Atascosa County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

David Buoy, Atascosa County, Texas, 1867

David Buoy registered to vote in Atascosa County on July 11, 1867. He reported North Carolina as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 4 of them in Atascosa County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Atascosa County registered 30 freedmen in 1867, 6% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with North Carolina and Texas marked
Born in North Carolina, registered in Atascosa County, Texas
North Carolina
Birthplace
12 years
In Texas
4 years
In the county
about 1855
Reached Texas
8 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1855 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Atascosa County

David Buoy

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
David Buoy
Place of birth
North Carolina
County of registration
Atascosa County
Precinct
1
Registered
July 11, 1867
Years in Texas
12 years
Years in Atascosa County
4 years
Years in the precinct
4 years
Years in Texas before Atascosa County
8 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Atascosa County highlighted
Atascosa County on the 1870 county map

Elsewhere in Texas

8 years

David Buoy reported 8 years more in Texas than in Atascosa County.

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 2 of the Atascosa County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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