Collin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Will. Johnston, Collin County, Texas, 1867

Will. Johnston registered to vote in Collin County on Jul. 13 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 9 years in Texas, 9 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 Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Collin County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
9 years
In Texas
9 years
In the county
about 1858
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1858 to 1870

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In Collin County

Will. Johnston

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Will. Johnston
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Collin County
Precinct
1
Registered
Jul. 13 1867
Years in Texas
9 years
Years in Collin County
9 years
Years in the precinct
9 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Collin County highlighted
Collin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Johnston in Collin County

Johnstons elsewhere in Texas

All 19 freedmen named Johnston in Texas

Variations of Johnston

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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