registered
- August 13, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Anderson County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Years in Texas before Anderson County
- 11 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
11 yearsCrosby Johnson reported 11 years more in Texas than in Anderson County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Anderson County
- Anthony Johnsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1852
- Bob Johnsonborn in South Carolina, reached Texas about 1862
- Henry Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1849
- 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 19 of the Anderson County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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