Freestone County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Means, Freestone County, Texas, 1867

Charles Means registered to vote in Freestone County on August 14, 1867. He reported Arkansas as his birthplace. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Freestone County registered 960 freedmen in 1867, 54% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Arkansas and Texas marked
Born in Arkansas, registered in Freestone County, Texas
Arkansas
Birthplace
about 1854
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1854 to 1870

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In Freestone County

Charles Means

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Means
Place of birth
Arkansas
County of registration
Freestone County
Precinct
4
Registered
August 14, 1867
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Freestone County highlighted
Freestone County on the 1870 county map

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 22 of the Freestone County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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