Colorado County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Henry Johnson, Colorado County, Texas, 1867
Henry Johnson registered to vote in Colorado County on July 20, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 26 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Colorado County registered 1,423 freedmen in 1867, 56% of its voters.
- North Carolina
- Birthplace
- 26 years
- In Texas
- about 1841
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1841 to 1870
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In Colorado County
Henry Johnson
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Henry Johnson
- Place of birth
- North Carolina
- County of registration
- Colorado County
- Precinct
- 96° 32'
- Registered
- July 20, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 26 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
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
- Charles Johnsonborn in Mississippi, reached Texas about 1846
- Charlie Johnsonborn in Virginia, reached Texas about 1856
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 19 of the Colorado County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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