Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Arnold Jackson, Galveston County, Texas, 1867

Arnold Jackson registered to vote in Galveston County on September 27, 1867. He reported 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 Texas marked
Registered in Galveston County, Texas
1 year
In Texas
about 1866
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Arnold Jackson

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Arnold Jackson
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
3
Registered
September 27, 1867
Years in Texas
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Jackson in Galveston County

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All 521 freedmen named Jackson in Texas

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 44 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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