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.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Ohio and Texas marked
Born in Ohio, registered in Collin County, Texas
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

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Collin County

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"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

20 years

David Johnson reported 20 years more in Texas than in Collin County.

Other freedmen named Johnson in Collin County

Johnsons elsewhere in Texas

All 645 freedmen named Johnson 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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