Freestone County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jacob Lurry, Freestone County, Texas, 1867

Jacob Lurry registered to vote in Freestone County on August 14, 1867. He reported Georgia 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Freestone County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
about 1859
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1859 to 1870

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In Freestone County

Jacob Lurry

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jacob Lurry
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Freestone County
Precinct
5
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 21 of the Freestone County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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