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Johnson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 645 freedmen

645 freedmen named Johnson registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in Harrison County (50), Colorado County (40) and Austin County (35). The birthplaces they reported most often were Virginia, Texas and Tennessee. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1821.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Johnsons registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Johnson registered, on the 1870 county map
645
Freedmen
64
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1821
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Johnsons registered

Texas counties where the Johnsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County508%
Colorado County406%
Austin County355%
Brazoria County355%
Walker County335%
Brazos County315%
McLennan County274%
Galveston County264%
Fort Bend County254%
Leon County213%
Fayette County203%
Bexar County193%
Burleson County193%
Anderson County162%
Bastrop County162%
Wharton County162%
Davis County152%
Cherokee County142%
Madison County142%
Falls County132%
Caldwell County102%
DeWitt County102%
Gonzales County91%
Bowie County81%
Collin County81%
Freestone County71%
Shelby County71%
Tarrant County71%
Guadalupe County6under 1%
Houston County6under 1%
Dallas County5under 1%
San Augustine County5under 1%
Hill County4under 1%
Limestone County4under 1%
Newton County4under 1%
Orange County4under 1%
Wood County4under 1%
Calhoun County3under 1%
Fannin County3under 1%
Goliad County3under 1%
Hays County3under 1%
Jackson County3under 1%
Jefferson County3under 1%
Nueces County3under 1%
Van Zandt County3under 1%
Wilson County3under 1%
Blanco County2under 1%
Bosque County2under 1%
Hopkins County2under 1%
Hunt County2under 1%
Parker County2under 1%
Sabine County2under 1%
Wise County2under 1%
Bandera County1under 1%
Cameron County1under 1%
Chambers County1under 1%
Comal County1under 1%
Cooke County1under 1%
Coryell County1under 1%
Denton County1under 1%
Grayson County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%
Matagorda County1under 1%

Where the Johnsons were born

Birthplaces the Johnsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia8619%
Texas4911%
Tennessee4811%
Georgia419%
Alabama378%
North Carolina368%
Mississippi358%
South Carolina358%
Kentucky266%
Louisiana256%
Missouri102%
Arkansas92%
Maryland82%
District of Columbia3under 1%
Florida3under 1%
Massachusetts1under 1%
New York1under 1%

When the Johnsons reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Johnsons
DecadeFreedmen
1820s
3
1830s
15
1840s
126
1850s
204
1860s
282

Variations of Johnson

Every Johnson in the register

The Johnsons in the register, 501 to 550 of 645
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Robert JohnsonWalker CountyNorth Carolina
Robert JohnsonWharton County1866
Robert JohnsonWood CountyGeorgia1852
Robit JohnsonTarrant CountyTennessee1854
Robt. JohnsonBrazos County1863
Ruben JohnsonFalls County
Ruben JohnsonShelby CountyTexas1844
Rufus JohnsonAustin CountyNorth Carolina1859
Russell JohnsonNueces CountyTennessee1855
S. JohnsonCherokee CountyNorth Carolina
S. JohnsonMadison CountyTennessee1849
Sam JohnsonAnderson CountyTennessee1852
Sam JohnsonBastrop CountyTennessee1857
Sam JohnsonBastrop CountyTexas1845
Sam JohnsonBrazos County1837
Sam JohnsonBrazos County1847
Sam JohnsonDeWitt County1864
Sam JohnsonGonzales County1845
Sam JohnsonGonzales County1861
Sam JohnsonGuadalupe CountyTexas1867
Sam JohnsonMcLennan County1866
Sam JohnsonMcLennan County1866
Sam JohnsonMcLennan County
Sam JohnsonWalker CountyNorth Carolina1860
Sam JohnsonWalker CountyGeorgia1859
Sammel JohnsonBastrop CountyTennessee1859
Sammuel JohnsonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1837
Sammuel JohnsonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1851
Sammuel JohnsonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1839
Sampson JohnsonAnderson CountySouth Carolina1852
Sampson JohnsonMcLennan County1866
Samuel JohnsonCherokee CountyAlabama1866
Samuel JohnsonColorado CountyVirginia1864
Samuel JohnsonHarrison CountyTexas1846
Samuel JohnsonHarrison CountyGeorgia1846
Samuel JohnsonJackson County1855
Samuel JohnsonTarrant CountyNew York1860
Samuel JohnsonWalker CountyVirginia1857
Samuel JohnsonWalker CountyAlabama
Samuel JohnsonWharton County1866
Samuel B. JohnsonWalker CountyKentucky1865
Sanders JohnsonHarrison CountyTexas1846
Sandy JohnsonBexar CountyTennessee1864
Saunders JohnsonFort Bend County1853
Scott JohnsonFayette CountyNorth Carolina1855
Sheppard JohnsonAustin CountyNorth Carolina1854
Sidney JohnsonColorado CountyNorth Carolina1861
Sigh JohnsonShelby CountyTexas1843
Silas JohnsonAnderson CountyAlabama1854
Silas JohnsonWalker CountyNorth Carolina1856

Johnson genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Johnson in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Harrison County holds 50 of the 645, Colorado County 40. 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 Johns and Johnston as well.

Where did the Johnsons in Texas come from?

They reported Virginia (86), Texas (49) and Tennessee (48) 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 Johnson?

Harrison County (50), Colorado County (40), Austin County (35). In all, 645 registered across 64 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 Johnson appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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