Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Charles Johnson, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
Charles Johnson registered to vote in Colorado County on July 15, 1867. He reported Mississippi as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 1 of them in Colorado County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- Mississippi
- 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
Charles Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Charles Johnson
- Place of birth
- Mississippi
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- July 15, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Colorado County
- 1 year
- Years in the precinct
- 1 year
- Years in Texas before Colorado County
- 20 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
20 yearsCharles Johnson reported 20 years more in Texas than in Colorado County.
Other freedmen named Johnson in Colorado County
- Ben Johnsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1844
- Bird Johnsonborn in Texas, reached Texas about 1846
- Brooks Johnsonborn in Georgia, reached Texas about 1859
- Charlie Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1856
- Dallas Johnsonborn in Kentucky, reached Texas about 1861
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 7 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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