Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Jacob Howes, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Jacob Howes registered to vote in Galveston County on January 31, 1868. He reported South Carolina as his birthplace and 1 year 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 South Carolina and Texas marked
Born in South Carolina, registered in Galveston County, Texas
South Carolina
Birthplace
1 year
In Texas
about 1867
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Jacob Howes

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Jacob Howes
Place of birth
South Carolina
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
3
Registered
January 31, 1868
Years in Texas
1 year
Years in Galveston County
3 months
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 49 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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