Fannin County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Isaac Johnson, Fannin County, Texas, 1867

Isaac Johnson registered to vote in Fannin County on July 12, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 18 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Fannin County registered 437 freedmen in 1867, 23% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Fannin County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
18 years
In Texas
about 1849
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1849 to 1870

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In Fannin County

Isaac Johnson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Isaac Johnson
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Fannin County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 12, 1867
Years in Texas
18 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Fannin County highlighted
Fannin County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Johnson in Fannin 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 2 of the Fannin County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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