Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
David Johnson, Collin County, Texas, 1867
David Johnson registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 9 1867. He reported Ohio as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 1 of them in Collin County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Collin County registered 270 freedmen in 1867, 15% of its voters.
- Ohio
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 1 year
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
- 20 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
David Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- David Johnson
- Place of birth
- Ohio
- County of registration
- Collin County
- Precinct
- 9
- Registered
- Jul. 9 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Collin County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Collin County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsDavid Johnson reported 20 years more in Texas than in Collin County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Collin County
- Benjamin Johnsonborn in Oklahoma, reached Texas about 1862
- Green Johnsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1861
- Lemon Johnsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1859
- Lewis Johnsonborn in Missouri, reached Texas about 1861
- Ned Johnsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1857
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. Collin County's entries fill 46 pages of the handwritten register. About Enslaved Texas.
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