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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, 51 to 100 of 645
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Andrew JohnsonHouston CountyGeorgia1853
Andrew JohnsonLeon CountyNorth Carolina1852
Andrew JohnsonOrange CountyAlabama
Andy JohnsonDavis CountyAlabama1859
Andy JohnsonMcLennan County1866
Anthony JohnsonAnderson CountyMississippi1852
Anthony JohnsonMcLennan County1866
Anthony JohnsonWalker CountyVirginia1861
Antonio JohnsonJefferson County1859
Arch JohnsonAustin CountyTennessee1841
Arch JohnsonFreestone CountyTennessee1854
Armstard JohnsonGalveston County1842
Aron JohnsonKarnes CountyMississippi1852
Artch JohnsonShelby CountyTexas1846
Austin JohnsonWood CountyLouisiana1864
Bailey JohnsonTarrant CountyTennessee1854
Balam JohnsonMcLennan County1866
Barney JohnsonBrazos County1857
Baxter JohnsonHays CountyNorth Carolina1866
Baylor JohnsonFort Bend County1858
Ben JohnsonCherokee CountyVirginia1866
Ben JohnsonColorado CountyKentucky1844
Ben JohnsonGalveston County1851
Ben JohnsonLeon CountyMississippi1863
Ben JohnsonWalker CountyNorth Carolina1861
Benjamin JohnsonBrazos County1863
Benjamin JohnsonCollin CountyOklahoma1862
Benjamin JohnsonMadison CountyTexas1844
Bert JohnsonHarrison CountyAlabama1846
Bewley JohnsonDeWitt County1846
Bird JohnsonColorado CountyTexas1846
Bob JohnsonAnderson CountySouth Carolina1862
Brady JohnsonGonzales County1853
Brody JohnsonLeon CountyVirginia1863
Brooks JohnsonColorado CountyGeorgia1859
Brown JohnsonBrazoria CountySouth Carolina1860
Bumson JohnsonBastrop CountyNorth Carolina1863
Burl JohnsonGonzales County1845
Burr JohnsonDeWitt County1854
Burrell JohnsonFort Bend County1866
Butler JohnsonHarrison CountyVirginia1850
Cain JohnsonGonzales County1846
Cainns JohnsonMcLennan County1867
Calvin JohnsonWharton County1866
Carnelous JohnsonNewton CountySouth Carolina1847
Carter JohnsonWharton County1866
Cave JohnsonWood CountyArkansas1855
Cesar JohnsonWharton County1866
Chalres JohnsonHays CountyTennessee1866
Chandler JohnsonNueces CountyGeorgia1863

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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