Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
John Nichols, Galveston County, Texas, 1867
John Nichols registered to vote in Galveston County on June 8, 1867. He reported 15 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.
- 15 years
- In Texas
- about 1852
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1852 to 1870
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In Galveston County
John Nichols
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- John Nichols
- County of registration
- Galveston County
- Precinct
- 3
- Registered
- June 8, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 15 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Other freedmen named Nichols in Galveston County
- Dennis Nicholsreached Texas about 1861
- Gabreal Nicholsreached Texas about 1847
- Harrison Nicholsreached Texas about 1856
- T G Nicholsreached Texas about 1865
Nicholses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Nichols
- Nicholson 11
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 9 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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