Cooke County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Johnson, Cooke County, Texas, 1867

George Johnson registered to vote in Cooke County on August 17, 1867. He reported Kentucky as his birthplace and 11 years in Texas, 10 of them in Cooke County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Cooke County registered 89 freedmen in 1867, 11% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Kentucky and Texas marked
Born in Kentucky, registered in Cooke County, Texas
Kentucky
Birthplace
11 years
In Texas
10 years
In the county
about 1856
Reached Texas
1 year
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1856 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Cooke County

George Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Johnson
Place of birth
Kentucky
County of registration
Cooke County
Precinct
10
Registered
August 17, 1867
Years in Texas
11 years
Years in Cooke County
10 years
Years in the precinct
10 years
Years in Texas before Cooke County
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Cooke County highlighted
Cooke County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

1 year

George Johnson reported 1 year more in Texas than in Cooke County.

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 8 of the Cooke County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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