Atascosa County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

John Howard, Atascosa County, Texas, 1867

John Howard registered to vote in Atascosa County on July 18, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 16 years in Texas. 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 Georgia and Texas marked
Born in Georgia, registered in Atascosa County, Texas
Georgia
Birthplace
16 years
In Texas
about 1851
Reached Texas
15 years
Elsewhere in Texas

What the register records

From about 1851 to 1870

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Elsewhere in Texas
In Atascosa County

John Howard

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
John Howard
Place of birth
Georgia
County of registration
Atascosa County
Precinct
2
Registered
July 18, 1867
Years in Texas
16 years
Years in Atascosa County
1 month
Years in the precinct
1 month
Years in Texas before Atascosa County
15 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

15 years

John Howard reported 15 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 5 of the Atascosa County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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