Atascosa County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Richards, Atascosa County, Texas, 1867
John Richards registered to vote in Atascosa County on July 25, 1867. He reported Virginia as his birthplace and 30 years in Texas, 5 of them in Atascosa County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Atascosa County registered 30 freedmen in 1867, 6% of its voters.
- Virginia
- Birthplace
- 30 years
- In Texas
- 5 years
- In the county
- about 1837
- Reached Texas
- 25 years
- Elsewhere in Texas
What the register records
From about 1837 to 1870
John Richards
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Richards
- Place of birth
- Virginia
- County of registration
- Atascosa County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 25, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 30 years
- Years in Atascosa County
- 5 years
- Years in the precinct
- 5 years
- Years in Texas before Atascosa County
- 25 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Elsewhere in Texas
25 yearsJohn Richards reported 25 years more in Texas than in Atascosa County.
Richardses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Richards
- Richardson 64
- Richard 21
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 8 of the Atascosa County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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