Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John James, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
John James registered to vote in Galveston County on June 7, 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.
- 1 year
- In Texas
- about 1866
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From 1860 to 1870
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In Galveston County
John James
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John James
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 7, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 1 year
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named James in Galveston County
- Alfred Jamesreached Texas about 1851
- Henry Jamesreached Texas about 1863
- John Jamesreached Texas about 1865
- Russell Jamesreached Texas about 1865
Jameses elsewhere 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 42 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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