Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Riley Johnson, Colorado County, Texas, 1867

Riley Johnson registered to vote in Colorado County on July 12, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 10 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Mississippi and Texas marked
Born in Mississippi, registered in Colorado County, Texas
Mississippi
Birthplace
10 years
In Texas
about 1857
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1857 to 1870

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In Colorado County

Riley Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Riley Johnson
Place of birth
Mississippi
County of registration
Colorado County
Precinct
96° 32'
Registered
July 12, 1867
Years in Texas
10 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Colorado County highlighted
Colorado County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Johnson in Colorado County

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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. It sits on page 3 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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