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Johnson in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 689 freedmen

689 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
689
Freedmen
73
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 County314%
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%
Victoria County101%
Gonzales County91%
Bowie County81%
Collin County81%
Matagorda County81%
Freestone County71%
Shelby County71%
Tarrant County71%
Guadalupe County6under 1%
Houston County6under 1%
Liberty 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%
Lavaca 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%
Virginia9419%
Texas5311%
Tennessee4910%
Georgia449%
Alabama439%
North Carolina398%
Mississippi367%
South Carolina367%
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
210
1860s
302

Variations of Johnson

Every Johnson in the register

The Johnsons in the register, 101 to 150 of 689
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Carnelous JohnsonNewton CountySouth Carolina1847
Carter JohnsonWharton County1866
Cato JohnsonMatagorda CountyNorth Carolina1860
Cave JohnsonWood CountyArkansas1855
Cesar JohnsonWharton County1866
Chalres JohnsonHays CountyTennessee1866
Chandler JohnsonNueces CountyGeorgia1863
Charles JohnsonCaldwell County
Charles JohnsonColorado CountyMississippi1846
Charles JohnsonFayette CountyNorth Carolina1847
Charles JohnsonFayette CountyArkansas1851
Charles JohnsonGalveston County1867
Charles JohnsonHarrison CountyNorth Carolina1856
Charles JohnsonHarrison CountyKentucky1852
Charles JohnsonMadison CountyGeorgia1849
Charles JohnsonMatagorda CountyAlabama1846
Charles JohnsonTarrant CountyVirginia1852
Charley JohnsonBastrop CountyTexas1865
Charlie JohnsonColorado CountyVirginia1856
Chatman JohnsonCaldwell CountyVirginia1866
Claborn JohnsonMadison CountyTennessee1838
Clairbourne JohnsonBexar CountyKentucky1855
Clark JohnsonFort Bend County1859
Clay JohnsonBexar CountyTennessee1864
Coleman JohnsonCalhoun County1866
Colonel JohnsonHopkins CountyKentucky1861
Cordy JohnsonHenderson CountyNorth Carolina1857
Cornelius JohnsonHunt CountyVirginia1857
Cornelius JohnsonSabine CountySouth Carolina1865
Crawford JohnsonMcLennan County1866
Crosby JohnsonAnderson CountyVirginia1855
Dallas JohnsonColorado CountyKentucky1861
Daniel JohnsonCherokee CountyTennessee
Daniel JohnsonFalls County
Daniel JohnsonGalveston County1843
Daniel JohnsonNueces CountyMississippi1866
Daniel JohnsonTarrant CountyGeorgia1852
Daniel JohnsonMadison CountyTexas1848
David JohnsonAustin CountyAlabama1851
David JohnsonAustin CountyNorth Carolina1864
David JohnsonBrazoria CountyTexas1845
David JohnsonCalhoun County1866
David JohnsonCollin CountyOklahoma1846
David JohnsonGonzales County1861
David JohnsonHarrison CountyTennessee1850
David JohnsonHill CountyVirginia1863
David JohnsonVan Zandt CountyGeorgia1854
David JohnsonWalker CountySouth Carolina1862
Davis JohnsonAustin CountyTexas1844
Dennis JohnsonColorado CountyVirginia1854

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 689, 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 (94), 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, 689 registered across 73 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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