Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Charles McCormick, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

Charles McCormick registered to vote in Galveston County on January 27, 1868. He reported Alabama as his birthplace and 30 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 Alabama and Texas marked
Born in Alabama, registered in Galveston County, Texas
Alabama
Birthplace
30 years
In Texas
about 1838
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1838 to 1870

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In Galveston County

Charles McCormick

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Charles McCormick
Place of birth
Alabama
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
3
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
30 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

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

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