Johns · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Johns in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 25 freedmen

25 freedmen named Johns registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Davis County (6), Guadalupe County (4) and Bowie County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama, Texas and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Johnses registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Johns registered, on the 1870 county map
25
Freedmen
13
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Johnses registered

Where the Johnses were born

Birthplaces the Johnses reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama739%
Texas633%
Tennessee317%
Louisiana16%
Virginia16%

When the Johnses reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Johnses
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
3
1850s
10
1860s
10

Variations of Johns

Every Johns in the register

The Johnses in the register, 1 to 25 of 25
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Arthur JohnsWalker CountyTennessee1862
Charles JohnsMcLennan County1866
Daniel JohnsBexar CountyVirginia1852
Frank JohnsAustin CountyAlabama1866
Frank JohnsFort Bend County1859
Frank JohnsGalveston County
Green JohnsDavis CountyAlabama1853
Henry JohnsBowie CountyTennessee1847
Henry JohnsColorado CountyTexas1843
Henry JohnsDavis CountyAlabama1853
Hilred JohnsBowie CountyTexas1849
Isaiah JohnsGuadalupe CountyTexas
Jack JohnsDavis CountyAlabama1853
James JohnsGuadalupe CountyTexas
Jeff JohnsMcLennan County1866
John JohnsFalls County
Joseph JohnsGuadalupe CountyTexas1867
Lee JohnsBrazos County1852
Monroe JohnsBowie CountyTexas1851
Moses JohnsBexar CountyTennessee1837
Moses JohnsGuadalupe County
Perry JohnsDavis CountyAlabama1854
Richard JohnsDavis CountyAlabama1853
Sergeon JohnsHays CountyLouisiana1866
William JohnsDavis CountyAlabama1853

Johns genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Johns in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Davis County holds 6 of the 25, Guadalupe County 4. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so look under Johnson and John as well.

Where did the Johnses in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (7), Texas (6) and Tennessee (3) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Johns?

Davis County (6), Guadalupe County (4), Bowie County (3). In all, 25 registered across 13 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Johns appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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