Johnson · Texas · 1867 voter registration · page 12 of 14

Johnson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 679 freedmen

679 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
679
Freedmen
71
Counties
Virginia
Largest birthplace
1821
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Johnsons registered

Texas counties where the Johnsons registered
CountyFreedmen%
Harrison County507%
Colorado County406%
Austin County355%
Brazoria County355%
Walker County345%
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 County101%
DeWitt County101%
Gonzales County91%
Bowie County81%
Collin County81%
Matagorda County81%
Victoria County81%
Freestone County71%
Shelby County71%
Tarrant County71%
Guadalupe County6under 1%
Houston County6under 1%
Dallas County5under 1%
Kaufman County5under 1%
San Augustine County5under 1%
Henderson County4under 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%
Jasper County3under 1%
Jefferson County3under 1%
Lamar 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%
Williamson 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%
Harris County1under 1%
Johnson County1under 1%
Karnes County1under 1%

Where the Johnsons were born

Birthplaces the Johnsons reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Virginia9219%
Texas5311%
Tennessee4910%
Alabama439%
Georgia419%
North Carolina388%
Mississippi368%
South Carolina368%
Kentucky276%
Louisiana255%
Arkansas112%
Missouri112%
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
17
1840s
133
1850s
207
1860s
301

Variations of Johnson

Every Johnson in the register

The Johnsons in the register, 551 to 600 of 679
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
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 JohnsonMatagorda CountyVirginia1837
Samuel JohnsonMatagorda CountyVirginia1862
Samuel JohnsonTarrant CountyNew York1860
Samuel JohnsonVictoria County1866
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
Sidney JohnsonMatagorda CountyTexas1846
Sigh JohnsonShelby CountyTexas1843
Silas JohnsonAnderson CountyAlabama1854
Silas JohnsonJasper CountyAlabama
Silas JohnsonWalker CountyNorth Carolina1856
Simon JohnsonDeWitt County1852
Simon JohnsonFreestone CountyAlabama1867
Smart JohnsonKaufman CountyMississippi1866
Solomon JohnsonBexar CountySouth Carolina1863
Solomon JohnsonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1844
Solomon JohnsonBrazoria CountyTexas1844
Solomon JohnsonFayette CountyMaryland1847
Solomon JohnsonMcLennan County1866
Speed JohnsonHarrison CountyMississippi1857
Spencer JohnsonDeWitt County1850
Stephen JohnsonWharton County1866
Sterling JohnsonDenton CountyMississippi1863
Steven JohnsonVictoria County1866
Suke JohnsonAustin CountyVirginia1860
T D JohnsonGalveston County1860
Taylor JohnsonAustin CountyGeorgia1861
Taylor JohnsonBrazos County1866
Thomas JohnsonAustin CountyMississippi1865
Thomas JohnsonBexar CountyMissouri1855

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 679, 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 (92), Texas (53) and Tennessee (49) 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, 679 registered across 71 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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