Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles Ellett, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Charles Ellett registered to vote in Galveston County on January 27, 1868. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 8 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
8 years
In Texas
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Charles Ellett

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles Ellett
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
8 years
Years in the precinct
3 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston 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 46 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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