Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Granville Kent, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Granville Kent registered to vote in Galveston County on January 29, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 24 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 Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Galveston County
Texas
Birthplace
24 years
In Texas

What the register records

From about 1844 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Granville Kent

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Granville Kent
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 29, 1868
Years in Texas
24 years
Years in the precinct
2 months
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Kent in Galveston County

Kents elsewhere in Texas

All 6 freedmen named Kent 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 48 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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