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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, 601 to 650 of 679
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Thomas JohnsonBosque County1846
Thomas JohnsonBowie CountyNorth Carolina1862
Thomas JohnsonBrazoria CountyLouisiana1847
Thomas JohnsonBrazoria CountyTennessee1862
Thomas JohnsonBrazoria CountyVirginia1862
Thomas JohnsonBrazos County1863
Thomas JohnsonCherokee CountyNorth Carolina1866
Thomas JohnsonColorado CountyTexas1843
Thomas JohnsonDavis CountyVirginia1854
Thomas JohnsonFannin CountyTennessee1842
Thomas JohnsonGalveston County1866
Thomas JohnsonHarrison CountyGeorgia1854
Thomas JohnsonWise CountyMissouri1861
Toney JohnsonDeWitt CountyTennessee1859
Tony JohnsonOrange CountyTennessee
Turner JohnsonHarrison CountyAlabama1852
Virgil JohnsonWharton County1866
Volentine JohnsonFayette CountyMississippi1857
Walker JohnsonBrazos County1846
Walker JohnsonGalveston County1865
Wallis JohnsonBexar CountyVirginia1864
Walter JohnsonFort Bend CountyVirginia1860
Warren JohnsonBrazos County1862
Warrick JohnsonAustin CountyTennessee1851
Wash JohnsonGalveston County
Washington JohnsonAustin CountyMississippi1854
Washington JohnsonGonzales County1862
Wesley JohnsonAustin CountyMaryland1852
Wesley JohnsonBlanco CountyMaryland1862
Wesley JohnsonLeon CountyGeorgia1851
Wesley JohnsonShelby CountyTexas1846
Wesly JohnsonFayette CountyTennessee1861
Westly JohnsonHill CountyTennessee1847
Wiley JohnsonMcLennan County1866
Wiliam JohnsonColorado CountyVirginia1852
Willey JohnsonHarrison CountyArkansas1863
William JohnsonAnderson CountyMississippi1853
William JohnsonBastrop CountyGeorgia1851
William JohnsonBastrop CountyMaryland1863
William JohnsonBowie CountyLouisiana1849
William JohnsonBowie CountyMaryland1867
William JohnsonBrazos County1856
William JohnsonBrazos County1863
William JohnsonBrazos County1863
William JohnsonCaldwell CountyTennessee1866
William JohnsonCherokee CountyAlabama1866
William JohnsonColorado CountyGeorgia1856
William JohnsonDavis CountyVirginia1857
William JohnsonDeWitt County1860
William JohnsonFalls County

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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